Showa Leotax F Nr. 255442 with 50mm Simlar f1,5 lens Nr. 150289£629
1 Jan 2026 · Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions · $850 · lot 257hammer ↗
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Showa Kogaku Leotax F
camera
The Showa Kogaku Leotax F typically sells for £216 (median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£216
median of 16 sales, 1998–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £198–£279
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 16 →
Leotax F with Topcor 1.5/5cm£572
22 Nov 2025 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €650 · lot A02088hammer ↗
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Leotax F£283
23 Nov 2024 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €340 · lot A01352hammer ↗
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Leotax F 35mm rangefinder camera, serial number 260601, with Komura 1:3.5 f=35mm lens, serial number£180
9 Oct 2024 · Harper Field · lot 1418hammer ↗
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A Showa Optical Works Ltd. Leotax F Rangeinder Camera£200
12 Oct 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 121 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
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What it is
These are wholesale-level results achieved in the auction market and exclude commission, so what a Leotax F sells for privately or through a dealer can sit higher; condition of the shutter and rangefinder strongly influences value.","buying_guide":"Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping, check the rangefinder patch for contrast and accurate coincidence, and confirm the 39mm screw mount threads are clean.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Leotaxs
Leotax DIV
10 sales£202FairLeotax Special
6 salesabout £1,146IndicativeLeotax Cameras
5 salesabout £240IndicativeLeotax K
5 salesabout £170IndicativeLeotax S
5 salesabout £190IndicativeLeotax F (1954: Showa Optical)
4 salesabout £113IndicativeLeotax Special D II
4 salesabout £2,632IndicativeLeotax FV
3 salesabout £190Indicative
10 sales£202FairLeotax Special
6 salesabout £1,146IndicativeLeotax Cameras
5 salesabout £240IndicativeLeotax K
5 salesabout £170IndicativeLeotax S
5 salesabout £190IndicativeLeotax F (1954: Showa Optical)
4 salesabout £113IndicativeLeotax Special D II
4 salesabout £2,632IndicativeLeotax FV
3 salesabout £190Indicative
Questions
Is the Leotax F a good buyer's camera?
It appeals to collectors of Japanese Leica-copy rangefinders; the price reflects scarcity rather than feature parity with later bodies, so buy on condition.
Facts
- Maker
- Showa Kogaku
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 16
- First sale
- 19 Nov 1998
- Latest sale
- 1 Jan 2026
- Median
- £216
- Middle half
- £198–£279
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Showa Kogaku Leotax F: typical sale price £216, the median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £198–£279 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/leotax-f/