Rokinon vs Meike: The 12mm Comparison
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
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In this video I compare two fast manual wide angle lenses for the Sony E-Mount. The Rokinon is the clear winner in this comparison.
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Hi, really great videos! I've watched nearly all. Would you please test the 7artisans 12mm 2.8 in comparison to both the samyang and the meike? Thanks mate!
Great review!
I have the Rokinon and am very happy with it.
One small correction for the last shot of Nordstrom comparing f/2 vs f/2.8: this is a one stop difference, not a half stop.
Been waiting for this comparison video as these 2 lenses are on my list! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Which are you going to buy?! :)
Big fan of this lens test, I've been looking at both recently and the Rokinon seems like the one. Is the lens a straight E-mount? Or would I need the mc-11 adapter?
Phelan Myself it's a straight e-mount so no need for an adapter :)
No adapter necessary!
no adapter necessary just make sure you get the E-mount version on amazon
Arthur this was a very serious test, extremely helpful. There was no super fast talking or silly music in the back
ground.
I really appreciate this comparioson. Not only does it reveal the ver significant sharpness difference at Widerberg appertures, but also the difference in light transmission, as well as (even if it was not discussed) the much heavier vignette on the Meike lens. For stills that should be close to two stops of advantage for the Rokinon. So in low light shots, when you correct the vignette and lift shadows that will lead to noisier shots for the Meike.
I was torn between the Meikie and the Rokinon. After watching this I decided to go with Rokinon. Reason why is because most of my client I shoot for post my photos/videos on Instagram and Instagram usually compresses (lowers the quality and sharpness) videos and photos people post. So Rokinon being sharper is gonna help maintain some of that quality. The decision came down to what I would use the lens for. Hope the helps anyone whose trying to choose between the two
you said exactly what I felt about the aperture ring on the meike lens, and it also applies to their 35mm F1.7.
It's just so hard to keep it at the aperture setting that's desired, every time I pick it up it's on a different aperture setting.
Haha it's annoying!
Great review! Useful informations, as always!
Much respect for this video, man!
As a sony a6000 owner love all your videos!
Hi bro Does 18-105 f4 sony G good works with Sony A7 ?
Great review , keep them going! :D
thanks for this comparison,
F stop is the ratio of focal length to diameter of the opening of the diaphragm, which does not say anything about the light output of the total lens, (which reaches the sensor), therefore are the T stops.
Hey Technologymafia, first of all great video! Its hard to tell the difference of barell distortion in your video between the lenses when the camera is not properly leveled. because when you tilt up the camera there is also perspective distortion!
Hello, Can you please do a review on the Sony 28mm f2? I heard its better than the 35mm?? Can you also please compare them? Thanks.
Thank you for the review and all the videos you make - I like them. But I have to say my experience with these lenses is a bit different. I also have the a6000 and been looking for some cheap wide angle lens.
As I had an opportunity to test both these lenses a little bit I did many shots from wide open to fully "closed" with same scene and precisely focusing. As I was choosing which one to buy I really tried to do the test as good and precise as I can. Honestly the MEIKE really really surprised me. The sharpness was absolutely comparable with both these lenses - sometimes a little bit better with Samyang, sometimes Meike and sometimes it was pretty much the same. I also didn't notice such big image quality loss in the corners with Meike - it was mostly pretty much the same as the Samyang but many times I saw even a bit more detail and sharpness with the Meike! I definitely didn't expect that.
Along with the aberation Samyang has and the price difference I bought the Meike and while owning it few months now I really am happy for the purchase. If I needed wider aperture I would go for Samyang but as far as I am good with f2.8 I had really no reason to buy the Samyang/Rokinon. As the Meike is quite a lot cheaper there could be some variance in built quality so I believe it could just be possible that my lens performs better than yours. Who knows.
Thanks for the videos and keep up. Have a nice day.
