In 2012, the Leica Null-Series, produced for testing in 1923, bypassed all the ingenious professional cameras with powerful lenses and took the position of the most expensive camera in the world. Also known as “Zero Series”, the classic Leica prototype, with 33 mm. The film was sold for 2. 16 million euros, which is equivalent to about 5 million reais. The sale took place at an auction in the city of Vienna, Austria. Only 25 units of the Leica Null series were produced. It is estimated that today only 12 are still in use. This model led to the launch of the first commercialized Leica, the Leica I, launched in 1924, which became the first portable 33mm camera on the world market.
Photographers, collectors and photography enthusiasts from around the world have launched offers to purchase the rare prototype. They started at 300 thousand euros (which is around 700 thousand R $). In four minutes, the price was already close to two million euros. then the record price belonged to WestLicht Photographica, which also sold at auction in Vienna for 1. 32 million euros, or about 4 million reais.
- The auction of a camera manufactured in 1923 and the knowledge that there are 11 other similar machines in operation worldwide only demonstrates the impressive quality and durability of the German brand’s products.
- Which for photography enthusiasts justifies the high prices.
In the same year as the auction, luxury venue owners were encouraged to know that in addition to these 12 Leica Null-Series, there were two limited editions. And working? Leica M9-P, a calfskin covered digital camera. Although much cheaper than the Null Series sold at auction, the Leica M9-P was equally unaffordable, due to the 300 units produced, each costing in 2012 $ 25,000. The same equipment, but from the exclusive “Limitee Jean-Louis Dumas” series, costs twice as much: $ 50,000 with three lenses.
Collectors who don’t have a lot of money, but who carry the same love of photography on their chests, also have options. Still in line with Leica tradition, but more accessible, in the same year it was announced that Leica M-Monochrom was also on the market and for? Fair? $ 8,000, high price, but much less than the other options. With the same build as the M9, the M-Monochrom stands out because it has a feature that few cameras have in the digital age: it only shoots in black and white and in Leica quality. This means that the image produced by this camera is not compared to images taken by modern cameras in the “black and white” option. Modern digital cameras produce color photographs using various filters placed in front of the image capture sensor. The computer’s processor then stitches the pixels together to display the true colors. In M-Monochrome, these color filters are not necessary and the camera processor does not need to stitch the pixels together. Once these steps are eliminated, is the result a higher quality and definition image? and black and white.
Even cheaper than monochrome is the Leica XV, available for $ 2,000. It has a 16-megapixel sensor, in APS-C format, a fixed lens with a 36mm equivalent focal length and a maximum aperture of f / 2. 8. This equipment is ideal for low-light photography. Although considered one of the best professional SLR cameras, some photographers find the price high for non-zoom equipment.
The V-Lux40 is next in the list of the most expensive cameras in the brand that has the most expensive camera in the world. It is a compact superzoom with 20x zoom, 14 megapixel sensor and GPS locator. This equipment costs $699. The funny thing is that the photography market considers the V-Lux40, sister of the Panasonic Lumix ZS20, which costs half that price. A curiosity, even, is it that Panasonic and Leica are considered two brands that are always on the same level?when they compared their lines of compact cameras. Unlike the Leica team, Panasonic costs $350.
Want to know what are the ten most expensive cameras in the world?The Emania blog shows you:
Nikon D4 Dollar Amount: $6,000 Real Amount: $13,200. 00 R
The D4 is the top-end Nikon. IL is a full-size professional DSLR with 16 MP AF sensor, ISO up to 204,800, and 10 ip video capture.
Canon 1 Ds Mark III Dollar Amount: $7,000 Real Amount: $15,400. 00 R
The Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III camera is the brand’s leading professional DSLR. It has a full frame CMOS sensor of 21. 1mp, captures up to 5 fps.
Dollar Amount: US$10,000. 00 Amount in Real: R$22,000. 00 With an optimal resolution of 40mp, this Pentax camera has a format similar to the system of 645 movies (44 x 33 mm).
Leica S2-p Amount in dollars: 30,000. 00 USD Amount in reais: 66,000. 00 R $
Panoscan Mk-3 Panoramic Camera 360o Dollar Amount: US$40,000. 00 Amount in Real: R $88,000. 00
This camera can take 360 degree images
Phase One P65 Dollar Amount: $40,000. 00 Actual Amount: R$88,000. 00
Seitz 6 – 17? Digital panoramic camera Amount in dollars: US $ 43,000. 00 Amount in reais: R $ 94,600. 00
Retro-designed camera with excellent image scanning technology. It has the ability to capture panoramic images of 470 million pixels.
Hasselblad H4D-200MS Dollar amount: US$45,000. 00 Amount in real: R $99,000. 00
Daguerréotype Susse Brothers Camera Dollar Amount: US$978000. 00 Amount in Real: $2151600. 00 R
A collector’s item, this camera was produced in 1839
Leica Nula Series No. 116 Dollar Amount: US$2,965,000. 00 Amount in Real: R$6,523,000. 00