Meike 85mm F1.4 Autofocus Lens Review

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Meike 85mm F1.4 Autofocus Lens Review

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In this video I check out the new Meike 85mm F1.4 autofocus lens for Full Frame Sony E Mount. You can read more and get your own here: meikeglobal.co...
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Пікірлер: 66

@mousse4444 9 ай бұрын

It may be a cheap lens but the photo of you and your wife +the kids is terrific. Kudos to whoever took that photo.

@supermanlovers 9 ай бұрын

I can recommend the Samyang 85mm 1.4 (2nd gen). Quality, autofocus and sharpness are flawless. Colours are a little warmer (but nothing that bothers me). For around $400 (only know the Euro prices) it's actually the only affordable option. The Sigma costs twice as much and is extremely large and heavy. The Sony GM is in a completely different league in terms of price.

@MrFaccts 9 ай бұрын

Yungnuo is 85mm f1.8 is the sharpest 85mm lens and made it to the third position in overall function

@watarchives 9 ай бұрын

@@MrFaccts I think imo, Viltrox T1.5 is better

@NAM3L3555 9 ай бұрын

Sigma 85 1.4 dg dn the second version isn't heavy and large maybe you are confused with the 1st version .

@supermanlovers 9 ай бұрын

@@NAM3L3555 I was already thinking about the 2nd version. But the Sigma is actually shorter than I remember. Nevertheless, it is 116g heavier. And it's almost twice the price. Maybe the Sigma is a bit sharper in the corners or the autofocus is a bit faster. Neither of which is important to me for portraits. So I saw no reason for the Sigma.

@NAM3L3555 9 ай бұрын

@@supermanlovers well you have to try better af no noise also sharper in the centre than the GM but the 85 gm have better sharpeness in corners.

@TeamOise 9 ай бұрын

The way my jaw dropped at the aperture cycle sound😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

@RickMentore 9 ай бұрын

The aperture click sounds as though one is winding up a child's toy! The images looks OK! Think I hold on to Zeiss Batis 85mm a bit longer. Fantastic work as usual, AR.

@tonypmedia 5 ай бұрын

Don't sleep on this lens people. Meike coming up too. I remember when Neewer came out people talked mess... now these droppin bangers, not Viltrox... Meike on the come up too! The outside is cheap but inside is actually quality. Glass is great! Edited because I forgot ...UPDATE THE FIRMWARE! They got two firmware updates for correcting the focus and focus reset.

@xhenriquefps 9 ай бұрын

Great to have you back arthur! Quick question, as you are remodeling your studio, so you also plan to make other types of content different than product reviews? Maybe news, tutorials, tips... I would like to see more

@ArthurR 9 ай бұрын

Thats a great idea! Ill consider it.

@christopherguillen6986 6 ай бұрын

he visto trabajar esta lente en un a6400 en su version final, y tirando en RAW los colores son completamente planos, el enfoque es super nitido, y las aberraciones a contra luz como escenario complejo se maneja bastante bien , al igual que el enfoque. ojala puedas probar la version final, sin embargo por esos valores yo lo pensaria entre un sigma 55 mm 1.4 para mi a6100 , saludos desde colombia.

@cinelensgeeky3648 9 ай бұрын

I heard meike's final production version has been updated to a greater level, working flawlessly.If so, I will grab one for myself.

@Pian 9 ай бұрын

i like the colour when you took landscape pics but for the skintone, i think this lens produce some weird colour. I think i need to reconsider to buy old samyang 85mm. Very much thank you AR

@dymone4894 9 ай бұрын

Shoulda stuck around Oregon a little longer. We have the first set of King Tides coming through this weekend. You would have enjoyed getting shots of those waves! Your review of the 1.8 version was spot on and I bought it knowing exactly what I was getting. Think i'll pass on this one.

@habtamumihret8486 Ай бұрын

Which one is better when you compared to Sony FE 85 mm 1.8?

@andresbejarano156 14 күн бұрын

Does it work for APSC sony?

@davect01 9 ай бұрын

Lens may be just ok but your family is looking great. 😊

@ArthurR 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Nathan-pq7sv 3 ай бұрын

I love your videos! Thx

@LDam-pf6lx Ай бұрын

@ArthurR, how is your experience with the AF, now that I has received som firmware updates?

@timgimbert3073 5 ай бұрын

Being a Nikon user I am waiting on a good 85mm 1.4. Hopefully soon.

