Showa Kogaku Leotax FV

camera

The Showa Kogaku Leotax FV sells for about £190 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2008–2024; indicative).

Typical sale price
about£190

median of only 3 sales, 2008–2024

Indicative
£120£190£475

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

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

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£155
Without the lowest sale£333

Every sale

Leotax FV 35mm rangefinder camera, serial number 803164, with Canon 50mm 1:1.8 lens, serial number£120
9 Oct 2024 · Harper Field · lot 1419hammer ↗
+ lens
A Showa Kogaku Leotax FV Rangefinder Camera£190
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 100 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens

What it is

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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

What affects the price and value of a Leotax FV?

Condition of the shutter and rangefinder, cosmetic wear, and whether the camera is offered with a period screw-mount lens are the main factors that move the value of a Leotax FV.

Facts

Maker
Showa Kogaku
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
3
First sale
7 Jun 2008
Latest sale
9 Oct 2024
Median
£190
Middle half
£155–£333
Evidence
Indicative
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Showa Kogaku Leotax FV: about £190, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2008–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/leotax-fv/

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