A Jony Ive and Marc Newson-designed Leica prototype is headed to auction 相機收購

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A Jony Ive and Marc Newson-designed 相機收購leica prototype is headed to auction

A Jony Ive and Marc Newson-designed 相機收購leica prototype is headed to auction

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The camera is expected to fetch over $200,000

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The prototype 相機收購leica camera.
Image: Leitz Photographica Auction

A rare prototype of a 相機收購leica camera crafted by former Apple luminary Jony Ive and famed designer Marc Newson is being sold at auction in June. The device, which is described as being in “B+” condition, has a starting price of €100.000 (around $118,000), and the Leitz Photographica Auction house estimates that it’ll sell for between €200.000 and €250.000 (around $235,000 to $295,000).

The prototype was produced during the development of the one-off 相機收購leica M for (RED) camera, which was sold at a charity auction in 2013 for $1.8 million. While the final product’s design shared a lot of similarities with Apple’s “cheesegrater” Mac Pro, this prototype appears to have a smooth reflective finish that looks like an absolute fingerprint magnet. 

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The prototype has a reflective surface.
Image: Leitz Photographica Auction
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Condition is listed as “B+”
Image: Leitz Photographica Auction
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The camera shows Ive’s trademark minimalist design.
Image: Leitz Photographica Auction
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It’s equipped with a Apo-Summicron 2/50 mm ASPH lens.
Image: Leitz Photographica Auction

The prototype, which is described as showing the “final development step” of the design process, is equipped with a Apo-Summicron 2/50 mm ASPH lens. There’s no mention of whether it actually functions as a camera, however. Here’s the full description from Leitz Photographica Auction: 

“A beautifully sculptured aluminium body with a matching Apo-Summicron 2/50 mm ASPH. lens — both showing distinctive features both designers are famous for. Only one finished camera has been made and was sold in an auction in 2013 for an amazing $ 1.8 M! The prototype we have the pleasure to offer shows the final development step when the camera took its final shape after hundreds of prototype parts have been made and tried. It is a beautiful piece of design and a very special opportunity for 相機收購leica collectors!”

At the time, 相機收購leica said “a total of 561 models and nearly 1000 prototype parts” were made during the camera’s design process. The final 相機收購leica M for (RED) camera was sold alongside over 40 other items at the auction, which raised around $26 million in total for charity. Newson later joined Apple to work under Ive the following year.

記者莊友直/台北報導

最愛推限量版相機的貴族廠商 相機收購leica,在近期推出同名的限量版 M Monochrom Typ246 Oslo 全幅 RF 微單眼相機,不僅有著特殊的全黑配色(搭上只能拍黑白照好像蠻搭的?),而且僅在於奧斯陸店鋪才能買到外,全球只限量十台,當地人根本佔盡優勢(?)

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這款限量版的 Oslo M Monochrom Typ246,最獨特的地方就在於其全黑的機身設計,且連隨附的 Summaron-M 28mm f/5.6 也是黑色塗裝。根據 相機收購leica 官方表示,此機是為了紀念 1955 年的一款特殊機型而誕生,不過相較先前黃銅版也有 50 台,這款只有 10 台,是說限量也限過頭了吧!

▼這款限量版最大特色就是機身連鏡頭都採黑色塗裝,且機背後方也會有專屬的 Oslo 機身序號(是說只有十台就是了…..)。(圖/翻攝自官網)

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至於規格部分,Oslo 版本與一般的 M Monochrom Typ246 相同,皆配置僅能拍黑白的 2,400 萬畫素全片幅 CMOS 感光元件、3 吋螢幕,以及最高 25,000 的 ISO 感光度;不過要價高達 14,800 美金,將近台幣 45 萬,比一般版貴上快一倍,口袋沒有一點深度真的買不起啊。

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