@enshongmiranda 9 ай бұрын

I'd wait for the Viltrox 85mm 1.4 "Lab" series that might be announced by December.

@phillychannel394 3 ай бұрын

Can I use this lens to Canon M50 with a Meike drop in filter ?

@Original_Pepe_Pupu 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the review. Christopher Frost tested this lens as having practically no linear distortion, which is cool. This lens is overpriced, and if it were around $350 I’d consider it.

@classic.cameras 9 ай бұрын

Truthfully anyone considering this lens should just buy the Sony FE 85mm f1.8, that lens is amazing for the price.

@DjimmyTrovy 9 ай бұрын

Yes

@Vadimkatashid 4 ай бұрын

Probably better is Yongnuo 85-1.8?)

@ScalletaVito 9 ай бұрын

since it will come out for Sony E, Nikon Z, and Canon RF, maybe the first native 85mm f1.4 af for Nikon Z and Canon RF

@marcel4203 9 ай бұрын

Do you review the sirui lenses for aps-c? I think this lenses will be great!

@ArthurR 9 ай бұрын

Yes, review coming!

@marcel4203 9 ай бұрын

@@ArthurR thanks, i'm hyped 🤞🏻

@vuthevinh63 5 ай бұрын

Nó vs 85 Samyang thì sao ạ

@user-me5eb8pk5v 7 ай бұрын

Its like if you found a 72mm sony TV lens, weights like 2 pounds, solid glass. Then they said, this is for time travelers going into the past. So, they wasn't there to help for whatever reason, and you got a bunch of adapters and used the rubber lens hood, actually get a size bigger because it knows how to fight.

@EvanA. 9 ай бұрын

I spy the one of the new SIRUI APS-C lenses! 5:35

@edgarthart 6 ай бұрын

@ArthurR, which firmware where you using?

@nickwilliams7867 9 ай бұрын

Am I right in thinking this is the only 85f1.4 available in Z mount

@ryzenbiel4145 8 ай бұрын

RF Version?? Available??

@alexanderstrekalov7470 7 ай бұрын

Hello, please tell me, did the firmware update change the situation? Owners of Nikon cameras (z5, z6) say that tracking autofocus works for them.

@edgarthart 6 ай бұрын

I am also interested

@imanindawan280 9 ай бұрын

🎉

@abhishekkendle9974 9 ай бұрын

How does it compare with the Samyang 85 f/1.4 ?

@ArthurR 9 ай бұрын

I dont believe ive tried the AF version of the Samyang yet.

@WaliyopiNursulaeman 9 ай бұрын

new lens ttartisan 35mm f1.8 next review, please

@ziasabir1562 9 ай бұрын

😮😮😮

@ronaldceo1 9 ай бұрын

The footage before your trip

@classic.cameras 9 ай бұрын

That shiny nose at the end of the lens really makes it look ugly and cheap. Why is it shiny?

@ArthurR 9 ай бұрын

A bit of a strange design choice.

@Jorda5s 6 ай бұрын

Probably less friction and ware on the lens hood? Does look odd though I think I’ll paint mine matte when I get it

@wolfgangk1 6 ай бұрын

There is a green ting that I'm not feeling.

@marcbeebe 9 ай бұрын

Sounds to me like it was not ready for beta release, never mind end users.

@christopherguillen6986 6 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gd2gi7F61p3PcWw.html the new version is from metal body

@jasonbalenweddingfilm3749 4 ай бұрын

470usd?! that's the price of a used samyang 85 1.4 v1

@mikerichardson60 5 ай бұрын

Can't understand why anyone would buy one of these. Find a used Sigma 85mm ART lens for roughly the same price and get a much higher quality lens. I can grasp why people buy very cheap Chinese glass but once you're approaching $500 USD for a lens I just don't get it.

@byahenipedro7019 3 ай бұрын

you guys in the pictures are great, but the lens quality is a nightmare.

@mikerichardson60 5 ай бұрын

The Chinese love to make images look how they think other Chinese people find more attractive. Huawei does the same thing with the software in their phones. This would drive me bonkers with a lens.

@rogerrabbit3816 9 ай бұрын

Canon is cunning, and it doesn’t allow Viltrox, which is by now the most competitive third party lense manufacturer from China, to build RF lense. It wants to eliminate any potential threat to its own overpriced lenses.