Flash sale: Snapping bargains at million-dollar camera auctions - The Age

A wristwatch camera and a rare piece commissioned by Mao Zedong’s wife are among items from a camera museum that will be sold at auction.

The story goes that then-Chinese leader Mao Zedongs fourth wife Jiang Qing, a keen photographer, wanted to impress senior Communist Party members by handing out gifts. She loved Leica cameras, but w… [+2127 chars]

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