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            "title": "[MINT]  Canon New FD NFD 85mm f1.2 L Portrait MF Lens From JAPAN",
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            "date": "2026-06-28",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Canon FD 85mm F/1.2 L Camera Lens Mechanically Working w/ Original Lens Cap",
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            "date": "2026-04-29",
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            "basis": "hammer",
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            "id": 7164,
            "date": "2024-04-03",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Canon Lens FD 85mm f/1.2 L",
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            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 300,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "FD f/1.2L",
            "version_status": "matched",
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            "id": 3016,
            "date": "2023-10-10",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A Canon FD 85mm f/1.2 L Lens",
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            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 500,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "FD f/1.2L",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
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            "lot": "359"
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        {
            "id": 39778,
            "date": "1999-01-14",
            "venue": "Christie's",
            "title": "Canon FD 85mm. f/1.2 L no. 39398",
            "price": 483,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 420,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "FD f/1.2L",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "source_url": "https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-1418498?ldp_breadcrumb=back",
            "lot": "182"
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    "citation": "“Canon 85mm f/1.2 FD f/1.2L: typical sale price £395, the median of 10 recorded sales, 1999–2026, middle half £377–£477 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/85mm-f-1-2/v/fd-f-1-2l/",
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        "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."
}