Pentax SMC A 50mm f2.8 MACRO lens, *oil on blades*, UK seller£35
Asahi Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro
lens
The Asahi Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro typically sells for £85 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2004–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£85
median of 12 sales, 2004–2026
last 3 years: £82 (10 sales)
Fair
Middle half of sales: £58–£98
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 2004; no trend line.
Latest sales All 12 →
Pentax SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens w/Caps From Japan 2979636£103
[Near MINT] SMC Pentax FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens For K Mount Auto Focus AF JAPAN£99
SMC PENTAX D FA 50mm f/2.8 MACRO Lens [Excellent] from Japan£75
Pentax A Macro 50mm f2.8 Prime K Mount lens. Excellent£89
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$150–225
McKeown’s 1997–98: $150–225 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
6 elements, 4 groups; focus to 0.24m.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 31
Versions and how to tell them apart
FA
5 sales£99IndicativeSMC Pentax-A
4 sales£44IndicativeD FA
2 salesSales onlySMC Pentax-F
1 saleSales only
5 sales£99IndicativeSMC Pentax-A
4 sales£44IndicativeD FA
2 salesSales onlySMC Pentax-F
1 saleSales only
Other 50mms
50mm f/1.4
42 sales£67Solid50mm f/1.7
16 sales£49Fair50mm f/1.2
15 sales£248Fair50mm f/4 Macro
10 sales£73Fair50mm f/1.8
8 salesabout £45Indicative50mm f/2
4 salesabout £19Indicative50mm f/3.5
2 salesSales only50mm f/4
0 salesNo sales yet
42 sales£67Solid50mm f/1.7
16 sales£49Fair50mm f/1.2
15 sales£248Fair50mm f/4 Macro
10 sales£73Fair50mm f/1.8
8 salesabout £45Indicative50mm f/2
4 salesabout £19Indicative50mm f/3.5
2 salesSales only50mm f/4
0 salesNo sales yet
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 12
- First sale
- 29 May 2004
- Latest sale
- 4 Aug 2026
- Median
- £85
- Middle half
- £58–£98
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro: typical sale price £85, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2004–2026, middle half £58–£98 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-2-8-macro/