A rare 1923 Leica 0-Series camera is estimated to fetch over half a million dollars

Well-known photographic auction, Westlicht, will be staged May 28 in Vienna, Austria and have unveiled a few samples of what to expect in its Leica section. Taking the chunk of the limelight will be the 1923 Leica 0-Serie Nr.107. Only 25 of these cameras were produced and is the only camera known with ‘Germany’ engraving on the top plate. It was also apparently the first Leica camera to be exported as records indicate a delivery to New York for patent applies. The piece is estimated to fetch between 350,000 and 450,000 Euros. The auction will also have the 2010 Leica M9 Titan Prototype which is a fully-working prototype no.2 of the Titanium edition designed by Walter de’Silva. It has an analog viewfinder, one of 500 cameras equipped with LED illumination of the bright-line frames in the viewfinder and complete with the matching Titanium Summilux 1.4/35mm. it is estimated to fetch between 35,000-45,000 Euros.

A rare 1923 Leica 0-Series camera is estimated to fetch over half a million dollars