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    "answer": "The Zeiss Tessar sells for about £39 (median of only 6 recorded sales, 2017–2026; indicative).",
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        },
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            "name": "50mm f/2.8",
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            "id": 54242,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50mm M42 Lens - Vintage",
            "price": 45,
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            "gbp": 33,
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        },
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            "id": 54241,
            "date": "2026-08-03",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Carl Zeiss Jena Q1 Tessar 2.8/50 Red Mark Exakta Mount Original Case",
            "price": 60,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 44,
            "basis": "marketplace",
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            "date": "2026-08-03",
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            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 54239,
            "date": "2026-07-31",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Vintage Preowned Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar f/2.8 50mm Silver Lens (untested)",
            "price": 80,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 60,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "50mm f/2.8",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/227454153388",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 54238,
            "date": "2026-07-30",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "✅ Zebra Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 50mm f2.8 M42 Mount Lens | Serviced Sharp 9196107",
            "price": 120,
            "currency": "USD",
            "gbp": 90,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "50mm f/2.8",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
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        },
        {
            "id": 63339,
            "date": "2017-01-19",
            "venue": "Special Auction Services",
            "title": "Zeiss Tessar Lens",
            "price": 30,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 30,
            "basis": "hammer",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "pending",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
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            "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180130121827/http://www.specialauctionservices.com:80/large/cm190117/lot0179.html",
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    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss/tessar/sales/",
    "citation": "“Zeiss Tessar: about £39, the median of 6 recorded sales, 2017–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss/tessar/",
    "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."
}