Leidolf Lordox Primus

Leidolf Lordox Primus

with Leidolf Triplon 2.8/50

in Prontor-SVS-Shutter

 

A pretty rangefinder camera with fixed lens. It was introduced in 1957, so it is sometimes called "Lordox 57" to divide it from earlier Lordox cameras, which Leidolf produced from 1950 to 1952. This Lordox 57 and the former ones are quite different, this camera here is clearly based on the Leidolf Lordomat from 1954. The main difference is the fixed lens on the Lordox, while the Lordomat has interchangeable lenses. So, the Lordox was thought for beginners, and actually there are three more or less equipped variants to make it more affordable:

 

"Lordox Baby": Viewfinder with Pronto shutter

"Lordox Junior": Viewfinder with Prontor-SVS shutter

"Lordox Primus": Rangefinder with Prontor-SVS shutter

 

All Lordox have that 2.8/50 Triplon, obviously a three-element lens, and in case of the Primus it is really a pity. With the rangefinder it certainly has deserved a better lens. The Primus inherited the rangefinder assembly from the Lordomat with interchangeable lenses, that's the reason why it has that huge behind-the-lens shutter. Baby and Junior have a common leaf shutter in the diaphragm plane.

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