Meike 85mm f/2.8 1.5x Macro lens (Nikon Z/F, Sony E, Canon RF, Fuji X, M43)
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- A 1.5x Macro lens for full frame cameras under $270! Is it good or should you avoid it? What are the gotchas? I've done all the testing and will share with you my results in this review!
* This lens is available for Nikon Z, Nikon F, Canon RF, Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds mount cameras
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I've changed my camera setup, lighting setup a bit when filming this review, do you like it or prefer my older setup? Let me know please!
Also i shot this review using the Panasonic S5 with the 20-60 kit lens and audio was captured using the Lensgo LWM-308 wirless mic which i'm working on a review at the moment.
Wide angle distortion too much, imo
Thanks for the honest feedback @1fareast14
Good deal I can't wait to try it. Thank you......just snagged it off ebay for 70 bucks new
Very helpful video! I’m looking for a macro lens for my Z6ii for occasional use. This might fit the bill, especially at this price point
Glad it was helpful!
I own this lens and the twin ring control doesn’t bother me anymore.
I kind of gave up taking portraits since the fine tuning focus takes time because of the tiny throw you were saying and the subject can only stand one or two pictures.
In macro world this lens shines especially in combination with Meike twin flash. It is lighter than the Sony 90mm (just to mention a mirrorless lens) and costs 4 times less, plus it goes to 1,5 magnification. Not saying it’s better (mf only, no stabilization,...) but great value and serious upgrade from macro rings. To a point where it is perfectly fine unless you need to double it as a portrait lens.
What I like about this lens is also the look. It’s got some character!
Hey Andrea thanks for watching and sharing your experience with us. Great to hear you feel the same about the focus control when shooting non-macro photos. Also great hearing the twin ring control doest bother you anymore as I thought that maybe the case as well.
New setup lookin good 👌
Damn you are fast!!!
Richard Wong oh yeah💪🎥
Really good review, Richard. Thank you and thanks to Andrea too. This looks like a fine lens, especially when judged as a Macro photography lens.
Re the presentation, I actually quite liked the lighting and I did not notice anything that did not look natural.
Hey Clarke thank you! Yes it is not a bad lens at all especially for people on a budget. Just need to prepare themselves with the unusual dual ring control and the limited travel throw, but otherwise it is great value for money lens.
Thanks for the feedback re the new setup! Glad to hear you like it.
Does the focus peaking work while using the lens on the Z series cameras?
Hey Richard, sorry for commenting on such an old video. I noticed a few videos before this one, you said you will be shooting more video reviews with the Mitakon 17mm. Is this one of them? If not... what lens is this shot on? It looks wondering, great lighting btw.
I am debating between the Mitakon 17mm and the Laowa 17 f1.8 right now.
Hi Zander, no worries feel free to comment on any video I always try to answer all comments anyway. And no this was not shot on mitakon as I have switched to the s5 at that time. But I am switching back to m43 now so I might be shooting with the mitakon again soon
@@TheRealRichardWong Could you reference a on your channel that you've shot with the Mitakon? and hi-five for jumping back to m43!
Hi @Zander Mai, sorry about the late reply. This is one of the video shot using the Mitakon. czcams.com/video/RH9yIdQEI7A/video.html
Such a cool lens for an unbelievable price. Can't wait to get mine in a month or so. I hope the focus gets a bit less stiff with extended use, that would be great. But even if it doesn't there's nothing to compete with this lens honestly :x
have fun!!! :)
I just picked this lens up used for like, 25 bucks, Incredibly low-cost, its excellent! Though, even with my well used example, the focus ring reminds incredibly stiff
@@hgrunt100 25 bucks? How even... These thing have been out of stock for literally a year... They could easily be sold for full price 😂 You got very lucky!
I still really enjoy mine. Even at full price it's incredible value 👍🏻
@@SyntheticFuture Ebay is the king for this stuff. I think the guy was just liquidating all of his gear, he had a few other lenses i grabbed as well, some good Samyang glass. Very happy with this lenses performance
Perfect for capturing negatives using a lightbox and tripod
Have you tried it?
Actually that's a good idea! I didn't think about that at all
Thank you for this very informative video
Glad it was helpful!
@@TheRealRichardWong Received the lens today for my Fuji X-T2. Amazed by how close I can focus! The lens is also extremely sharp! Manual focus is the way to go for product shots anyhow so I do not miss the autofocus feature.
yes agree i don't really use autofocus much for product shots as well. so not having AF is not an issue at all. Enjoy jason!
Hi Richard, I'm thinking of buying this lens, I like your honest review, what do you think of using this for video? Thanks!
Tony, I can't remember if it has focus breathing or not but the focus ring may not be the easiest or smoothest for video. What sort of video are you planning to shoot with this lens?
@@TheRealRichardWong I like to shoot very close up, like food video so looking for a very nice sharp macro lens. Perhaps you could be so kind to recommend another lens, I'm shooting on the Lumix S1h, but I shoot all manual so I have Canon EF, and Nikon F mount lens adapters. Thanks!
There is nothing wrong with this lens if you don't need to change focus during the filming. It is sharp enough and very good value for money. Another lenses you could also look at is the laowa 100mm macro. Better image quality but also more expensive.
@@TheRealRichardWong I may end up changing focus so probably need something more smooth focus ring, I really appreciate the tip for the Laowa I will check it out, thanks Richard!
No probs. And if you do want to order a laowa, it would be great if you consider using my affiliated link in my laowa reviews :)
One question, this lens is reccomended for rings video&photo in macro... (wedding)
I would if you want a cost effective macro lens
Only thing is for video, it is hard to do smooth focus pull during the shot
@@TheRealRichardWong can make u a private questiona bout this lens? and send u examples... did any way to contact u ?
You can find my email address on the about tab.. or can email me from my website www.photobyrichard.com :) drop me a message here after you sent as some times email go to my spam box so I can check
@@TheRealRichardWong email sent
@@atlanticcorpphotographyandfilm got your emaiil! I will get back to you soon!
Can I use this lens with Fuji XA3 ?
Yes there is a fuji x version
I bought this lens and tested it today and this lens is no good for video, not sure about photos but it is just too soft, had to stop down to f8 for it to begin to be sharp. :(
That is strange tony. Got some video clips you can share as I found this lens to be pretty sharp
@@TheRealRichardWong I'm struggling with getting noise in the image when shooting VFR, 120 Hd and 4k 60, I'm using Cine D and Natural profiles and still noisy image, I"m not shooting higher than 640 Iso, lots of light and had the Meike 85 macro lens at f8 to f11. I'm absolutely stumped! Perhaps you can help with a suggestion or how you shoot VFR and your settings, it would be much appreciated! Thanks Richard!
Since the VFR video is only full HD resolution, i would be really surprised if any softness is caused by the lens itself.
Shooting at 120fps means your shutter speed has to be very fast at least 1/240fps usually. And also shooting macro or even just close up photos mean your shutter speed also has to increase further more to avoid blurriness caused by motion or camera shake. What it means is you need tonnes of light if you want to capture nice, sharp video footage if you are filming indoor. Some high power LED light would help a lot.
If you can post a video clip i maybe able to help you identify where the problem is.
@@TheRealRichardWong Thanks for the response, I will post a video and share.