This rare Leica Rifle Camera could be yours for around $250,000

This rare Leica Rifle Camera could be yours for $300,0000
(Image credit: Leitz Photographica Auction)

A Leica camera that looks and shoots like a rifle is the star of the lastest Leitz Photographica Auction. The 37th auction from the Leica specialist auction house will be held in Vienna on 21 November – but will attract bids and interest online from all over the world

Known as the Leica Rifle, the modified Leica IIIa has a Telyt 200mm f/4.5 telephoto lens – and is said to be one of the rarest and most unusual Leica accessories in excellent, original condition. 

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Chris George

Chris George has worked on Digital Camera World since its launch in 2017. He has been writing about photography, mobile phones, video making and technology for over 30 years – and has edited numerous magazines including PhotoPlus, N-Photo, Digital Camera, Video Camera, and Professional Photography. 


His first serious camera was the iconic Olympus OM10, with which he won the title of Young Photographer of the Year - long before the advent of autofocus and memory cards. Today he uses a Nikon D800, a Fujifilm X-T1, a Sony A7, and his iPhone 11 Pro.


He has written about technology for countless publications and websites including The Sunday Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Dorling Kindersley, What Cellphone, T3 and Techradar.