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            "date": "2026-08-04",
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            "id": 54403,
            "date": "2026-07-31",
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            "date": "2026-07-22",
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        },
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            "id": 53413,
            "date": "2026-07-13",
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            "title": "[N MINT+ Hood] Asahi Pentax SMC Takumar 85mm F/1.8 MF Lens for M42 From JAPAN",
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            "basis": "marketplace",
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            "date": "2026-06-30",
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            "id": 67456,
            "date": "2026-06-24",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "[ OPT MINT ] Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar SMC 85mm F1.8 Lens M42 From JAPAN",
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        },
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            "date": "2026-05-31",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Asahi Takumar Super-Multi-Coated 85mm F/1.8 Manual Focus Camera Lens Working",
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            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 91,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "id": 67458,
            "date": "2026-01-27",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "【Mint】 Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar SMC 85mm F/1.8 Lens for M42 From JAPAN",
            "price": 217,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 217,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 11610,
            "date": "2024-06-04",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "An Asahi Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar f/1.8 85mm Lens",
            "price": 138,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 110,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
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            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "603"
        },
        {
            "id": 863,
            "date": "2022-03-31",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "An Asahi Pentax Takumar f/1.8 85mm Lens",
            "price": 500,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 400,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "711"
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    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.8 SMC Takumar: typical sale price £216, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £205–£249 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-8/v/85mm-f-1-8-smc-takumar/",
    "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."
}