NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
Just sold by Westlicht Auction in Vienna:
280,000 Euros about $410,000
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/3-...017QQitemZ270184872930QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
I see that this got mentioned in a thread with no replies!!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50059
What's wrong with you people? This is the hottest news in the Camera world, Mr. Barnack got a jolt in his grave :angel:
Kiu
280,000 Euros about $410,000
http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/3-...017QQitemZ270184872930QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
I see that this got mentioned in a thread with no replies!!
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50059
What's wrong with you people? This is the hottest news in the Camera world, Mr. Barnack got a jolt in his grave :angel:
Kiu
raid
Dad Photographer
Lovely Camera
Lovely Camera
Hi Kiu,
I have added a reply to "that other thread" so that all is fine here!
Do you find the camera to be beautiufl?
Lovely Camera
Hi Kiu,
I have added a reply to "that other thread" so that all is fine here!
Do you find the camera to be beautiufl?
crawdiddy
qu'est-ce que c'est?
As far as I'm concerned, I don't mind a few bumps, scratches, brassing, etc. It adds character. But when there are peices missing-- like the top of the shutter speed dial, in this case-- it's less appealing.
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
crawdiddy said:
Is it missing that? Or was that not part of this original production from these 21 pre-release cameras?
crawdiddy
qu'est-ce que c'est?
You're right, rogue_designer. I went to the ebay page, and it's not actually missing anything. You can see shutter speeds stamped onto the top of the dial, which is recessed below the rim of the dial.
still looks a bit weird, like something is missing, but I guss it's not.
OK, I'll say it's beautiful!
...but not $410k beautiful....
still looks a bit weird, like something is missing, but I guss it's not.
OK, I'll say it's beautiful!
...but not $410k beautiful....
NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
I don't see it as a beauty but I do look at it as a very Historical camera.
number 7 Leica ever made, first to have been exported.
How about this quote:
Very historical camera indeed.
Kiu
number 7 Leica ever made, first to have been exported.
How about this quote:
Very historical camera indeed.
Kiu
crawdiddy
qu'est-ce que c'est?
It may be beautiful, but I for one wouldn't buy that piece of junk without a warranty....
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raid
Dad Photographer
... a 75 year warranty?
cmedin
Well-known
raid said:
I wish mine had that, it'd have 4 years left!
ywenz
Veteran
The buyer over paid by 279,950 euros..
dcsang
Canadian & Not A Dentist
Awww man... all that money for that camera the person who bought it is still going to have to pay for a CLA... what a rip off
Dave
Dave
MikeL
Go Fish
I just sent the buyer an email that says, "Film is dead, dude"
Does Luigi make a case for that? And where do you hook up a strap? I hope he doesn't drop it when trying street photography for the first time.
LeicaTom
Watch that step!
I heard through some Leica collector circles that this camera was not 100% proven to be what it is, while a camera with the SAME number was featured in a Leica book like 25 years ago and it was a totally different camera.......
I few items in the past few years have gone through that auction house and various other grand auction houses only to be found months afterwards to be non authentic in their origin
Buyer beware
if it`s $1,000 or $50,000+ all "collectable" cameras no matter what make they are have to be researched and have a pretty soild history background, the "rarer they are" the higher the chance is that they are faked or modified etc. etc. (there`s been examples of ALL rare Leica`s made - Leica I, WW2 Military one`s, M3 and M2 in Black and Olive, 72`s, Betribskameras....etc. etc. It`s all been faked ever since camera collecting took off in the late 1960`s)
I heard that this one was an example of the camera that didn`t have a clear prior history - but either way you look at it, it DID make history, real or not and I think the auction houses have a special insurance coverage that covers them in case something turns up bogus, but sadly for the buyer there`s no return on items sold.....
Tom
PS: Vintage racecar collectors go through this problem as well.....while some restoration services have put cars together from original parts and from wrecks etc. and there`s a few 4 million $$$ dollar D-JAGUAR`S that have the SAME chassis number, no matter what people say about it/them
I few items in the past few years have gone through that auction house and various other grand auction houses only to be found months afterwards to be non authentic in their origin
Buyer beware
if it`s $1,000 or $50,000+ all "collectable" cameras no matter what make they are have to be researched and have a pretty soild history background, the "rarer they are" the higher the chance is that they are faked or modified etc. etc. (there`s been examples of ALL rare Leica`s made - Leica I, WW2 Military one`s, M3 and M2 in Black and Olive, 72`s, Betribskameras....etc. etc. It`s all been faked ever since camera collecting took off in the late 1960`s)
I heard that this one was an example of the camera that didn`t have a clear prior history - but either way you look at it, it DID make history, real or not and I think the auction houses have a special insurance coverage that covers them in case something turns up bogus, but sadly for the buyer there`s no return on items sold.....
Tom
PS: Vintage racecar collectors go through this problem as well.....while some restoration services have put cars together from original parts and from wrecks etc. and there`s a few 4 million $$$ dollar D-JAGUAR`S that have the SAME chassis number, no matter what people say about it/them
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Chris101
summicronia
It's not even a rangefinder.
NIKON KIU said:
Most Expensive? Not even close.
At the LHSA meeting in Solms,
Leica exhibited the UR Leica.
Insured for a cool 2,000,000 Euros in 2006
probably more now.
Stephen
ywenz
Veteran
The UR?
LOL..
LOL..
LeicaTom
Watch that step!
CameraQuest said:
Yeah....... that`s the camera of all Leica cameras the
UR Leica
I really don`t think they can even put a price on that one, it`s like Rolls Royce`s
Original "Silver Ghost" I think they said on a TV documentry it`s insured for 12 Million Pounds
I guess you could consider this camera the most expensive sold camera.....at auction
Tom
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NIKON KIU
Did you say Nippon Kogaku
CameraQuest said:
That doesn't count Mr. Gandy
That camera isn't for sale!!
We're talking sold cameras here....
Kiu
Kiu
NIKON KIU said:That doesn't count Mr. Gandy
That camera isn't for sale!!
We're talking sold cameras here....
Kiu
Kiu
not 100% true.
the UR Leica sells every time there is a new owner of Leica Camera.
which means it sold last year, along with the rest of the company.
Stephen