The MOST EXPENSIVE, RARE, & WEIRDEST Film Cameras Ever Sold
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In this video, we're taking a look at some of the most expensive, rare, and weirdest film cameras and lenses ever sold at auction. After doing a deep dive recently on some auction sites, I was fascinated by a world of film gear that I never knew existed-including the world's most expensive lens, a few space cameras, a ridiculously pricey Leica, and even a camera for a pigeon.
Also, just want to say a big thanks to Leitz Photographica Auction (www.leitz-auction.com) and Wetzlar Camera Auctions (www.wetzlarcameraauctions.com) for allowing the use of their images in this video.
Enjoy!
Intro: 00:00
The No Flair Leica: 01:13
The Mystery SLR: 02:42
A Kiev What...?: 03:57
Jim's Everyday Carry: 05:35
Sponsor Message: 07:27
The Chinese Hasselblad: 08:15
The XPAN For Pigeons: 09:27
Most Expensive Lens Ever: 10:42
Fastest Lens On Earth: 11:32
The Kubrick: 12:53
The Leica 0: 14:11
Closing Thoughts: 14:52
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I love the idea of the engineers in Zeiss Ikon being like: "So we heard of this craze of making ultrafast lenses so we built a 0.33 lens with parts we had around because we could."
As someone who suffers from Gear Acquisition Syndrome really appreciate this video :)
Truer words have never been spoken
Real
Leica secretly buys notable historic cameras from their lineage. It helps increase the value of the brand in the public's eyes.
That’s most brands and museums lol
As a Chinese I can somewhat understand the special meaning of Dongfeng and Hongqi 20. Both of these cameras were produced under the intent of Jiang Qing, who was the first lady on China. And is also loved photography; and thus wanted to create something that both shows the peak of Chinese eingineering and industries. But I guess realistically, the idea of reverse engineering doesn't mean anything. If it was mass produced, it would just be like any other leica copies from russia on ebay.
Both of these are on display at Shanghai's Old Camera Museum. Been there once but back then didn't know what they were lol. Have to go back and see
Think about all those Hasselblad cameras left on the moon constantly going up in value.
And I think an M11 is expensive and out of range. I guess I can't even afford to look at the auction catalog for Oscar's Ur Leica!
12:40 Citizen, we gotta defend Kvatch!!
Cape Carnival? I didn't know we had a launch facility there. I wonder if it's near Cape Canaveral?
Must just be a coincidence. They should really diversify their naming.
although between 1963 and 1973, it was actually called Cape Kennedy,
(I couldn't believe he called it Carnival) 🙃
Have you ever been to Rio for the Canaveral? It's awesome!
Great video! I love hearing about old cameras & the stories behind them. Camera history is so interesting to me!
A palette cleanser from the usual gear review / how-to videos on other channels. Enjoyed it very much. Thanks, Kyle!
Cheers!
Pigeon-cam FTW! That’s the best. Thx Kyle. A great video!
Hi Kyle, thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thanks for all the time you spent researching and creating it.
Cheers, Andrew. Glad you enjoyed.
I have the replica of the Leica 0 made by Leica in the year 2000 & compared to every other camera I’ve owned/tried it’s still my favourite. Feels like using a time machine 💥
Interesting. Never knew there was a replica.
@@KyleMcDougallActually it's not really a replica since it is Leica who made both. It's a reproduction, I believe. I have one too. A very beautiful camera of typical Leica quality.
Love this vid! 14+ million? That's insane.
Loved learning about all these cameras! Big fan of this style of video, keep it up!👍
5:55 'Cape Carnivale' 😂
Love all the research you put into this. Fantastic video Kyle!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Was good to bump into you this morning Kyle. Loving the content. Keep it up!
Cheers, Colin! Was good to meet!
Very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to assemble such interesting and historical photographic information.
You’re welcome. Cheers.
What a fantastic video !
It was so interesting to see all these rare cameras !
Thank you for the research !!
Enjoyed it a lot !
Glad you enjoyed it
The Minolta CLE is actually a different camera. The Minolta version of the Leica CL was just called Leitz Minolta CL.
The CLE is a wonderful camera, I regret selling mine badly!! You should check it out!
I wasn't aware. I'm curious what the difference is.
@@KyleMcDougall CLE has aperture priority auto exposure. Im not sure what metering system it uses (likely centerweighted) as opposed to the Leica CL's 1 degree spot meter. There are probably some other minor differences such as mechanical shutter Vs. electronic shutter, but auto exposure is the big one.
