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    "name": "Asahi Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro",
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/"
    },
    "answer": "The Asahi Pentax 50mm f/2.8 Macro typically sells for £85 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2004–2026; fair evidence).",
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        },
        {
            "name": "SMC Pentax-A",
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            "median_gbp": 44
        },
        {
            "name": "SMC Pentax-F",
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        "high_usd": 225,
        "note": "A guide price for a mint example, in USD — not a sale."
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            "id": 72756,
            "date": "2026-08-04",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Pentax SMC A 50mm f2.8 MACRO lens, *oil on blades*, UK seller",
            "price": 35,
            "currency": "GBP",
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        {
            "id": 54277,
            "date": "2026-08-01",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Pentax SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens w/Caps From Japan  2979636",
            "price": 139,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 103,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "FA",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/287471203682",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 54276,
            "date": "2026-07-26",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Near MINT] SMC Pentax FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens For K Mount Auto Focus AF JAPAN",
            "price": 133,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 99,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "FA",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/327147329073",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 54275,
            "date": "2026-07-21",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "SMC PENTAX D FA 50mm f/2.8 MACRO Lens [Excellent] from Japan",
            "price": 100,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 75,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "D FA",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/147357665321",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 72759,
            "date": "2026-07-19",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Pentax A Macro 50mm f2.8 Prime K Mount lens. Excellent",
            "price": 89,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 89,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Pentax-A",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/298451905220",
            "lot": null
        }
    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-2-8-macro/sales/",
    "citation": "“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/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880",
    "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."
}