Meike 85mm f/1.8 Autofocus lens review with samples (Full-frame & APS-C)
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- The first autofocus lens to appear from budget lens manufacturer Meike - let's see how it performs, and compare it a little with the competition.
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This is perhaps the loudest lens I've ever used. I once attempted to use it at an event and was asked to stop taking photos.
🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
Hahaha 😂 😂
😮😮😂
That focus noise is like a cicada in Japan's summer lol
Wtf 😂
Focus motor gives me dental office PTSD. Also takes me back to my childhood when we had to rewind VHS cassettes.
I like the fact that lens manufacturers are now using drill motors to power their autofocus.
Amnother very beautiful review, for which I congratulate you again! The most useful chapters are, of course, the pictures taken and the bokeh, which is great for this lens.
this was an awesome video, and I really like how you compared the lens sharpness, that was really helpful, def will be back to check out some more of your videos.
I bought this one because of you, not a fan of the AF noise but I am a hobbyist photographer and wanted to try out other budget lenses.So far so good.
Great price for such an impressive 85mm lens! A shame about the autofocus (maybe not the best lens for wedding ceremonies because of the noise) but never the less, a great, sharp option! Thanks for the video Christopher!
man what a dope video!
that seems like an interesting lens
thanks for sharing this with us
really really enjoyed watching this :D
"equivalent full-frame field of view"
awesome 👍
i've seen one chinese lens review that stated focus length 50mm(FF), 75mm(APS-C) in description
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What a great review! Thank you!
Great review, Chris!
what a dope video,
really interesting lens
thanks for sharing this with us, really enjoyed watching this
Thanks Christopher really nice review
Good gawd! The AF motor sounds like my paper shredder. 😮
Just now received the Meike f1.8 from Aliexpress which cost me 185$. The auto focus on the lens isn't as noisy as it sounds in the video. Unfortunately the minimum focusing distance on my lens is 1 meter instead of 0.85 meters. The auto focus is slow but i have always preferred manual focus which gives me much more control over the lens. I own the Canon 80D which is an APS-C format.
Thanks for the review. 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.
Guys. It's 360p now because YT is still encoding the FHD video. Put down your guns.
Great channel. Keep up the good work!
Imagine being a private investigator taking shots with this lens 💀 😂
Bruh 💀⚰️
To those using meike 85mm f1.8 - there is an update on their website, the newer stm version and this older version for canon mount are compatible. just connect the lens with a cable (it is seen as a disk on your pc) and just copy the file to the lens as you normally copy files to disks
Edit: what the update did for me: no focus shift any more. Before, the lens would need +4 correction to focus stopped down and +13 wide open. nearby targets would need less correction, targets at infinity would need more.
Now one single correction of just +1 works at any aperture and any distance. just...wow!!!
How did you mount the lens on your Sony bodies? Using MC-11 or other adapter? For autofocus part of your Canon lens reviews it would be nice have few words about how well they work adapted on Sony. Thanx for the great reviews...
I'm interested too in the sony af performance. But as always very good review I appreciate it.
Do you know your sample photos end up on page of Meike dealer on Taobao (Chinese version of Ebay) without credit?
Charles Wu Credit... That’s kind of funny considering this lens is the result of copying a truly uncountable amount of work done by other lens designers and manufacturers. If even the typeface on the box it comes in is lifted off another lens company’s packaging you can’t even imagine what had to be duplicated (creatively, I’m sure) at the fine mechanical level.
Hey Chris
I've watched both your reviews on the Meike & the updated Yongnuo (& Samyang/Rokinon too, but they're MF).
Which would you say is better between these 2 AF lenses though? (when their various differences of sharpness, AF performance, & colour fringing are compared)
I love your impartial reviews! Thanks.
I hope to see your review of samyang 85mm f1.4 af lens.
Hi Christopher, would your guess be that the manual only version is similar optically as the Auto-focus version you reviewed. Thanks
you just save me some money. very good review and i appreciate it!!
Bless you Chris !
Hi Christopher! I hope you can help me. I try this lens in a AS7II and the body detects it automatically like a APSC one. When I manually turn off the crop factor appears a bad distortion on the edges of the image. I suppose something works wrong, but I try with another new one and the same issue appears. Is like a glass reflect. I think that a full frame lens should works fine in 35mm mode. What would be wrong with it?
Great video once again nice job! I was wondering if you could review the tamron 90mmf2.8.
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your awesome lens review, always.
