Asahi Pentax 500mm f/4.5

lens

The Asahi Pentax 500mm f/4.5 sells for about £176 (median of only 9 recorded sales, 2012–2026; indicative).

Typical sale price
about£176

median of only 9 sales, 2012–2026

Indicative
£111£141£149£164£176£218£221£258£482

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Which version was it?
9matched0listing doesn’t say0not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£170
Without the lowest sale£197

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

SMC Takumar£1994 sales£169–£230Takumar£1643 sales£138–£191
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
SMC£141, £482

Every sale

Return Pentax smc 500mm F4.5 with tripod mount front and rear caps and case lens£141
19 Jul 2026 · eBay · $189as sold ↗
● SMC

What the book says

Book guide — not a sale$300–450
McKeown’s 1997–98: $300–450 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale

What it is

(replaced the f5 model)

— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 32

Versions and how to tell them apart

SMC Takumar
4 sales£199IndicativeTakumar
3 sales£164IndicativeSMC
2 salesSales only4G/4C
0 salesNo sales yetSuper-Takumar
0 salesNo sales yet

Other 500mms

500mm f/5.6 (6x7)
2 salesSales only500mm f/5
1 saleSales only

Facts

Maker
Asahi Pentax
Type
lens
Sales in the typical price
9
First sale
12 May 2012
Latest sale
22 Sep 2026
Median
£176
Middle half
£149–£221
Evidence
Indicative
Method
v1

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“Asahi Pentax 500mm f/4.5: about £176, the median of 9 recorded sales, 2012–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/500mm-f-4-5/

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