PENTAX SMC TAKUMAR 85mm f/1.8 M42 Mount Lens£256
Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8
lens
The Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8 typically sells for £212 (median of 16 recorded sales, 2015–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£212
median of 16 sales, 2015–2026
last 3 years: £212 (14 sales)
Fair
Middle half of sales: £150–£239
£120at auction (5 sales)
£217on eBay (11 sales)
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 2015; no trend line.
Latest sales All 16 →
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What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$120–180
McKeown’s 1997–98: $120–180 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other 85mms
85mm f/1.9
16 sales£155Fair85mm f/2
12 sales£159Fair85mm f/1.4
11 sales£334Fair85mm f/2.2
7 salesabout £142Indicative85mm f/4.5
2 salesSales only85mm f/3.5
0 salesNo sales yet
16 sales£155Fair85mm f/2
12 sales£159Fair85mm f/1.4
11 sales£334Fair85mm f/2.2
7 salesabout £142Indicative85mm f/4.5
2 salesSales only85mm f/3.5
0 salesNo sales yet
Facts
- Maker
- Asahi Pentax
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 16
- First sale
- 29 Oct 2015
- Latest sale
- 5 Aug 2026
- Median
- £212
- Middle half
- £150–£239
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8: typical sale price £212, the median of 16 recorded sales, 2015–2026, middle half £150–£239 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-8/