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    "name": "Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar",
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        "name": "Canon 85mm f/2",
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    "answer": "The Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar typically sells for £128 (median of 14 recorded sales, 2008–2026; fair evidence, wide spread).",
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            256
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            "2026-08-03"
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            "id": 67634,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Canon Serenar f:2 85mm no 56675 lens Viewfinder Camera Lens",
            "price": 90,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 66,
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67635,
            "date": "2026-07-24",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Canon Serenar 85mm f/2 LTM Lens Chrome w/Range-Finder, orig case needs servicing",
            "price": 69,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 52,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67641,
            "date": "2026-06-20",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Canon 85mm f2 Serenar Rangefinder Lens",
            "price": 168,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 126,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/198414483249",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 37962,
            "date": "2026-01-06",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Canon Serenar f/2 85mm Lens",
            "price": 88,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 70,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "70"
        },
        {
            "id": 2913,
            "date": "2023-10-10",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar Lens",
            "price": 140,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 140,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "186"
        },
        {
            "id": 2912,
            "date": "2023-10-10",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar Lens",
            "price": 80,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 80,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "185"
        },
        {
            "id": 2911,
            "date": "2023-10-10",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "A Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar Lens",
            "price": 70,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 70,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "184"
        },
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            "id": 39394,
            "date": "2019-06-08",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon f. M39 2/85mm Serenar",
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            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 267,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "lot": "AI_34_37088"
        },
        {
            "id": 23645,
            "date": "2019-04-26",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Canon Serenar f/2 85mm Lens",
            "price": 156,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 130,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "221"
        },
        {
            "id": 8701,
            "date": "2010-12-04",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon Serenar 2/85mm",
            "price": 360,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 305,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Canon-Serenar-2-85mm/AI-18-12190",
            "lot": "AI_18_12190"
        },
        {
            "id": 43554,
            "date": "2010-05-29",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon Serenar 2/85mm",
            "price": 260,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 223,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Canon-Serenar-2-85mm/AI-17-11348",
            "lot": "AI_17_11348"
        },
        {
            "id": 15453,
            "date": "2010-05-29",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon Serenar 2/85mm",
            "price": 320,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 274,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Canon-Serenar-2-85mm/AI-17-11347",
            "lot": "AI_17_11347"
        },
        {
            "id": 40696,
            "date": "2009-12-05",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon  Serenar 2/85mm",
            "price": 420,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 378,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Canon-Serenar-2-85mm/AI-16-19539",
            "lot": "AI_16_19539"
        },
        {
            "id": 17278,
            "date": "2008-11-30",
            "venue": "Leitz Photographica Auction",
            "title": "Canon  Serenar 2/85mm",
            "price": 150,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 125,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": "Serenar",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.leitz-auction.com/en/Canon-Serenar-2-85mm/AI-14-18004",
            "lot": "AI_14_18004"
        }
    ],
    "citation": "“Canon 85mm f/2 Serenar: typical sale price £128, the median of 14 recorded sales, 2008–2026, middle half £73–£256 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/85mm-f-2/v/serenar/",
    "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."
}