A forgotten Leica prototype could fetch €500,000 at auction – and only one working camera exists in the world
Sebastião Salgado's Leica that photographed Kuwait's burning oil fields is heading to auction – alongside a remarkable prototype that could fetch €500,000
A rare Leica prototype from the 1950s is set to be auctioned with an estimated value of €400,000 to €500,000, making it one of the most valuable cameras of its kind. Only one functioning example of this prototype exists, bearing serial number 000.01. Developed as an ultra-compact half-frame camera, this Leica Box measured just 100 x 64 x 48mm and captured 18 x 24mm images on 35mm film.
Among other notable items at the 49th Leitz Photographica Auction in Wetzlar, Germany on November 28, a Leica R6 camera once owned by famed documentary photographer Sebastião Salgado is estimated to fetch €28,000 to €32,000. The auction also includes a rare first edition of Salgado's photobook "Workers," a newly released Leica Summicron-M 66mm f/2 lens, and a Leica M10-P Safari prototype.
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