I've been wanting a mild tele with good sunstars, and the Meike delivers. The Panasonic looks good at larger apertures, but F5.6-8 is the typical range for landscapes. So I may pick up the Meike eventually. Thanks for the review.
The LUMIX 85mm 1.8 goes for $349 in used-like-new condition on a popular used camera site. With its light weight and weather sealing, that’s probably going to be my pick.
Those sunstars on the Meike are very nice, thanks for the demonstration. Too bad about the uncorrected distortion though, makes for a bit more work in post. Altogether though, a nice lens for those who don't need the fastest AF.
Not sure why everyone is so obsessed with absolute sharpness and zero chromatic aberration. The lumix still looks great unless your pixel peeping, and it feels more organic. Can’t explain why
I don't think everyone is obsessed with absolute sharpness..etc When I buy lenses, I actually don't care so much about sharpness as long as it's good enough. And 90% of lenses these days are good enough. I do care more about bad CA and lens flare performance as if it's too bad, then it could ruin the photo in my opinion. However a bit of lens flare is not a big issue, i like it actually for artistic reasons. However as a reviewer I do need to point out the strength and weakness to allow you guys to decide if it matters to you or not. What I would like to see is more lenses that focus less about being technically perfect.. in return lenses that are smaller/easier to carry and more fun to shoot.
@@TheRealRichardWong I don’t feel like you are obsessed with sharpness as a creator. You’ve made that clear in many of your videos. I just feel like so much of the photography community cares about “optical perfection” over anything else.
I would encourage people to question whether they need a f/1.4 at all - I always wanted one, but now I've got a 85mm f/1.8 (Viltrox, excellent lens) - I don't feel any need for f/1.4. I'd rather have a smaller, lighter f/1.8!
Hey nice review, and congrats on the free lens. Looks like a good lens for 1.4 which is great to see in L mount. Shame about the autofocus, I wonder if Viltrox is ever going to build lenses for L mount. I recently have been falling in love with their pro and even non pro lenses.
thanks for watching. Yes it would be interested to see what other 3rd party lens companies will do! I know more than one Chinese optics company are interested (I can't say the name)
Hi NORTHWEST HOTSPOTS, yes Meike just released the new 35 f/2 for L and they have asked if I can review their lens. Unfortunately my Sept/Oct is already pretty busy with some other reviews/personal commitments so I have to turn down their offer this time.
Hi Sakaphoto, sorry i can't say if they are good or not. There were some firmware updates I was hoping to see that has never arrived, but then i just look at their website, it seems they are constantly releasing new firmware: www.mkgrip.com/down.html My suggestion is, buy the lens if you are perfectly happy or OK with what it is right now. Consider any firmware update a bonus/surprise.
@@ТарасГалишко-х9ц the flange distance of these two mounts are too close , only 0.75mm. That makes it virtually impossible to make an adaptor between these two mounts
The AF is not good enough for video, the lens profile is buggy, huge focus breathing, the colors are way too different to mix with first party lenses. Let’s check back in a couple of years …
hi Mitch, Meike has asked if i can review that lens, unfortunately I already got a very busy review schedule and other personal commitments for the next few months so i'm not able to review this lens even though i really want to. 35mm is my favourite focal length.
Wow, it's amazing how much better CA is with the Meike 85mm over the Lumix 85mm. CA is one of the negatives of Lumix f/1.8 lenses. And the Meike bokeh and sun stars are pretty awesome!!
@@shumshum4088 Sorry about that... CA is short for Chromatic Aberration. Regardless of the Lumix f/1.8 lenses having more CA, I still really like the Lumix lenses!!
I wonder what is the legal status of the Meike L- Mount lenses. As far as i know Meike isn't part of L mount alliance and L Mount doesn't allow lenses from outside the alliance members.
I think it's just like third party for the Z mount. Nikon didsn't approve most of them maybe apart from Sigma or Tamron, but all the companies like Meike, Viltrox still make them. The only one that went nasty is Canon that send letters to third party companies
Price is very similar, so would you choose the Meike or the Lumix?
Nice vid Rich ! The Meike seems solid, nice images I still think I would choose the Lumix.
I wouldn't trust Chinese brand as much as Panasonic, yet.
Nice review, I would pick the Meike. I want a portrait lens for paid job. The picture quality is imprssive and i love the BOKEH! 😍
you forgot to change the mm in the AF comparison, it still reads 50mm
I've been wanting a mild tele with good sunstars, and the Meike delivers. The Panasonic looks good at larger apertures, but F5.6-8 is the typical range for landscapes. So I may pick up the Meike eventually. Thanks for the review.
Awesome upload timing, I just searched for this video and coincidentally it was posted 26 mins ago!
That's awesome! Hope this video helped!
The LUMIX 85mm 1.8 goes for $349 in used-like-new condition on a popular used camera site. With its light weight and weather sealing, that’s probably going to be my pick.
Those sunstars on the Meike are very nice, thanks for the demonstration. Too bad about the uncorrected distortion though, makes for a bit more work in post. Altogether though, a nice lens for those who don't need the fastest AF.
Not sure why everyone is so obsessed with absolute sharpness and zero chromatic aberration.
The lumix still looks great unless your pixel peeping, and it feels more organic. Can’t explain why
I don't think everyone is obsessed with absolute sharpness..etc When I buy lenses, I actually don't care so much about sharpness as long as it's good enough. And 90% of lenses these days are good enough. I do care more about bad CA and lens flare performance as if it's too bad, then it could ruin the photo in my opinion. However a bit of lens flare is not a big issue, i like it actually for artistic reasons.
