Why Did Someone Pay $104,000 For This Battered Old Camera?
I’m more than familiar with the ridiculous amounts often paid out for antiques, but even I paused when reading that this scratched-up old Leica MP-36 was sold on eBay for $104,000. Turns out that the camera was owned by Leif Engberg, the renowned Swedish photojournalist who’s covered wars in Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Biafra and Pakistan, to…