Showa Kogaku Leotax NR III
camera
The Showa Kogaku Leotax NR III has 2 recorded sales: £4,294 (12 Jun 2021, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £2,347 (1 Nov 2020, Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
What it is
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Generated summary, 4 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Facts
- Maker
- Showa Kogaku
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 1 Nov 2020
- Latest sale
- 12 Jun 2021
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Showa Kogaku Leotax NR III: 2 recorded sales, 2020–2021; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/leotax-nr-iii/