Leica 0-Series is the world's most expensive camera

GadgetFan - Photography lovers may not all have heard the name Leica, antique camera that uses 35mm film. Recently an antique camera Leica 0-Series produced in 1923 broke the record be after the most expensive camera sold at a price of Euro 2.16 million (approximately EUR 31.2 billion) at an auction at Gallery Westlicht, Wiena, Austria.

The camera itself is only produced as many as 25 units in the world and is the first protoype of the original Leica camera A is successfully commercialized. Currently estimated at only 12 units left in the world and one of them is being auctioned and sold to an anonymous buyer yesterday.

Vintage Leica cameras record itself breaking the previous record also held by the brand Leica camera worth Euro 1.32 million (about USD 19 billion). Leica itself is an old brand best for the camera and still survive by producing a premium camera. Leica was founded in 1849, and this company specializes in developing lenses and microscopes.

Leica 0-Series is manufactured only amounted to 25 units for internal testing of the photographers and see if they agree to make this product as a standard camera that time. The product itself is eventually developed as the Leica-A and produced as many as 1000 units in 1925. In 1932, this product is estimated to have 90 000 users.

Leica itself has just released their latest product last week, a product that is named Monochrom Leica M camera with a sensor is only able to record images in black and white. Leica M Monochrom priced at 6.120 Euro