84년 된 카메라

1923년에 만들어진 카메라 한 대가 경매를 통해 336,000(약 4억5000만원)유로에 팔려, 소형 카메라 중 가장 높은 가격에 팔린 종류로 이름을 올렸다고 18일 오스트리아 경매 회사 갤러리 베스트리히가 발표했다.

4억5,000만원이 넘는 가격에 팔린 카메라는 1923년 독일 라이카에서 미국 수출용으로 만든 제품으로, 당시 20대만 생산되었다는 것이 회사 측의 설명.

모든 기능이 완벽하게 작동되는 35mm 카메라를 구입한 이는 유럽에 거주하는 카메라 수집가로 알려졌다.

이 카메라는 35mm 카메라 경매 역사 상 가장 비싼 가격에 팔린 종류라고 외신들은 전했는데, ‘세계 최고가 카메라’ 기록은 지난 5월 같은 경매 회사를 통해 판매된 1839년 산 은판방식(다게레오 타입) 사진기. 프랑스 화가 L. 다게르가 발명한 이 사진기는 당시 7억4000만원에 팔렸다.

(사진 : 4억5,000만원에 팔린 소형 카메라 및 세계 최고가 카메라의 모습 / 경매 회사 홍보 사진)

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12th WestLicht Photographica Auction was ended successfully! On Saturday, the 17th of November 2007 the 12th WestLicht Photographica Auction ended with a sensation: the most spectacular lot of the auction, a 0-Series Leica No. 107 was sold for an unbelievable 336.000 Euros hammer price incl. premium – the highest sum ever achieved at an auction for a 35mm camera or a Leica. Numerous bidders from all over the world took part in the camera auction including some from Korea, Japan, USA and various parts of Europe. The most recent auction was able to out-shine the high standards of previous auctions both in total turnover as well as the percentage of sold lots. Over 90 % of the total of 823 lots were auctioned off for a total of more than 1.5 million Euros. World record for a Leica: 336.000 Euros! By accepting the bid of a privat European collector, the auctioneer turned a slender black camera into the most expensive 35mm camera and the second most expensive camera ever auctioned off! Only approx. 21 of these cameras were produced to test the market in 1923, 2 years before the commercial introduction of the Leica A. The auctioned camera is the seventh camera of the Leica 0-series. The factory records indicate the delivery to New York for patenting. This means that this camera is not only one of the major rarities existing, it is also the first Leica to be exported. The existing world record for a camera was also established by a WestLicht Photographica Auction: a Daguerreotype by the Paris manufacturer Susse Frères from 1839, was sold for an unbelievable 580.000 Euros at the auction in May 2007. The other highlights amongst the Leica lots were the M3 gold no.834000 for 51.600 Euros and a M3 black paint for 22.800 Euros. At this auction also two Leica lenses could achieve remarkable high results: a Summicron 2/5cm Prototype and a Noctilux 1.2/50mm have been sold for 19.200 Euros each. Generally speaking the prices for Leicas and accessories were very solid. Nearly 100% of the Leitz articles were sold and very often the estimates were considerably exceeded. Also some of the Nikon cameras achieved notable prices: a Stereo-NIKKOR outfit was auctioned for 39.000 Euros and a Nikon F High Speed for 19.200 Euros. Extremely high increases were also registered in the case of the large selection of stereo lots we offered this time: the famous Hirst and Wood 'The Natural Stereoscope' went for 19.800 Euros and the extremely rare Stereo Sigriste camera was sold for 17.400 Euros. Two previously unknown stereo viewers were also able to achieve record prices: the 'Autosynoptomètre' viewer by Giroux was auctioned for 9.000 Euros the 'Isostereoscopio' by Carlo Ponti by 7.800 Euro. All price quotes include auction charges. The next WestLicht Photographica Auction will take place in May 2008.

후략...

http://www.westlicht-auction.com/index.php?lang=3 대단하다. 84년된 카메라가 완벽 작동하는 것도 놀랍지만, 그 제품의 값어치를 알고, 경매한다는것 또한 놀랍다. 그들의 사고방식에는 내가 가지지 못한 다른 내부가 있는듯 하다. 내가 가지고 있는 골동품카메라가 있긴 있지... 58년도에 제조된 칼짜이즈 렌즈의 카메라. 나도 잘 간직했다가 옥션에 내볼까? ㅋㅋㅋ 언젠가 내 카메라를 보여줄 날이 있으리라 생각한다.