@@RohkopfMS I second this. if not the CLE, get a CL. That 40mm just butters my muffin.
Love this video! A fun different style that was interesting to learn about the backstories
Thanks for the fun diversion. I really enjoyed learning about something new.
I hope you consider unique videos like this in the future.
Glad you enjoyed, Greg. I had fun making this. I have a few ideas for more in the future.
nice video I was surprise by the Zunow ... Well done ...
Great Video, loved it!
Amazing compilation, thanks a lot!
Glad you liked it!
Got 19 seconds in on my phone and realised this one was gonna deserve the big screen 🤙
Interesting stuff - Thank you !!
Yes. Enjoyed it. Thank you, Kyle. 👌
I love the green background with yellow titles. Excellent font choice too!
Glad you like it!
Very entertaining episode, thank you Kyle 🙂
Cheers!
Such a cool video I hope you make another one of expensive or obscure gear.
Have another one planned. 🙂
Great, fun video! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I liked the new style of video! :)
Glad to hear that, David.
Love the topic, unexpected and delightful
Glad you enjoyed!
Wait, you're telling me there are bunches of 500's on the moon just for the taking? Dibs!!!
Loved this video
You've got a great eye and I like your approach to shooting. Much better than the average walk around for sure 😃. Subbed!
Appreciate that. Cheers.
very refreshing material!
I bought a Leica 50mm Summicron DR. It’s old glass. It’s imperfect.
Totally love the amazing rendering on my M3.
I have a 35mm v4 KOB that has taken most of my shooting attention these last year I’ve had it.
Interesting, thanks
Hmmmmm. Instant return Meeeer? Cape Carnival? A very interesting video with loads of cameras I had not seen before. Also an interesting accent. LOL. You could have added one more lens and included the 6mm f2.8 Nikon ultra fisheye lens that was also used by Stanley Kubrick in 2001. It was used as the eye in the centre of the HAL 9000 computer.
Ah yes, I came across the Nikon fisheye. Definitely a unique one. I'll save that for part two.
David Chan showed me the Dong Feng and told the history about it, ending with a classic "not for sale".
I’m pretty sure that all variations of the Leitz Minolta CL / Leica CL (35mm film camera) were manufactured by Minolta in Japan. The later Minolta CLE was different beast that Minolta produced on its own offering aperture priority automatic mode using through-the-lens, off of the film metering.
You might look into the Georz 75mm Hypergon lens with fan for 8 x 10 cameras. - that's about 140 degree coverage. Mine is like 1910 vintage. A most interesting channel, thanks.
The Minolta CLE was manufactered by Minolta. Its inner workings were from the Minolta XG slr.
Yeah, it‘s an entirely different (much better) camera than the Leica CL.
Cool video.
this video was quite fun
Glad you enjoyed!
Your second pronunciation of Quatsch was pretty much spot on!
You're wrong, when you said Kiev - I thought of chicken kiev's and now I'm hungry
Great video mate!
Love the new video super interesting! I would kill to hold that nasalblad :)
Glad you enjoyed.
I love Cape Carnival
4:48 I feel like the auction website would have a vested interest in overstating the rareness of their items, even if it's nonfactual to some extent.
So what your telling me is there is a bunch of free hassleblads on the moon.
All yours!
The Minolta CLE is my dream camera
would you use any lens filter when film photography? Maybe Kase or Nisi?
Have you ever been to Rio for the Canaveral?
Those hasselblad bodies left on the mmon are free to pick. Just sayin
Those are some insane numbers :O
Big time!
That pigeon one has me shook! WOW! That is incredible. My only question is how would they recover the camera from the pigeon afterwards?
pigeon lands :)
You wait for them to come home.
Pigeons at that time (most likely passenger pigeons, which I believe are now extinct) were trained to fly to a specific area or distance, then return to wherever they started
Yep, this. Also didn't know much about this until researching this video. Really interesting stuff.
@@goatman9933 There are still pigeon races; you train them to fly from point A to B still exist.
Oh man, that silver CL prototype... 🤤
I didn't think Leica's could be that expensive....as chinese copies. Damn!
Disappointed that my Praktica SLR from Consumers Distributing didn’t make the list. I have a 500CM it didn’t go to the moon but I do have Hasselblad 10 Years On The Moon 1969-1973 promo pamphlet printed in Sweden (of course) 1978. I image that it isn’t especially valuable either. 😂
There are a few Pentax lenses that are worthy of this list... Very low production runs on a few Konica fast prime lenses also.
