Most Expensive Cameras in the World

A picture is worth a thousand words and a best picture comes with the best. So the best toll comes with the highest price. So checkout some of the most expensive Camera in World.

Panoscan MK-3 Panoramic - $40,000

This is one of the world’s most unique cameras, able to capture a full 360-degree image in one shot (in just 8 seconds), without the need to composite different images together.

Hasselblad H6D-400C MS - $47,995

One of the world’s finest camera makers has pushed the boundaries of photography yet again with the H6D-400 C, which has the highest image quality and the best colour accuracy of any Hasselblad model.

Phase One XF IQ4 - $50,000

The world’s first 151-megapixel camera, the XF IQ4 has the excellence in quality and the superior performance that Phase One is known for, but takes it to new heights.

Leica 0-series no.122 - $2.97 million

We have been looking at newer camera models and the future of photography in this list but when it comes to the most expensive camera ever sold, we have to take a step back to 1923. Leica, widely considered to be the best camera brand in the world, produced a limited series of 25 cameras that year. Now, over eight decades later, one of those ultra rare cameras was sold to a private collector for a jaw-dropping $2.97 million. It is far from the most advanced Leica model and is one that is extremely quaint by modern photography standards. However, it does highlight the quality and durability of the Leica brand, no matter what the year.

Leica M3D-2 Cost: Cost: $2.18 Million

The Leica M3D-2 is the second most expensive camera in the world, sold in the Vienna auction for a whopping 2.18 million dollars. This camera unit was owned by David Douglas Duncan, a photographer from Influential Life magazine.

Jonathan Ive & Marc Newson Leica M Prototype Camera Cost: $1,800,000

This Leica M prototype camera was designed by Apple’s former Chief Design Officer Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson, an Australian designer. This camera was auctioned in 2013 to raise funds to fight tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.

Apollo 15 Hasselblad 500 Series Moon Camera Cost: $9,40,000

A customized Hasselblad 500 series camera was used for the moon mission on Apollo 15. The customization was done on this camera to make it work in the space. The astronaut Jim Irwin has used this camera to capture images from the moon’s surface. It is one of the most expensive cameras in the world.

Around 299 pictures were captured by Irwin using this camera. This camera was bought at auction by Terukazu Fujisawa. He is the founder of the Japanese retail chain, Todobashi Camera.

Suisse Freres Daguerreotype Camera Cost: $7,40,000

This camera is the only one remaining in the daguerreotype camera, which is the camera manufactured using the first commercial photography process. Louis Daguerre, with the help of 2 manufacturers, Maison Suisse Freres and Alphonse Giroux, manufactured this camera in 1839. Charles Chevalier prepared the camera optics. It is designed for capturing landscapes. This camera was sold at auction for $7,40,000 in 2007. This camera uses fumes treated silver-plated copper sheet for exposing images. It is one of the oldest cameras.

Leica Luxus II Cost: $6,20,000

The Leica Luxus II was sold in the Hong Kong auction for $6,20,000 in 2013. The estimated price was around $1.2 million. It is also the rarest Leica camera. This camera, dated 1932, is gold-plated and covered in skin that looks like lizard skin. The serial number of the sold camera is 8840. Leica has manufactured four such cameras. It is still unclear who owns the other three pieces.

LargeSense LS911 Cost: $106,000

If you are looking for a camera in the large format category, then the LargeSense LS911 is for you. The price and the weight are the two main issues with this camera. It comes with a 9×11 inch CMOS sensor that is monochrome. It supports 14 bit RAW with an electronic shutter. You can also capture 8-bit videos at 30 fps. It is the world’s first large-format camera.

Phase One XF IQ4 Cost: $55,000

The Phase One XF IQ4 is a medium format camera that comes with a whopping 150 megapixels. It has a dynamic range of 15 stops. The maximum supported ISO is 25,600. High-end commercial and fashion photographers can consider investing in this camera.

Hasselblad H6D-400C MS Cost:$47,995

The Hasselblad H6D-400 MS is the most expensive camera that you can still buy from the commercial market. It is a medium format camera that promises very high color accuracy. The massive 400 Megapixel output of this camera is produced with the help of the 100 Megapixel CMOS sensor inside the camera. This Hasselblad camera comes with Multi-Shot technology that makes it possible to capture more color information in every pixel.

Panoscan MK-3 Panoramic Cost: $40, 000

The Panoscan MK-3 is a 360-degree panoramic camera. It is capable of doing a 360-degree scan in 8 seconds. This camera is useful for military and police departments.

Mamiya Leaf Credo 645DF Digital Back Camera Cost: $36,000

The Mamiya Leaf Credo 645DF 80 MP digital back camera is a medium format camera that comes with 12.5 stops dynamic range. It supports tethered shooting through Capture One. You can use it with Mamiya 645 lenses. It uses custom-built ultra-low noise DALSA CCD sensors.

Hasselblad H6D-100C Cost: $32,995

The H6D-100C is the second most expensive camera from Hasselblad. This medium format camera comes with a 100-megapixel sensor and has 15 stops of dynamic range. It is another expensive camera from Hasselblad that you can still buy from the market.

Leica S3 Cost: $19,995

Leica S3 is a medium format camera that you can get in the market for less than $20,000. The 64-megapixel sensor in this camera supports up to 50,000 ISO. The 15 stops of dynamic range help capture an excellent tonal range in the picture.