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Mark Wilson

This stunning, one-off Leica belonging to the late Pope Francis just raised $7.5 million for charity – here are its 7 unique features

The Leica M-A Pope Francis camera on a white background.
  • Leica has sold a rare camera belonging to the late Pope Francis at auction
  • The Leica M-A 'Pope Francis' raised €6.5 million / $7.5 million for charity
  • The camera and Noctilux-M 50mm f/1.2 lens are full of exclusive features

Leica is no stranger to special-edition cameras, but even by its standards the personalized M-A and lens it gifted to the late Pope Francis is something to behold – and the set has fittingly just raised €6.5 million (around $7.5 million / £5.7 million / AU$11,660,000) for charity at auction.

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