Showa Kogaku Leotax TV2 (Merit)
camera
The Showa Kogaku Leotax TV2 (Merit) has 1 recorded sale: £212 (21 Nov 2015, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
What it is
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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16 sales£216FairLeotax DIV
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5 salesabout £240IndicativeLeotax K
5 salesabout £170IndicativeLeotax S
5 salesabout £190IndicativeLeotax F (1954: Showa Optical)
4 salesabout £113IndicativeLeotax Special D II
4 salesabout £2,632Indicative
Questions
Is the Leotax TV2 the same camera as the Merit?
Yes — TV2 and Merit are alternative names used for the same Showa Kogaku rangefinder model.
Facts
- Maker
- Showa Kogaku
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 21 Nov 2015
- Latest sale
- 21 Nov 2015
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Showa Kogaku Leotax TV2 (Merit): 1 recorded sale, November 2015; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/leotax-tv2-merit/