Is this a new record for Leica?

[f16sunshine]

M3D $2.19m

I don't understand the mind of wealthy collectors and that's ok

http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2019766165_apeuaustriacamera.html

 

[VTHokiEE]

I saw this the other day, but I couldn't (quickly on my phone) find any information regarding what modifications were done to the camera. Does anyone have a link? The best information i found was from MIR.

 

[Vickko]

Wow. One is buying the provenance, with the camera.

 

[rbiemer]

I saw this on the Westlicht Auction's web site.
See here:http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?id=2402197&acat=2402197&offset=1&_ssl=off

Lot 128.

The auction also included two vintage prints.

According to Westlicht, only four of these cameras were made and this one is #2.

Rob

 

[kdemas]

If I could afford it I'd HAVE to take it out and shoot it at least once. Imagine cruising the streets with $2M slung around you neck! The beauty is nobody would hassle you as it looks like an old "worthless" camera to street thugs.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Then again, why do people spend money on restoring steam trains? Two Mallard class locomotives are being shipped from North America for restoration in the UK. Clearly, some people have rather more money than they can easily spend on other things. The camera is a nice museum piece, a little bit of history, so 'worth' is the eye of the person with the purse-strings.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Ron (Netherlands)]

At first site it seems a nice panda version of a black paint MP, only 4 made according to the adv? was it so difficult to make more of these or was nobody asking