$200 AUTOFOCUS 85MM!? Meike 85mm f/1.8 AF vs Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE (Photo & Video Review)

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$200 AUTOFOCUS 85MM!? Meike 85mm f/1.8 AF vs Sony 85mm f/1.8 FE (Photo & Video Review)

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Tom Calton

Күн бұрын

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@chuck7729 Жыл бұрын

2:37 - FINALLY, someone doing this kind of testing to understand how loud the lens is with continuous fire. Thank you!

@visionz_n_media Жыл бұрын

Nice review. I’ve had this lens a little over a month now and have done a couple client shoots with it. For portrait work it performed flawlessly for me. The image quality also held up very well on the images I cropped in on.

@izudinhasan4669 Ай бұрын

@@visionz_n_media is it worth the money? Im going to buy this instead from viltrox

@TheRelentlessAssault Жыл бұрын

Let’s be honest 90% of photography in this digital age is editing. With that smooth bokeh people should have no problem making these photos from a $195 lens look like they came out of a $1900 lens.

@mo-plays4320 2 ай бұрын

Did they make a firmware update for the Meike lens

@j.zuberi Жыл бұрын

Gawd the Meike 85mm is STUNNING! Glad i came across this, saved a ton of money!

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for the comment

@cecilsharps Жыл бұрын

when the chinese lens makers copy an old lens formula an just update the coatings they can put out a good lens.

@benjamindover4337 Жыл бұрын

Considering George's beard, might have to switch to animal AF for better accuracy.

@davidalangraham Жыл бұрын

🤣

@yesayadanu 10 ай бұрын

It would be super nice if you included the flare test 3:45 without & with the hood.

@TomCalton 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Pointing the lens into direct lighting wouldn't make much impact, it's only side lighting really, but I'll bear this in mind for future tests!

@Thomasmcse Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your test. Always great to have so many options for Sony, and of course budget options.

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

My pleasure - thanks for watching 😁😁

@vincevlogs790 Жыл бұрын

Does the Autofocus works in Sony A6000? hope i will get answers. thank you.

@thb5505 9 ай бұрын

@tomcalton nice review, thank you. I'm wondering if there was firmware after all, and did improve the AF issues? Thanks!

@sutututuuu_ 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I was looking at the comments wondering the same thing lol

@davidalangraham Жыл бұрын

Another awesome review and even better video and photos! There is budget and then there is cheap but if you really need a super cheap lens I guess it would get the job done. 😊

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

For $200 I think you get what you pay for. I've tested worse lenses that cost 3-4x this one. More please Meike!

@Original_Pepe_Pupu 3 ай бұрын

Re: the Meike lens. One thing I’ve never seen mentioned in reviews - so it may or may not be particular to my copy of the lens - is that when shooting with Electronic First Curtain Shutter turned on, there is a gradient shadow (in horizontal orientation) in the top 1/4-1/3 of the frame, increasingly so, at speeds 1/1000 and higher. This is exacerbated by smaller apertures, as well. This does not occur with full-mechanical shutter, nor with full-electronic shutter. A consolation: if shooting outdoors at wide apertures (and therefore faster speeds), it’s best to shoot with full-mechanical shutter, since EFCS causes “bokeh” to look choppy or distorted.

@yannicksibilly 4 ай бұрын

Just found out about this lens on amazon and I'm pleased to see that a lense like this one is nice. I don't own a sony body yet, but coming form nikon and buying used lenses, I tend to think that switching to sony is clearly a bing jump in prices to have some good lenses. Since I'm not a pro, and shooting only for passion, it's great to find some budget friendly lenses, making photography more affordable.

@mchandsome1 Жыл бұрын

Great review. Crazy that this was all filmed down the road from me lol

@cinelensgeeky3648 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous, I am getting one for my Sony a7M4, budget one for a beginner

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@goygoy7162 Жыл бұрын

Hey Türkiye'den selam. I want to buy it for Sony a7iv but it is not in the compatibility list ? and Why is Melike still out of stock?

