Pentax-A* 8/1200mm SMC ED (IF)£1,434
21 Nov 2020 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot AI_37_38810hammer ↗
Asahi Pentax 1200mm f/8
lens
The Asahi Pentax 1200mm f/8 has 1 recorded sale: £1,434 (21 Nov 2020, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$5,500–7,500
McKeown’s 1997–98: $5,500–7,500 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
low dispersion glass, internal focus; 9 elements, 8 groups; focus to 8m.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 32
Versions and how to tell them apart
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 21 Nov 2020
- Latest sale
- 21 Nov 2020
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 1200mm f/8: 1 recorded sale, November 2020; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/1200mm-f-8/