Showa Kogaku Leotax F (1956: Leotax Co.)

camera

The Showa Kogaku Leotax F (1956: Leotax Co.) has 1 recorded sale: £175 (10 Jun 2017, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

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Generated summary, 14 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Who made the Leotax F?

It was produced by Leotax Co. in Japan, the firm that succeeded Showa Kogaku, and uses the Leica screw mount shared with many Japanese rangefinders of the 1950s.

Facts

Maker
Showa Kogaku
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
1
First sale
10 Jun 2017
Latest sale
10 Jun 2017
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Showa Kogaku Leotax F (1956: Leotax Co.): 1 recorded sale, June 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/leotax-f-1956-leotax-co/

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