@portraitdabbler9221 Жыл бұрын

Loved the video😊 I am buying the Sony FE 1.8 after watching all your 85mm lens videos😊 Super helpful ❤

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad you found them useful! Thanks for the comment 🙂

@mattduncan5500 Жыл бұрын

@@TomCalton Brother tom! im looking at the Viltrox85 and just found i can get the Meike85 for half of the price where i am. I know you reviewed both, in different comparisons Thoughts? do you think there would be much differ thanks in advance

@Patrick-vi9xr Жыл бұрын

Great review as alyways. You should have few times more subscribers with such good quality content, just wtf?

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Thanks Patrick, I appreciate it. Feel free to help spread the word by liking and sharing!

@atmaninside2012 Жыл бұрын

Yongnuo has released an updated version of 85 1.8 DF DSM, looking forward to more tests from you!

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

I've been trying to get hold of Yongnuo test samples for ages but every time I get somewhere they let me down at the last minute. I think it might be because I'm based in the UK. Fingers crossed we can work something out with them soon.

@thezdaa5938 7 ай бұрын

I just bought the Meike 85 but the pictures are still blurred and the manual mode doesn’t work cause when i use the ring it zooms in , any suggestions

@JayBacay 8 ай бұрын

is this the same with the meike 85mm for fuji x mount?

@mirko2481 8 ай бұрын

Im confused you said sony but on the screen is shown meike 2:37

@jeremiahomotoso5990 11 ай бұрын

what effect gave you the film grain edit please?

@random-3489 Жыл бұрын

Any alternative for a cannon camera ? Plz and thx

@bwilliamspc Жыл бұрын

Viltrox better then this?

@josnicgranfilms3731 Жыл бұрын

Does it do a great job on Sony A6400?

@TheTopseat 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. Question, I'm new to photography and thinking about buying this lens. Does the Meike zoom to 85mm or is it locked at 85mm?

@Dgrealy1 7 ай бұрын

Its a prime so its locked at 85mm.

@simmo303 Ай бұрын

There

@MartinV. 2 ай бұрын

Great video

@nandysullivan3005 Жыл бұрын

This or tokina 85mm 1.8?

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Tokina. No doubt!

@huyked Жыл бұрын

2:36 Either you labeled it wrong, or looked at the wrong footage. The labels and what you say are opposite. 3:12 Not sure if it was purposely made to be lighter/brighter, so the labels are more readable(?), but it doesn't work for us night owls that get blasted with the brightness. lol. Possibly try darker, or blur yourself... or maybe the lightness was a mistake. Either way, thank you for the review!

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Yes, good spot, that is a mistake. The labels should be the other way around.

@stans5270 Жыл бұрын

Good image quality @$200 or very good image quality for 3X the price. Me thinks Meike.

@dandanu2526 Ай бұрын

For 100$ i'll give it a try:))

@RadityaPerdana Жыл бұрын

I’m dissapointed on Meike’ AF and its sharpness… but what can I say… its super cheap!

@reycubantv Жыл бұрын

People wants the cheap lens to work better than the expensive ones lol. 200 bucks lol it’s an amazing lens for that price

@michelecintramika8482 9 ай бұрын

2:28 and 2:32 I would rather have the best bokeh with less sharpness than the best sharpness with worse bokeh. I'm referring to the Canon RF 85mm f2 which is very sharp and has HORRIBLE bokeh and costs a lot. I have the Canon R6II and I only have the RF50mm f1.8. I think the aesthetics of the RF85mm f2 are HORRIBLE! And the RF85mm f1.2 costs the same price as a Sony A7M4 + FE 85mm f1.8. So, I'd rather have two cameras with both lenses than buy just one RF85mm f1.2.

@razafiarisonmichael4421 Жыл бұрын

The meike looks like a 1.6 rather than an 1.8

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

The bokeh is amazing for just $200!

@Donbros Жыл бұрын

Is that model your wife? Asking because I often see her as main model in your videos

@TomCalton Жыл бұрын

Nope, she's not my wife. We just enjoy working with Georgia and we tend to shoot a number of videos in one day to save time and cost. Hence why there's often a bunch of videos with her in them followed by a bunch of videos with Katey or another model in them.

@Donbros Жыл бұрын

@@TomCalton oh, okay