One of the world's first 35mm cameras has been snapped up at auction for more than $15 million.
The bid, which came to 14.4 million euros, makes the Leica No. 105 camera from 1923 the most expensive one of all time, Yield Communications said in a statement obtained Monday.
Barnack suffered from asthma and could not carry the larger, heavier cameras of the time. Instead, he invented a small, portable unit, the earliest range of 35mm cameras. Alexander Sedlak, managing director of Leica Camera Classics, said:"To put these numbers into perspective: the most expensive camera in the world to date - also a 0-series, serial number 122 - was sold at the 32nd Leitz Photographica Auction in 2018 for 2.4 million euros [approx. $2.5 million]."
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