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    "type": "product",
    "name": "Asahi Pentax 50mm f/4 Macro",
    "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-macro/",
    "brand": {
        "name": "Asahi Pentax",
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/"
    },
    "answer": "The Asahi Pentax 50mm f/4 Macro typically sells for £73 (median of 10 recorded sales, Jul–Aug 2026; fair evidence, one source).",
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        "grade": "fair",
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        "middle_half_gbp": [
            61,
            105
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            "2026-07-23",
            "2026-08-16"
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            "median_usd": 98,
            "median_eur": 85,
            "note": "USD and EUR from each sale converted at its month’s ECB rate"
        },
        "basis": "Auction hammer prices with the buyer’s premium removed; eBay as sold"
    },
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            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-macro/v/50mm-f-4-macro-smc/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 2,
            "grade": "sales_only",
            "median_gbp": null
        },
        {
            "name": "SMC Pentax-M",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-macro/v/50mm-f-4-macro-smc-pentax-m/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 3,
            "grade": "indicative",
            "median_gbp": 58
        },
        {
            "name": "Takumar",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-macro/v/takumar/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 5,
            "grade": "indicative",
            "median_gbp": 89
        }
    ],
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        "pending": 0,
        "undeterminable": 0
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    "book_guide": {
        "book": "McKeown’s Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras",
        "edition": "1997–98",
        "low_usd": 80,
        "high_usd": 120,
        "note": "A guide price for a mint example, in USD — not a sale."
    },
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            "id": 74419,
            "date": "2026-08-16",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Asahi 50mm f/4 Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 0.5x Manual Focus Lens",
            "price": 96,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 71,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/327302136152",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 74421,
            "date": "2026-08-15",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[NEAR MINT] Asahi Super Multi Coated Macro Takumar 50mm F4 M42 Pentax from JAPAN",
            "price": 84,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 62,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/377410547774",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 74423,
            "date": "2026-08-12",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Asahi Pentax Super-Multi-Coated MACRO-TAKUMAR f4 50mm Japan Lens READ ⬇️",
            "price": 120,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 89,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/389445123804",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 74425,
            "date": "2026-08-09",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[MINT] Pentax Asahi Super Macro Takumar 50mm F4 M42 From JAPAN",
            "price": 123,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 123,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286884084700",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 74427,
            "date": "2026-08-07",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[Optically Mint] Rare Asahi Macro-Takumar 50mm f4 Preset 1:1 magnification",
            "price": 222,
            "currency": "CAD",
            "gbp": 118,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/188646024342",
            "lot": null
        }
    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-macro/sales/",
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 50mm f/4 Macro: typical sale price £73, the median of 10 recorded sales, July–August 2026, middle half £61–£105 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/50mm-f-4-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."
}