I have the Rokinon 12mm, which I use on an M43 Olympus. It is a nicely built lens that is considerably less expensive than its Olympus counterpart. I found that the lens hood that came with the lens was a poor fit (too loose), so I bought a $3 metal lens hood from eBay. The lens performs very well on M43, although I did find the focus ring a bit stiff. It is a great buy.
I have a Sony a7iii I bought the meike 12mm f/2.8 but as I took the pic and the video have the barrel , it’s like a vignette. Is it supposed to do that ? Or I have to tweet it at post ?
Definitely will get this rokinon eventually
That chromatic aberration with the Rokinon was significant. It's easier to make things sharper than remove the purple fringe. The bokeh was nice on the Rokinon but I preferred the Meike lens.
Did tou test this lenses on a7k on crop mode?
Please compare meike 12mm vs 7artisans 12mm
Thanks
Hello brother...I Need your help please I want to buy manual focus lens but i can't choose which one is best....Meike 12mm f/2.8 or 7artisans f/2.8...please i need your advise..
Are you going to try the 7artisans lenses anytime soon? I just ordered the 7.5/2.8 fisheye for fuji and no one seems to have reviewed it yet. You can get them all in NEX too.
Interesting. I will have to order one. Thanks for the heads up!
Beautiful video and well done TechnologyMafia! Rokinon is rock! It's the best sharp for wider lens. I suggest you might want to learn how to use RAW editing. It's not that hard. It's very easy to remove purple fringing CA and correction distortion. Easy fix and editing chromatic aberration, vignetting, and a little barrel distortion can be done in lightroom. Pro tips F/2.0 to F/5.6 sometimes it gets purple fringing and distortion. F/5.6 to F/8.0 is perfect for just JPEG. I always shoot RAW + JPEG mode in the A6000. I keep all JPEG but if I want to fix something I want then use RAW editing in Lightroom. But I understand you're prefer JPEG and amateur for all people on this video review. Maybe someday you might want to try it. :)
And again... Quality work, thanks...
thanks I was looking forward to this viedeo... thanks great job
Thanks for the compliment!
Either meike or 7artisans 12mm, which one is better in performance?
looks like we might be looking at a Rokinon 12m VS Sony 10-18 next???
hey, just saw your comparison, very good video. The f-stops between lenses are not comparable unless your front and end elements are the same size. It's why cinema use T-stops.
Please review the Mitakon Speedmaster mark 3
Heya, good post, as always. I've just bought a Sony a6000 for the purpose of shooting VIDEOS of home interiors for real estate. My question is: since these (and other budget 12mm or 14mm or 16mm E-Mount lenses are MANUAL Focus), what is your advice for setting one of these lenses to do a good (focused) job Video'ing home interiors? Thanks & keep your beautiful bean footage coming at us. Thumbs up!!! Chuck : +)
Which for astro photography? I’m assuming rokinon due to the lower f stop, correct?
Eli M Yeah, I don't trust Meike multi coating either.
Googled for a comparison of these 2 lens and look who popped up! Getting tired of how heavy the zenitar 16mm with the speed booster is.
Hahahaha Rokinon all day. It is my favorite wide angle. Come visit Austin!
Wonder how a 7artisans 12mm f2.8 lens fairs against Samyang and Meike.
Chua Say Peng i had the 7 art, its not that sharp
@@define102Depends on the one you get, my copy of the 7Artisans is quite good
Nice comparison video. The kit lens is sharp enough for me, and I don't need that wide for now.
Since you manual focus the shots, I suspect there are some differences due to lack of accuracy. Regarding the Meike lens, I'm not surprised if they cheat the f/stops, i.e, f/2 is actually f/2.8, etc.
Right, there will always be issues with manual focus accuracy. The Rokinon focuses at infinity, the Meike doesnt really, you have to dial it back from infinity for accurate focus.
At 10:48. I think f2 to f2.8 is a full stop difference.
Great comparison video!
