Rare Leica fetches record €1.3 million

A rare and vintage O-series Leica from 1923 has been sold for a record €1.3 million at an Austrian auction house.

Bosses from WestLicht say the camera, with a serial number of 107, was bought by a private Asian collector after 20 minutes of frenzied bidding.

The prototype camera is one of only 25 which were produced to test the market before the commercial introduction of the Leica A two years later.

Despite being produced in 1923 the camera is said to be in fully working condition and all the parts including the paintwork are original.

A spokesperson for WestLicht auction house said Leicas are particularly in demand with rich collectors at the moment, adding: "There is a real Leica boom at the moment."

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Wow! that's very expensive.. I don't buy that one even if it's antique I still don't have interest on buying that old stuff.. I much rather buy a latest digital camera..lol