Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 15mm F/3.5 Lens for M42 Mount #45574 H21£1,982
● SMC Takumar◆ ▲ far above the rest
Asahi Pentax 15mm f/3.5
lens · c1972 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Asahi Pentax 15mm f/3.5 sells for about £470 (median of only 6 recorded sales, 2008–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£470
median of only 6 sales, 2008–2026
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£460
Without the lowest sale£480
Without the flagged sales£460
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£3201 sale
Every sale
An Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 15mm f/3.5 Lens£460
25 Nov 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 296 · Fine Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
An Asahi SMC Pentax f/3.5 15mm Lens£260
31 Mar 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 645 · The Collectors salepremium removed
● SMCboxed
An Asahi. Opt. Co. Pentax SMC Takumar 15mm f/3.5 Lens£480
31 Mar 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 581 · The Collectors salepremium removed
● SMC Takumarboxed
A Pentax Fish-Eye f/3.5 15mm Lens£320
13 Feb 2014 · Special Auction Services · lot 72hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell
Pentax SMC Pentax-A 3.5/15mm£498
30 Nov 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €600 · lot AI_14_17515hammer ↗
● SMC Pentax-Aboxed
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$250–375
McKeown’s 1997–98: $250–375 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Ultra-wide angle without barrel distortion. 13 elements; focus to 0.3m; 111° diagonal view, 100.5° horizontal field; built-in filters.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 30
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other 15mms
Questions
Is the Pentax 15mm f/3.5 SMC a rectilinear ultra-wide rather than a fisheye?
Yes — it is a rectilinear ultra-wide prime, designed to keep straight lines straight across the frame rather than producing the curved projection of a fisheye.
What should I check before buying one?
Prioritise the condition of the large front element and SMC coating, look for fungus or haze in the inner groups, and confirm that the aperture blades are dry and the focus helicoid moves smoothly.
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Years made
- c1972 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 6
- First sale
- 30 Nov 2008
- Latest sale
- 15 Jan 2026
- Median
- £470
- Middle half
- £355–£494
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 15mm f/3.5: about £470, the median of 6 recorded sales, 2008–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/15mm-f-3-5/