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    "name": "Asahi Pentax 300mm f/4",
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    "brand": {
        "name": "Asahi Pentax",
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/"
    },
    "answer": "The Asahi Pentax 300mm f/4 typically sells for £213 (median of 23 recorded sales, 2022–2026; fair evidence, wide spread).",
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            "2026-08-06"
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    },
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            "n": 1,
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        {
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        },
        {
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            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/300mm-f-4/v/300mm-f-4-da-ed-if-sdm/",
            "kind": "working",
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            "median_gbp": 370
        },
        {
            "name": "M*",
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            "kind": "working",
            "n": 2,
            "grade": "sales_only",
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        },
        {
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            "kind": "working",
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        {
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            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/300mm-f-4/v/super-takumar/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 0,
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        "edition": "1997–98",
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        "high_usd": 375,
        "note": "A guide price for a mint example, in USD — not a sale."
    },
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            "id": 75120,
            "date": "2026-08-06",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A SMC Pentax 300mm f/4 lens",
            "price": 35,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 35,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [
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            ],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "364"
        },
        {
            "id": 72178,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Top MINT]  Pentax DA 300mm F/4 ED (IF) SDM Lens from JAPAN 190",
            "price": 530,
            "currency": "USD",
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            "version": "DA* ED [IF] SDM",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358775562828",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67150,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Pentax 300mm f4 SMC M* Pro Lens K Mount Rough Condition Excellent Clean Glass",
            "price": 228,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 168,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "M*",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/267698593357",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 66915,
            "date": "2026-07-31",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "RARE!! [ Almost Unused in Box ] Pentax Super Takumar 300mm f4 for M42 From Japan",
            "price": 204,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 153,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Super-Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/398139034514",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 69871,
            "date": "2026-07-29",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Pentax Asahi Takumar 300mm f/4 SMC Lens",
            "price": 59,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 59,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327250991593",
            "lot": null
        }
    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/300mm-f-4/sales/",
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 300mm f/4: typical sale price £213, the median of 23 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £116–£352 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/300mm-f-4/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}