Tag: Leidolf

This is a Lordomat C35, a 35mm rangefinder camera made by Leidolf Wetzlar in Wetzlar, West Germany starting in 1956.  The Lordomat C35 is a variant of the original Lordomat from 1954, adding an uncoupled selenium exposure meter with exposure calculator and a separate auxiliary viewfinder for 35mm, 90mm, and…

What is it? This is a Leidolf Lordomat interchangeable lens 35mm rangefinder camera made by the Leidolf company out of Wetzlar, Germany around 1953.  Wetzlar was home to Leitz who made the famous Leica camera.  Leidolf originally started as a subcontractor of Leitz making microscopes and binoculars.  Their foray into…