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            "name": "(1992)",
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            "basis": "marketplace",
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    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m5/sales/",
    "citation": "“Leica M5: typical sale price £800, the median of 176 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £607–£1,131 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m5/",
    "method": {
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        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
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    "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."
}