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    "name": "Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.9",
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        "name": "Asahi Pentax",
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/"
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        {
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        "note": "A guide price for a mint example, in USD — not a sale."
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            "title": "[EXC+5] Pentax Super Takumar 85mm f/1.9 Portrait MF Lens for M42 Mount",
            "price": 230,
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            "gbp": 170,
            "basis": "marketplace",
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        },
        {
            "id": 70014,
            "date": "2026-07-29",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Asahi Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar 85mm f1.9",
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            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 131,
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            "version": "SMC Takumar",
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        },
        {
            "id": 70015,
            "date": "2026-07-28",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Asahi Pentax Super Multi Coated Takumar 85mm f1.9",
            "price": 195,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 146,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 73862,
            "date": "2026-07-26",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Excellent Pentax Asahi Super Multi Coated Takumar 85mm F1.9 + Hood, Case M42",
            "price": 219,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 164,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "SMC Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/800352993150",
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        },
        {
            "id": 67295,
            "date": "2026-07-26",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "ASAHI PENTAX SUPER-TAKUMAR F1.9/85MM LENS.",
            "price": 75,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 75,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Super-Takumar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
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    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-9/sales/",
    "citation": "“Asahi Pentax 85mm f/1.9: typical sale price £155, the median of 16 recorded sales, 2024–2026, middle half £125–£193 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/a/asahi-pentax/85mm-f-1-9/",
    "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."
}