Showa Kogaku Leotax Special D II
The Leotax Special D II is a Japanese 35mm rangefinder camera produced by Showa Kogaku, part of the postwar family of Leica screw-mount derivatives built in Japan during the late 1940s and 1950s.
UK auction hammer results for the Leotax Special D II span a wide range, with recorded sales between £1,700 and £6,000 and a midpoint around £3,900 — wholesale saleroom levels, not retail. With only two documented results, any figure quoted as what one sells for today in 2026 should be treated as indicative, and condition, completeness and originality heavily influence value.
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Jun 2023 | EUR 4,500 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 42 (Lot AI_20220121_1128_41374) Title: Leotax Special D II with Sun Xebec 2/5cm
Description:
A quite rare Japanese copy of the Leica II, made in very low numbers shortly after WWII, in excellent condition, flash sync on the back of the top plate, with the extremely rare, uncoated Sun Xebec 2/5cm no.77800 (very good optics with only a few hairline marks, with Leotax cap) - the lens is a copy of Leitz Summar and one of the rarest Japanese lenses for M39. Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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| Jun 2022 | EUR 6,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 40 (Lot AI_40_40274) Title: Leotax Special D II with Sun Xebec 2/5cm
Description:
A quite rare Japanese copy of the Leica II, made in very low numbers shortly after WWII, in excellent condition, flash sync on the back of the top plate, with the extremely rare, uncoated Sun Xebec 2/5cm no.77800 (very good optics with only a few hairline marks, with Leotax cap) - the lens is a copy of Leitz Summar and one of the rarest Japanese lenses for M39. Estimate: EUR 12,000 - EUR 14,000 |
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| Apr 2021 | £1,736 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 130) Title: A Showa Kogaku Leotax Special D II Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1947, chrome, serial no. 3575, with Tokyo Optical Co. Simlar f/1.5 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 151974, body, G, shutter fires but shutter sticking, |
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