Good to see some photos of my hometown (Korea, I’m living in NZ now)
Recently I sold my 6D and bought eos M5 due to overseas traveling (around 6 month so need to be downsizing).
I’m looking for 85mm lens now and Meike one will be pretty good option for me. But still worry if it works on M5 or not.
Couldn’t find answer anywhere yet.
Have you got any feedback or updated from Meike after this review?
Thank you always,
Ron
Please take a look at the 7artisans 35mm 1.2
That AF motor screaaaaams... In my opinion Canon's version isn't that expensive and offers amazing quality with VERY fast AF.
Thanks, you prepare the best lens reviews in whole universe :) How to deal with color fringing? Can one get rid off it in Lightroom easily?
Thank You Sir !!
Which one is the best choice, yongnuo 85 f/1.8 or Meike 85mm f/1.8?
will you review the yongnuo 60mm macro?
Thought the cicadas were having a sunset party outside but it was just the autofocus noises 😂
Could you tell if the autofocus worked on the sony cameras? Thanks
I have three 85mm lenses: The Canon f/1.8 , Tamron 85 f/1.8 VC and the Samyang 85 f/1.4. They all have their strengths and weaknesses. The Canon lens have some real problem with longitudinal chromatic abberation, which can ruin many images, and is much more difficult to remove than lateral CA. It also has, on occasion less than perfect bokeh. The Samyang lens is rather horrible in many aspects, but as a portrait lens, it renders images that is appealing to many, because it can create a very dreamy look, and that is, too me, a more important characteristic of a portrait lens. For that reason, I think the test on the AF sound is a bit missleading. In real life, you will not focus repeatedly through the entire focus range, but rather in very small adjustments, in which case the sound will much less distracting. I would be interested in seeing how this lens bokeh, transition between in- and out- of focus areas, longitudinal CA etc. The glimpses we get here suggests that it possibly could do rather well, in which case it is bargain. I think I will be getting one, once they become available.
I'm thinking about buying a Tamron 85. Do you think it's a better buy instead of this Meike 85?
if quiet autofocus matters, yes.
How do you find the tamron compared to the others?
only one with image stabilization
That Tamron 85mm is actually a first rate lens. It’s sharper than a couple 85mm Zeiss primes in fact. So you saying you’re interested in this would be a bit like owning a new Audi but still checking out beaters on used car lots for a bargain with low mileage. lol
Canon's 85mm 1.8 can be purchased at The Canon Store for $235 refurbished. I bought one and like it a lot.
Thanks for the video. I was considering this lens and still am.... lol
the focus sound is like the yongnuo 50mm 1.4 :D
I have an canon M50 mark ii. I bought these lens used with a viltrox speedbooster. It doesn’t want to take pictures. I already enabled “release shutter w/o lens”.
Please help
Hi, Any chance that you made this work on you eos m3? I use the same camera. I am planning to buy this lens with connected to a viltrox speed booster m2, however worried since as per your review it doesn't.
I have no idea how it would work with that particular adaptor, sorry!
Nice review :)
Quick Question! How is it by now are you experiencing some unexpected troubles in focusing
Hi Chris, What adapter do you use for your sony cameras? Did it communicate / autofocus fine on them or not? It'd be good to know how the lenses you review communicate with your Sony A7Rii.
I generally use the Sigma MC-11. However every lens works differently with every different adaptor TBH
Thanks Chris. I'm using a viltrox mkiv I'm just deciding which 85mm to get but knowing which one will work well is a gamble.
Love your channel btw. I check it everyday for new content
I already have a canon 50mm f1.8. Would this lens still be a good addition for portrait photography ? I have crop sensor camera.
Most definitely buy a 85 mm .. the 50 crops so much
what adapter did you use for EF to Emount?
Thanks for the great review! wow.... the focusing is very loud!
Hi Chris!!! There’s a new Nikon DSLR (F mount) version of this lens. I would be nice to see how that lens performs on your D5600 and the Z7. Thank you!!
Thank you.
Can you do a review of the Samyang/Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 EF mount autofocus lens
sir can you review this lens again ? if theres an upgrade about the af mounted on eos m3.
This lens vs yongnuo 85, which is better sir?
Hi chris, can you test the neewer 85mm f1.8?It's chinese a manual lens
Hope they do a Sony E mount version soon!
Hey Chris, I'm thinking about buying a Tamron 85. Do you think it's a better buy instead of this Meike 85?
It's a better lens but will also cost you far more money!
This thing is almost as loud as a plane engine...
record the af sound, it fits perfectly for a si-fi film.
