Vintage Asahi Auto-TAKUMAR 35mm f=2.3 Lens£235
Asahi Pentax 35mm f/2.3
lens
The Asahi Pentax 35mm f/2.3 typically sells for £120 (median of 17 recorded sales, 2022–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£120
median of 17 sales, 2022–2026
last 3 years: £110 (15 sales)
Fair
Middle half of sales: £90–£200
£105at auction (12 sales)
£267on eBay (5 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Over time
Every sale since 2022; no trend line.
Latest sales All 17 →
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What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$100–150
McKeown’s 1997–98: $100–150 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
mid-1960's only. 6-element; 63° angle.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 31
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other 35mms
35mm f/2
34 sales£159Solid35mm f/2.8
15 sales£100Fair35mm f/3.5
13 sales£56Fair35mm f/2.4
7 salesabout £79Indicative35mm f/3.5 (645)
7 salesabout £284Indicative35mm f/4.5 (6x7)
7 salesabout £250Indicative35mm f/2.8 Macro
4 salesabout £120Indicative35mm f/4
3 salesabout £80Indicative
34 sales£159Solid35mm f/2.8
15 sales£100Fair35mm f/3.5
13 sales£56Fair35mm f/2.4
7 salesabout £79Indicative35mm f/3.5 (645)
7 salesabout £284Indicative35mm f/4.5 (6x7)
7 salesabout £250Indicative35mm f/2.8 Macro
4 salesabout £120Indicative35mm f/4
3 salesabout £80Indicative
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 17
- First sale
- 31 Mar 2022
- Latest sale
- 12 Aug 2026
- Median
- £120
- Middle half
- £90–£200
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 35mm f/2.3: typical sale price £120, the median of 17 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £90–£200 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/35mm-f-2-3/