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Leotax Special
The Leotax Special is a LTM-mount film rangefinder camera, introduced in 1946. As of August 2026, it sells from €1,009 used across 2 listings, with a 30-day median of €1,060. Leica camera price index →
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How much does the Leotax Special cost?
As of August 2026, the Leotax Special sells from €1,009 used, with a 30-day median of €1,060, across 2 active listings.
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As of August 2026, the Leotax Special is sold by 1 source (2 listings), from €1,009 used: all compared cheapest-first on this page.
General
- Mount
- LTM
- Release Year
- 1946
- Type
- Film
- Model Number
- Special
- Serial Range
- Approximately 260x to 3218, observed collector range
Dimensions
Viewfinder & Shutter
- Framelines
- None, separate fixed 50 mm viewfinder and coupled rangefinder with an unusual three-window arrangement
- Shutter Speeds
- Z, 1/20 s, 1/30 s, 1/40 s, 1/60 s, 1/100 s, 1/200 s and 1/500 s
- Shutter Type
- Cloth
Features
- Hot Shoe
- No
- Tripod Socket
- Yes
- Self Timer
- No
- Flash Sync
- None
Leotax Special
The Leotax Special is a postwar Japanese LTM rangefinder introduced in 1946. It is closely related to the earlier Special A, retaining the coupled rangefinder and unusual three-window arrangement developed to avoid Leica patents [1].
It has no slow-speed mechanism, flash synchronization or self timer. The cloth focal-plane shutter reaches 1/500 second, and surviving outfits commonly carry a collapsible 5 cm f/3.5 Letana Anastigmat or 50 mm f/3.5 State lens [1].
History
Development and Launch
Showa Kogaku resumed camera production soon after the Second World War and released the Special in 1946. The design was effectively a postwar development of the 1942 Special A [1].
Production Evolution
Unlike most earlier Leotax bodies, the Special lacks strap lugs. Its Z-marked shutter dial and patent-avoiding finder layout preceded the conventionally arranged Special D models of 1947 [1].
Special Variants
Special is the official model name, not an edition designation. Letana and State standard-lens combinations should be recorded as outfit metadata.
Collector Notes
Check the three front windows, absence of strap lugs, Z shutter marking and serial number. Components shared with nearby Leotax models make originality and correct finder construction important.
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