Looking for this lens vs Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens
I lost interest as soon as I heard those noises..
Noises not really big deal for me. As long as it takes nice shots.
Sounds like a dot matrix printer
That Focusing sound is going to come back in my nightmares LOL. For $200, that's expected, but when you're used to Ultrasonic and STM focusing, it sounds archaic.
Yeah, that's horrible, however endurable with good pictures quality.
Not for acoustic gig photography but most of the time I manual focus anyway. Very nice bokeh for the price thought.
Never had a problem with AF on the sigma 85mm with my Nikon D750
I hope you’ll be reviewing the new Samyang autofocus 85mm 1.4 soon
Thank you
What a great sound!! I want this lense. Photocamera and lenses MUST make loud noise. I hate mirrorless cameras for low noise :(
Hi Chris. I've seen a ton of your video reviews (and used many as a basis for further purchase) and it's even better to see lots of pictures of Wales. My point, though, is that many EF lenses become an awful lot more versatile and better performing when connected to a later Digic version Canon using a speedbooster rather than a straight adapter. Not only do you get the x.71 crop and an extra f stop, you frequently get a much punchier performance from a lens. I've got an M50 (and this is why I have an M50) and whatever I'll be doing I'll be taking both speedbooster and the commlite straight adapter, guaranteed. One thing I've noticed, so far, with my lenses is that the f stop drop with the speedbooster only seems to work on native Canon lenses.
I just thought you might want to bear some of this in mind with future lens reviews - a duff lens might shine in a slightly different context.
Speedboosters mostly have quite a softening effect on image quality - look at my review of the Viltrox one
здравствуйте !!! скажите пожалуйста , у вас не м50 работает автофокус с этим обьективом meike 85 1.8 или нет ??? ато многие пишут что не работает ...
@@EvgenK75 I don't have the Meike 85mm so I couldn't comment
Would like to see you add a video auto focus segment ;) This one was scary lol.
Don't need to, really - if you take a look at my coverage of the AF system then you can easily imagine how it would work in video AF
@@christopherfrost i notice you never answer the questions that i sent to you
I would be very happy if you would explain how to calibrate the lens. I bought because of your clips a 24-105 sigma lens but need to adjust it to the camera to get sharpness. In Israel it costs about $ 100
Read your camera's instruction manual to find out how to adjust it on the camera. Meike should also be releasing firmware updates through the USB port at some stage
do yo suggest meike 85mm or Samyang 85mm?
Does anyone know if auto-focus is working correctly on a Canon m6 mk2 nowadays ?
when compared to samyang af 85mm f1.4 which is better for the results of the photo or the accuracy of the focus?
I don't think I've tried that Samyang lens
Just got this lens for an old canon 5D! When I turn the camera off, a red light blinks and it seems to drain the battery. Any tips on why that is?
! No idea
Is there a new version of this lens? With USB C and faster autofocus?
Wonder how does this AF lens fair against Samyang 85mm f1.4 manul lens which I planning to get for my Sony A6000?
Chua Say Peng Just get the Samyang.
AQPlayer92 Thanks 👍
Well, it’s a bit how a goldfish would differ as a pet compared to a Yorkshire Terrier. Or maybe a toy Poodle. Close call there, but you get the point.
Would this fit a canon t6?
Since this is not a landscape focal length, it's probably going to be used for portraiture.
So, with that in mind, since 99% of portraits use a very wide aperture to create a out of focus background (aka the Japanese word: bokeh) it doesn't matter if it's soft in the corners (as long as your subject(s) are not in the corners of the photos). Bam! That makes the softness irrelevant. However, I did see some CA in the corners (even though you didn't) at f/1.8 and that would be bad. In fact I'd have to see some other (measured data) tests on the CA before I'd consider it.
Good review. I like the comparison chart at the end.
Thanks.
well it still beats the Canon with its horrible purple glow in the middle up to f2.5
Hi Christ, I am using this with the Viltrox SppedBooster and the Canon EOS M50. I get fast and accurate AF (Liveview and on EVF) despite the pig squeal sound haha. Everything else is has you described. Since i'm using it with a SpeedBooster I gain a stop of light up to F1.2 .
Здравствуйте !!!
Скажите пожалуйста , у вас этот 85мм до сих пор работает исправно ?
Я правильно понял что ваш м50 работает корректно через speed booster viltrox ? Скажите , как вам обьектив meike ,? Он вам нравится ?
Работает ли до сих пор автофокус ???
