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If you take photos for a living – or simply love the craft – you are probably like me in that you’ve spent more of your hard earned dough on cameras and photographic gadgetry than the average Joe. But would you be willing to pay 2 million dollars for a camera? That’s a whole new level of love for the magic light-box.
I’m referring to David Douglas Duncan‘s Leica M3, a camera that captured some of the most well known war images along with incredible portraits of his good friend Pablo Picasso. It was just sold for $2.19 million – making it the most expensive commercially manufactured camera ever to be sold.
Although this camera is special because of who wielded it and the incredible images that passed through its innards, it is also unique in that it is one of four Leica M3Ds ever created – the D stands for Duncan. Leica created this battle hardened camera specifically for him, so that he could get in the midst of the action without compromising the integrity of this remarkable tool.
Scroll down for some of Duncan’s famous images and ask yourself the question: if you had all the money in the world, would YOU pay 2 million for a camera with such a deep and rich history?
I have 3 Leicas and I love them all. I’ve spent a LOT of money on my babies, but my M3 was a couple thousand for the same camera.
I don’t need a camera with a history, I need a camera with a future.
With all the money in the world, yes, I’d buy my dream equipment, but spend the rest on photographing oportunities.
Now quick find the typewriter that Shakespeare used, it would be worth couple of millions !
p.s: i know he might not have used one, but you get the point 🙂
I would donate it to a museum.
Love the images and yes if I had. Alll the money in the world I sure would flaunt it on that baby and a piece of history is a plus…