On May 26th, 2007, this camera, which is considered to be the oldest in the world, was sold at the auction price of 588,665,438+03 euros (about 6 million RMB) in westley Hutt camera auction shop in Vienna. Although there is still a certain gap between this price and the previous expectation of $654.38+00,000 euros, it is quite amazing compared with the starting price of $654.38+00,000 euros. It is reported that this transaction also created the highest record in the history of camera auction.

The camera of this auction was sold by Susse in Paris, France at 1839. The silverplate camera manufactured by Freres company adopts silverplate photography technology, which greatly promotes the development of camera history and is the oldest camera commercially manufactured and sold in the world so far. Currently, there are less than 10 cameras in the world. From 1940, it was forgotten in a small attic in Munich, Germany, until it was found in the attic by a German professor.

The camera weighs about 5 to 6 kilograms, and its shell is made of natural wood. Although it looks ugly, it is undoubtedly priceless to those who know the history of human photography. Some experts in the industry confirmed that this camera was indeed produced by 1839 after seeing the photos of this camera.