Hi Sir! I'm using Canon M50 + Meike 85mm Lens + Viltrox Speedbooster.
But it says "Push and hold the lens switch in 🔺 direction and then rotate the lens to enable shooting"
Can you share how you configure the settings? Thank you!
@@lasmasbellas- do you still have that problem?
My camera said it too
Those goblin growls would cause many a model to show you heels in quick succession. Would take considerable diplomatic prowess and uncanny talent of persuasion to get them to continue posing once they've captured and dragged back to the location. A very special lens, indeed. To say it's noisy would be to grossly understate its ability to shock an unsuspecting model into flight.
The noise sounds almost like an old printer. 😂
fax machine.. but good image quality based on his samples...
I appreciate your reiveiws , and I am no fanatic pixel peeper, but your test target is maybe 8 -10 ft (?) away , and not representative of common shooting distances ? Where did the old house you used to use go ?
Image quality on 99% of lenses is normal by the time you get any more than a few feet away from your test subject
ahahah I was like omg those pictures are soooo soft, that can't be right ... look at video quality -> 360p
Shiiiiit =(
Hmmm, my screen shows the video at 720p.
CZcams probably saves nearly $0.0003 for every video that’s streamed at 360p vs. 720p... or that resolution from the future, 1080p! With that kind of financial upside, spread out over millions of people, the unmistakable business upside is nothing compared to people not being able to immediately discern what it is they’re watching. I mean, come on, it’s not like CZcams is super profitable anyway-they could probably convert to non-profit status if they were only able to afford the accountants and attorneys to do so.
Chinese here. Pretty sure its pronounced "may-ke", but that's okay
And the Japanese word bokeh should rhyme with `okay`.
It may be a Chinese company, but that's German girls name. Pronounced Mee-Ka.
Pronounced "Mey-Ke" and sound like Mouse, mickey mouse
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Can I ask a question . is compatible canon 3000d
How long didn't I hear a dot matric printer noise?
I love seagulls, they're literally the easiest bird to photo, and HUGE and EVERYWHERE! and actually quite pretty. I always give them a chip if I'm eating some (shh don't tell anyone I'll get fined grrrr)
I've bought it, tested it and it's great on my 7d!
However, it needed +13 microadjustment. Once dialed in, autofocus accuracy is roughly over 90%.
By f2.2 the lens is almost perfect for my style of shooting. Canon 85mm f1.8 is optically worse to my taste (too many aberrations because of old design, monstrous purple fringing, etc.)
Could you share some samples pic.
Excuse me, how did you do the microadjustment?
@@pauloferreiraart some Canon cameras have AF microadjustment in their Custom Functions. Some, but far from all. My 7d does have it. The cheapest cropped option that has it is Canon 50d, and the cheapest full frame camera that has it is canon 5d mk. ii.
@@sunlbx Thank you, buddy 🙏🏾🤜🤛🏿
update: it's still great on my 5DSr
I think I'll stick with the Yongnuo 85mm for now (your review helped me decide to purchase it).
does it available?
This will work on Canon 800D? Is EF mount and not EF-M right?
That's right
Thank ye'..
Nice
I'm not interested in this new lens.
I just want to hear your voice
hohoho
after watching it, I wonder why didn't you use your trusty 60D for APS-C camera?
Less mp, so it can't test the capabilities of the lens as well. A lens that looks sharp on an 18mp camera might not look as sharp on a 24mp one.
The 60D is only 18mp - that's a bit dated nowadays. It had a good life though back in its day :-)
wow really?
I just learned that
anyway I still use 60D for my work :\
me too shen...
shen long mw ni
Might as well use it as a manual focus lens with that sound, holy s*it!
How did you have it? I searched but didn't see it on store online.
Anyway, after watched your review, I shouldn't buy this lens.
It's coming out soon
AF noise!
I can see all eyes on me during wedding ceremony
🤣
there's always a workaround - manually set the focus to *roughly* how many meters away your subject is. this way, AF will take a fraction of a second and it rarely is more than a really short "whirr", provided you've got a good eye
Yongnuno 85mm or meike 85mm?
Meike 85 1.8 or yongnuo 85 1.8?
Both of em are similarly priced and both have kinda noisy autofocus. I need it for portraits only, no video so which one should i get?
Watch the end of this video to see my opinion on that
@@christopherfrost ya i did but I'll still not sure. I'll be using a APS - C sensor camera so which one do you think is better overall
I answer that question specifically, in the video. The Meike lens is sharper on APS-C
Compared to Samyang 85mm f/1.4?