The first ever Leica digital camera, the Lecia M8, has been sold at auction for 24,000 Euros, just more than $38,300.
The camera, bought by an avid Leica collector from Russia, had an estimated value of somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 Euros and is built in the classic Leica fashion, for robustness and longevity.
The high price of the camera is a reflection of the cult and collector following that the Leica brand possesses.
The money received from the sale of the camera, sold at the 13th Westlicht Photographica Auction, will be donated to the press freedom organization Reporters sans frontières – RSF (Reporters without Borders).
The money will by presented to RSF director, Robert Menard, at the Arles Photo Festival on July 8 by Leica Camera AG CEO, Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.
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Friday, 27 June 2008
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