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            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Pancake Lens",
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        },
        {
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            "date": "2026-08-13",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Top MINT w/ Caps] SMC Pentax M 40mm F/2.8 Wide Angle Pancake Lens From JAPAN",
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            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
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            "lot": "304"
        },
        {
            "id": 72989,
            "date": "2026-08-04",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "smc Pentax M 40mm f/2.8 Pancake K Mount Lens",
            "price": 179,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 153,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327241388602",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 72992,
            "date": "2026-07-27",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "SMC Pentax-M 40mm f2.8 Pancake Lens For PK K Mount Cameras",
            "price": 99,
            "currency": "GBP",
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            "basis": "marketplace",
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/40mm-f-2-8/sales/",
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 40mm f/2.8: typical sale price £69, the median of 17 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £56–£124 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/40mm-f-2-8/",
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-29 06:25:02.049143",
    "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."
}