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Most Expensive Cameras
This list features the most expensive cameras as of 2024 based on auction sale value.
RANK | CAMERA | YEAR | SALE PRICE | AUCTIONED |
1 | Oskar Barnack’s 1923 0-Series Leica | 1913 | $13,000,000 | 2022 |
2 | Leica 0-Series No.122 | 1923 | $2,600,000 | 2018 |
3 | Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s (RED) Leica M | 2012 | $1,800,000 | 2013 |
4 | 1957 Leica MP Black Paint No. 55 | 1956 | $1,300,000 | 2021 |
5 | Gold-plated Leica Luxus II | 1932 | $615,000 | 2013 |
6 | Prototype Nikon L Rangefinder | 1947 | $468,850 | 2020 |
7 | Nikon I rangefinder | 1948 | $421,000 | 2016 |
8 | Hasselblad 500C space camera | 1957 | $281,250 | 2014 |
9 | Alfred Eisenstaedt’s 1931 Leica IIIa | 1931 | $125,000 | 2013 |
10 | Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Camera | 1974 | $13,750 | 2020 |
References
Bonhams. (n.d.) An extraordinarily rare Leica Luxus II (1932). Available at: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/21288/lot/1681/an-extraordinarily-rare-leica-luxus-ii-1932/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
CollectSPACE. (2014) Auction of space Hasselblad camera. Available at: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-111414a-auction-space-hasselblad-camera.html (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Excel Properties. (n.d.) Most expensive cameras in the world. Available at: https://excelproperties.ae/blog/most-expensive-cameras-in-the-world (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Hasselblad Foundation. (n.d.) The Hasselblad camera. Available at: https://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/en/history/the-hasselblad-camera/#:~:text=Collaboration%20with%20NASA,capsule%20Sigma%207%20in%201962 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Kosmo Foto. (2021) Rare black Leica MP sells for €1.2m at auction. Available at: https://kosmofoto.com/2021/11/rare-black-leica-mp-sells-for-e1-2m-at-auction/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Masters of Photography. (n.d.) The world’s most expensive cameras. Available at: https://mastersof.photography/photography-blog/the-worlds-most-expensive-cameras/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
PetaPixel. (2016) Oldest known production Nikon camera in the world. Available at: https://petapixel.com/2016/10/22/oldest-known-production-nikon-camera-world/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
PetaPixel. (2020a) Andy Warhol’s Polaroid camera just sold for $13,750 at auction. Available at: https://petapixel.com/2020/10/07/andy-warhols-polaroid-camera-just-sold-for-13750-at-auction/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
PetaPixel. (2020b) Prototype Nikon L rangefinder auctions for record-setting $468,850. Available at: https://petapixel.com/2020/10/12/prototype-nikon-l-rangefinder-auctions-for-record-setting-468850/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
The Verge. (2013) Alfred Eisenstaedt’s Leica III sells for $150,000. Available at: https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/28/4371916/alfred-eisenstaedt-leica-iii-sells-for-150000 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Videomaker. (2018) Leica S 0-Series No.122 just became the most expensive camera ever sold. Available at: https://www.videomaker.com/videonews/2018/03/leica-s-0-series-no122-just-became-the-most-expensive-camera-ever-sold/ (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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