Thanks!!!
how about e16+ecu1？
NICE COMPARISON
Thanks for the dope comparison!
so from the video the conclusion (beside the price) are,
rokinon better sharpness and low light, but got lot chromatic aberration
meike less sharpness, little chromatic aberration, and almost zero distortion,
so can you suggest which lens should i get? both got the pro and cons, but as a photographer which one you prefer to get? thanks, appreciate it.
Rokinon is the better lens, without question.
wow thanks for the fast reply. even with the old videos. thanks for the suggestion. appreciate it!
anyway i just saw rokinon 10mm. have you tried it yet?
@@ArthurR NO ITS NOT!
The Rokinon is one of my favourite lenses on my A6500
Why don’t you shoot at f8 or f10?
Usable to sony A7 or only for aps-c?
Christopher Guevacci only apsc
Is focus peaking still available with this lenses?
Yes it is!
ALex thanks!
I'm waiting you comparison sony 10-18 and rokinon 12mn
Coming up soon!
Great comparison thanks! Rokinon seems the clear winner.
Although the f stop is indicated as f2.8, it doesn't mean that both lenses will have the same build standards. It's just the ssme with sharpness, as your manually focusing. Although being 12mm they would be basically sharp front to back if stopped down to f8.
how about 7artisans vs meike on 12mm?
asmr starts at 3:17
goog work, thank you
Oh my gosh your voice is so pleasant
chào bạn, 1 tuần trước tôi đã mua ống kính meike 12f2.8 naỳ và so sánh với rekinon 12f2 của tôi đang dùng, kết quả của tôi trái ngược với bạn, meike nét hơn tại f8 và f11 so với rekinon 12, tại f2.8 meike nét rìa bên trái kém hơn, bạn hãy vặn chỉnh lại vòng lấy nét của meike kết quả sẽ thay đổi đó, tôi sử dụng máy ảnh fujifilm xt20
Post MOAR videos!!!
Dude. I lost my voice.
From always yelling at Jenessa!?
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how about video autofocus? thanks
These lenses dont have autofocus.
4th!! I have the 12mm Rokinon it is great!!
What about the bad Sharpness on the side
what about the 7artisans 12 mil?
onraj9mm the 7artisans is f2.8, darker than Rokinon
its actually a thing that the red ring makes the image sharper
Sharp... but all that Chromatic Aberration on the Rokinon... jesus wept..
I agree with u
yes it kills the lens basically
@@nwpgunner nah, its easily corrected in Lightroom, same with barrel distortion. But you cant make a lens sharper!
I am so confuse to pick one of the lens. Which to pick ):
Pick the Rokinon!
TechnologyMafia thanks !
TechnologyMafia even if meike have half price of the Rokinon, still Rokinon is better deal?
TechnologyMafia even if meike have half price of the Rokinon, still Rokinon is better deal?
TechnologyMafia even if meike have half price of the Rokinon, still Rokinon is better deal?
samyang/ rokinon do great with this lens.. 🖒🖒
10-18 f4 comparison rok f2? Get on it technology m 👍🏼
If all of these shots are hand held, you are quite of a consistent shooter.
The difference in brightness even with same settings is due to t-stops. remember glass is not 100% efficient in letting in light.
Interesting. I've never studied t-stops. Although I am tempted to get the Rokinon 12mm t2.2 now....
TechnologyMafia the T2.2 is optically the same lens but designed for video, like unclicked aperture. video lens have standardize on T-stops, while still lens still only post f-stop only.
WTF I just bought a samyang 12mm f2, that it's basically this Rokinon and... where in the world I got into?! 3:47
the reason one is brighter than the other is because of transmission, the amount of light that actually hits the sensor. Similar to horsepower versus horsepower at the wheels of a car. Sony is starting to mark their lenses with t - stops to indicate how much light actually gets through the lens compared to the aperture.
Good info. Thanks for the comment!
t-stops can still be implemented in photography and Sony has lenses marked than can be used for photos, as well as video. You didn't really add anything useful to the discussion other than the fact that t-stops are typically, and have been, used in video. I wasn't aware that the two lenses were different apertures.
