280萬美元1923產O系列萊卡

280萬美元--世界最貴的相機--1923產O系列萊卡

You don't even get a single megapixel for your money

We've seen our share of expensive cameras. The Phantom v1610, for instance, is capable of shooting 1 million frames per second — a feat that will cost you $100,000. But that's a veritable bargain compared to this 1923 Leica camera that just sold at auction for 2.16 million euros ($2.8 million), an absolute record.

German camera-maker Leica is one of the most famous names in high-quality cameras. A new Leica can run you as much as $31,700. But this 1923 0-series Leica is a piece of camera history, one from the first batch of 31 cameras the company ever created. Only about 12 are known to still exist; fewer still are in such a pristine condition. That means this camera can command top dollar — or, in this case, top euro.

The camera was purchased by an anonymous European buyer. In 2007, a similar Leica 0-series sold for $430,000; in 2011 one sold for $1.7 million. Given the rapid increase of price in these cameras, we think we'll keep using Instagram to take our hipster-quality photos, thank you very much

長見識了，

一台近90年歷史的古董徠卡原型相機上周六以216萬歐元（約349萬新元）的拍賣價，刷新了相機價格的世界紀錄。
　　這台相機是徠卡O系列量產前的原型相機。拍賣價從30萬歐元起跳，業內人士原本預料成交價價介於60萬歐元至80萬歐元之間。拍賣活動在維也納著名的攝影展覽館韋斯特林希特（Galerie Westlicht）舉行。

　　不願公開身份的買家以180萬歐元買下相機，加上須繳交的稅務，最終的拍賣價高達216萬歐元。

　　徠卡在1923年生產了25台O系列原型相機，以測試市場對35毫米相機的反應。O系列最終在1925年量產。現今全球只剩12台O系列原型相機。

　　這個拍賣價顯示人們開始對古董攝影器材及作品展現興趣。

　　2007年，第一台O系列原型相機以33萬6000歐元的拍賣價售出；去年，另一台O系列原型相機的拍賣價已升至132萬歐元。

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