Meike 35mm f/1.7 Review
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The Meike 35mm f/1.7 is a good value for the price. It has a fast maximum aperture, is lightweight, and provides usable image quality from f/1.7, with improvements at f/2.8. However, it has some issues with distortion, vignetting, and flaring.
The Meike 35mm f/1.7 is a good value for the price, providing a useful standard focal length and a fast maximum aperture. The images are usable from f/1.7, with improvements at f/2.8, and the lens is very sharp from f/4 to f/8. Overall, it is a good option for beginners and provides good value for the price, despite its limitations.
Pros
- Fast maximum aperture
- Small and lightweight
- Solid build quality
- Good value for the price
Cons
- Softness at f/1.7
- Barrel distortion
- Vignetting at f/1.7
- Flaring against bright lights
The lens is small and lightweight, made of metal and solidly built.
The Meike 35mm f/1.7 is a good value for the price, providing a useful standard focal length and a fast maximum aperture. On an APS-C camera, it gives a good emphasis on your subject while allowing for a noticeably out-of-focus background. The lens is small and lightweight, made of metal and solidly built. It features fully manual control and manual focus, with no image stabilization. However, it does have some issues. At f/1.7, the lens is a little soft in the middle with slightly low contrast levels and a red color tint. It also exhibits barrel distortion, vignetting, and flaring. However, the images are usable from f/1.7, with improvements at f/2.8, and the lens is very sharp from f/4 to f/8. Overall, it is a good option for beginners and provides good value for the price, despite its limitations.
The Meike 35mm f/1.7 has some issues with distortion, vignetting, and flaring, but it's nice and small and its image quality is usable from f/1.7, improving at f/2.8.
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Christopher Frost
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