It's ok, I've made a habit of sounding arrogant online. I do however feel like t-stops should be incorporated into lens buying, since the aperture doesn't always directly tell how it will perform in low light. I do understand it's use in video; so there is less variance with exposures when swapping lens.
f-stop its depth of field charachteristic. t-stop its brightness charachteristic. Lens with max F1.4 may be darker that lens with max aperture F1.8.
This is nice. Two people actually having a civilized discussion on youtube for once haha
Damn, I was getting all riled up about this until I realized... that's not full frame :P
Of course... then I realized that this covers only 90° FOV while the full frame 14mm offers 115° FOV. Ah man, I thought about getting myself a cheap vintage 28mm wide angle before spending "so much money" on a lens but... those possibilities... man... no more stitching panoramas with that big-ass FOV...
Nice job, as usual. Apparently a little better glass in the Rokinon.
Indeed, you are correct.
F2 to F2.8 is a full 1 stop
Indeed, my mistake!
No, I dont have an A7K
Meike lens darker at 2.8 because t-stops =/= f stops. Rokinon has more light transmission
its strange that the rokinon is rated T2.2 in the cine version
there is the new 85 f2.8, it would be nice if you do that.man
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Wow... totally going for the Rokinon for interior real state photo, despite the fringing, always shoot f8 and above.
T stop vs F stop...
It maybe brighter because the cheaper lens has a slight colour tint.
I speak Chinese so pronunciation is: May Kuh
LOL, When you say, "Not sure why the Meike is not performing...." The answer is simple, the picture is out of focus. The rule states that if none of the image is in focus, the entire image is out of focus.
Rokinon is a clear winner! Thanks for a very informative review.
NOPE. I have both and sold the Rokinon.
rokinon vs kit lens may be a good idea..
This is a very interesting test. Makes you wonder about lenses that claim to be 0.95 if they really are. If you didn't do this test no one would have been wise to these differences in a lens that look so similar. On my channel lenses are one of my favorite things to review though
The aberration on the Rokinon is just unacceptable.
02:10 Why is it important to say, that you are not a professional photographer ;)?
So people wont make fun of my bad photos.... haha
i have the samyang/rokinon, and its to easy to focus, and to sharp, no always, but in is to sharp, to take night photography its good, but the sony a6000 make a little dificult, but its ok. for the price looks better the meike, but the quality its far away better in the rokinon. good video as always
I agree, unless $100 is going to break the budget, better to go with the Rokinon.
Folks, an F-Stop is a mathematical equation. It's based on the focal length of the lens relative to size of the opening through which light is allowed. It is not an exact science. Thats why cine lenses use T-Stops which is accurate to the sensor. This guy gives bad info.
Meike always lies about their F-stop
2nd! :)
fstop = boke, tstop = brightness, just FYI.
prusaks you means if get cine lens with T stop it will always produce sharp edge to edge image without blurring background ?
No. Fstop is the theoretical amount of light a lens can capture(calculated based on lens physical size ignoring glass inside). Tstop is the actual amount(measured at sensor).
If you don't want boke, bump up apature to f10 or so. Regarding sharpness, only option is checking lens reviews or dxomark.
Meike all the way and for half the price
You aren’t an optometrist are you? I keep on wondering lol sry
I have both and the Meike is better, Rokinon feels cheap and helluva purple fringing. Your sharpness test was tainted towards the Rokinon for some reason, you seem to not put the Meike lens in focus. I think u did this on purpose. The Meike lens has GREAT SHARPNESS, especially when u use the focus peaking. Very lame job because you like the Rokinon better.
First
rokinon looks to be made for bigger sensor
Rokinon(Samyang) = Korean brand.
Meike = China brand.
Looks like the transmission with the Rokinon is better than on the Meike...
Put this on 1.5x playback speed and he'll sound like a normal person speaking.
HOW DARE YOU.
Cliffnotes: Rokinon is sharper. Meike is rubbish.
EE DESIGN how much different they are
Mee-kay, not Mi-key.