However as a reviewer I do need to point out the strength and weakness to allow you guys to decide if it matters to you or not.
What I would like to see is more lenses that focus less about being technically perfect.. in return lenses that are smaller/easier to carry and more fun to shoot.
@@TheRealRichardWong I don’t feel like you are obsessed with sharpness as a creator. You’ve made that clear in many of your videos. I just feel like so much of the photography community cares about “optical perfection” over anything else.
@@CartyCantDance I think maybe it's because sharpness is something that is easier to quantify?
I would encourage people to question whether they need a f/1.4 at all - I always wanted one, but now I've got a 85mm f/1.8 (Viltrox, excellent lens) - I don't feel any need for f/1.4. I'd rather have a smaller, lighter f/1.8!
Hey nice review, and congrats on the free lens. Looks like a good lens for 1.4 which is great to see in L mount. Shame about the autofocus, I wonder if Viltrox is ever going to build lenses for L mount. I recently have been falling in love with their pro and even non pro lenses.
thanks for watching. Yes it would be interested to see what other 3rd party lens companies will do! I know more than one Chinese optics company are interested (I can't say the name)
That f1.4 bokeh looks nice!
Master Richard! looks like meike now makes a 35mm for Lmount! I've been wanting a 35. have you tested it yet? I Im thinking about getting one.
Hi NORTHWEST HOTSPOTS, yes Meike just released the new 35 f/2 for L and they have asked if I can review their lens. Unfortunately my Sept/Oct is already pretty busy with some other reviews/personal commitments so I have to turn down their offer this time.
@@TheRealRichardWong The last review of a Mike was really good so the 35 is probably really good as well. What do you think?
Meike has been stepping up so I'm hoping the quality will be at least as good as their recent releases
nice sunflare comparison. what about sigma f1.4 vs meike ?need comparison for this two
thanks! I thought of doing that, but it's a bit hard to borrow Sigma L mount lenses (especially when I'm mainly reviewing other lenses)
Thx for your video. How is the S-AF and C-AF on the S1?
Do you know if Meike has been consistent with firmware updates? I'm interested in the lens, but I'm concerned about problems not being resolved.
Hi Sakaphoto, sorry i can't say if they are good or not. There were some firmware updates I was hoping to see that has never arrived, but then i just look at their website, it seems they are constantly releasing new firmware: www.mkgrip.com/down.html
My suggestion is, buy the lens if you are perfectly happy or OK with what it is right now. Consider any firmware update a bonus/surprise.
Thanks for a great review. This is really a good lens and I hope Meike will make an X-mount version for Fujifilm as well.
thanks for watching! Let's see if Meike will release X-mount version in the future
Why won't Lumix make an adapter for lenses from L-mount to micra 4/3? for example, i have both sistems and it's will be very interesting for me...
@@ТарасГалишко-х9ц the flange distance of these two mounts are too close , only 0.75mm. That makes it virtually impossible to make an adaptor between these two mounts
Thanks!
thank you so much Michael!
The AF is not good enough for video, the lens profile is buggy, huge focus breathing, the colors are way too different to mix with first party lenses. Let’s check back in a couple of years …
@@ferdinandbardamu3945 I agree, I was tempted to get this for my Nikon, but went for a Viltrox 85mm instead. I'm very happy with it.
Don’t use af for video. Manual focus. Lots of great lenses focus breathe.
Any chance we see a review video on the Meike 35mm F2?
hi Mitch, Meike has asked if i can review that lens, unfortunately I already got a very busy review schedule and other personal commitments for the next few months so i'm not able to review this lens even though i really want to. 35mm is my favourite focal length.
Hello ，thanks for video , may u answer me a question? is meike 85mm 1.4 support lumix PDAF?
@@shumshum4088 yes it does
Will you be testing the new 33mm f1.4😅?
Haha probably not. Got quite a few reviews scheduled for next few weeks so can't fit this in
Is there any focus shift when burst shoot photos at highest framerate?
oh do you mean when shooting static target? like would the focus slowly drift away?
Wow, it's amazing how much better CA is with the Meike 85mm over the Lumix 85mm. CA is one of the negatives of Lumix f/1.8 lenses. And the Meike bokeh and sun stars are pretty awesome!!
Hello ,what is ca?😅
@@shumshum4088 Sorry about that... CA is short for Chromatic Aberration. Regardless of the Lumix f/1.8 lenses having more CA, I still really like the Lumix lenses!!
@@gvz1538 thanks for information , appreciate
I wonder what is the legal status of the Meike L- Mount lenses. As far as i know Meike isn't part of L mount alliance and L Mount doesn't allow lenses from outside the alliance members.
I think it's just like third party for the Z mount. Nikon didsn't approve most of them maybe apart from Sigma or Tamron, but all the companies like Meike, Viltrox still make them. The only one that went nasty is Canon that send letters to third party companies
@@beyosky2901 it could be that way. I prefer fully open mounts like Sony E mount or Fuji X mount
@@beyosky2901 Whoah wait? So I am using somewhat of an illegal lens on my Z mount?
@@amermeleitor E and X are not truly open mount though, there is no E or X mount camera from other brands for example.
@@beyosky2901 but E and X are open for third party lens manufacturers, without restrictions