Leidolf

image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

The Rudolf Leidolf company was established in 1921 when they produced lenses for microscopes. Then, recognising a postwar demand for cameras, Leidolf commenced camera manufacture in 1949. Their first camera was the Leidox. Leidolf did not manufacture their own camera lenses but probably did design them. The lenses were made by Enna Optik in Munich. The cameras were distributed by Wedena in Bad Nauheim. Camera production ended in 1962 when Wild Heerbrugg took over the Leidolf camera factory and it was then used for manufacturing surveying equipment.

Camera list

Lordomat C35 image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

Lordox (1957) image by Geoff Harrisson (Image rights)

Lordette (name variant of Lordox 24x36mm) image by Mark O'Brien (Image rights)

• Leidox
• Lordette
• Lordomat
• Lordomat C35/SE/SLE
• Lordomat SLE (also sold as Automatic Unimark III)
• Lordomatic (also sold as Unimark I & II)
• Lordomatic IIR
• Lordox Automat (also sold as Unimatic 606)
• Lordox Blitz (also sold as Uniblitz)
• Lordox II S (127 film)
• Lordox Junior, Lordox Junior B
• Lordox Super Automat (also sold as Unimatic 707)
• Lordox Vollautomat
• Lordox 24x36mm (1952)
• Lordox (1957)
• Adams 351 and 352 - variations of the 1957 Lordox made for Montgomery Ward USA, 1958

Links:

In French:

• Leidolf page at Collection G. Even's site

In English:

• Article & Images: Leidolf cameras and the Lordomat C35 by Geoff Harrisson
• Leidolf Lordomat C35 in PDF format at Mr. Butkus' OrphanCamera site
• Leifolf Wetzlar in PDF format at Mr. Butkus' OrphanCamera site

Lordomat C-35 with Lordon f2.8 50mm, Lordomat with Schacht-Travenar f3.5 35mm and 35mm Finder with 90mm mask, Schacht-Travenar f4 90mm, and Schacht-Travenar f4 135mm image by PF McFarland (Image rights)