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            "date": "2026-08-13",
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            "title": "[Top MINT w/ Caps] SMC Pentax M 40mm F/2.8 Wide Angle Pancake Lens From JAPAN",
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            "date": "2026-07-22",
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            "date": "2026-07-17",
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            "venue": "eBay",
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            "date": "2026-06-04",
            "venue": "eBay",
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            "price": 67,
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            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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        {
            "id": 7811,
            "date": "2024-08-20",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Lens",
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            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 50,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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        {
            "id": 7794,
            "date": "2024-08-20",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Lens",
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            "gbp": 35,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "530"
        },
        {
            "id": 873,
            "date": "2024-08-20",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A SMC Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Lens",
            "price": 45,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 45,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "29"
        },
        {
            "id": 870,
            "date": "2022-03-31",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "An Asahi Opt. Co. Pentax-M 40mm f/2.8 Lens",
            "price": 75,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 60,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "734"
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    ],
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 40mm f/2.8 SMC Pentax-M: typical sale price £64, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £49–£113 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/40mm-f-2-8/v/40mm-f-2-8-smc-pentax-m/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 01:40:00.917114",
    "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."
}