♥️ 5:00 Proud that this camera is named after the Capital of Brave People 🇺🇦✌️
That pigeon span is the original drone camera.
Slight correction: the moon landing was in 1969, not 79.
Probably just a mistake, but some young viewers might have registered the wrong decade there!
Great video Kyle! Thank you, that was instructive and fun!
Definitely 500 space edition coolest camera
So you're telling me there are some cameras up for grabs on the moon?!
Nailing focus at f0.33 must be a huge pain
Just a little difficult I'm sure.
5.56 - Cape Carnival. Hahaha!!!
I wonder if early digital cameras will one day fetch such prices.
Very interesting facts on random cameras I would probably never look for at first 😂 thanks for sharing the info and making the video. Crazy prices too 😮
A Leica CL is not a Minolta CLE. Minolta made the CLE on it's own, and it was more advanced than the CL.
Launched from Cape... WHAT? 😂
🙃
What Cape did they take off from again?
So... there's just a whole bunch of Hasselblads sitting on the moon?
Apparently.
all i heard was 'free hasselblads on the moon'.
Waiting for ya!
"Cape Carnivarl" 🤣🤣🤣
What about the rare Nikon fish eye lens?
Fun!
for decades i was curious to see photos taken with that 0.95 Canon lens ... saw some online a few years ago AT LAST! the image quality of that lens in one word: RUBBISH! in all caps ...
Some rich guy is gonna watch this and buy everything in this video
Some free hasselblads available on the moon...
Go get ‘em!
Where does one go to sell rare lenses? I have a 2000mm Pentax and a 180mm f1.3 Zoom.
And I've only ever purchased cameras under €1000 😂📷👍
Dude, nice beard.
I say let's go to the moon and rescue some cameras. ^_^
I apologize if you got the last comment. I had a guest over for Easter and they are prone be a punk and messing with my computer.
Canon made an ef mount 11,000mm lens
Hi Kyle,
Guess what, I happen to have a camera that is so rare, nobody even knows it exsists !
I bought it on a camera fair together wit 2 lenses and the magazine, I later realized there was someting odd about this item because I own several camera's of this type...
It took a while before it apeared to me what was different.
A few years ago I contacted a German photography magazine called "Photo Klassik", they were so kind to put a little artikel in it acompanied with a few foto's I took from it.
There were a few reactions from readers who replied and said the camera was not rare at all but they got it wrong, they were refering to another type, so not mine....
I send the camera in for a CLA to the only Dutch Rolleiflex repair man and he confirmed that this was a ORIGINAL RARE BLACK ROLLEIFLEX SL66 even he has never seen !
From the Rolleiflex SL66 there are, I believe 26.000 build but only 10 pieces are completly build in BLACK, invluding the magazine !
The German autor Claus Prochnow who was working at the Rollei plant whrote several books about Rollei, in one of these there is proof of the existance of my Blackie, in the book Rollei Report-2 on page 26-547 in the top box, upper right hand corner there it is listed as; " Schwarze Kamera 10 Stuck 1973 Nicht gelisted Sonderausfürung" which means, Black camera 10 pieces, not listed, special edition 1973 !
There is a Rolleiflex website and the guy who runs it is Dutch but he lives in Australia, I contacted him but even he with his elaborate website has never heard of it...
Now I hope to get YOU a real scoop.
BTW, it is for sale 😊
Some people have to much money 🤣 Jeeeesh
I felt guilty buying a $100 lens last week.
Cape Carneval? 😂
OMG
The Nasablad went for ^only^ €660k???
Given what’s happened to the high end objet market since 2014 that seems like spare change….
I’d definitely prefer that to the Barnak Leica; way less chance of breaking it….
Clearly Kubrick already knew how to use the Zeiss lenses since he filmed the staged moon landing......🤔😉
I hope it still worked for 14,400,000... 😂 Like, seriously 😮
And don’t forget the buyer at the Leitz Auction has to pay an additional 30% commission….. 📸🔴
I believe that total included the premium. Regardless, crazy price!
Lol - my channel focuses on the cheapest vintage gear!
The Ziess 40mm 1:0.33 Would actually be Practical for Underwater Diving Photography. Help Save the Whales, If the Whales die out the Sharks will take over.
History with shortcut ;3 Leica have problem back then.