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Meike 85mm f/1.8 FE Review

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The Meike 85mm f/1.8 FE lens is a good value for money, despite some quirks. It performs well in terms of image sharpness and can provide great bokeh. The build quality is a bit cheap, and the lens has some issues with color fringing.

The Meike 85mm f/1.8 FE lens is a good value for money, despite some quirks. It performs well in terms of image sharpness and can provide great bokeh. The build quality is a bit cheap, and the lens has some issues with color fringing.

Pros
  • Good value for money
  • Great image sharpness
  • Nice bokeh
  • Camera aperture mechanism with 9 blades
Cons
  • Cheap build quality
  • Some color fringing issues
  • Vignetting at wider apertures
  • Doesn't work well against bright lights

The lens is slightly large and feels light and hollow, which doesn't inspire much confidence. However, it does have a camera aperture mechanism with 9 blades and provides EXIF data to the camera.

The Meike 85mm f/1.8 FE lens is a good value for money, despite some quirks. It performs well in terms of image sharpness and can provide great bokeh. However, the build quality of the lens feels a bit cheap, and it has a few surprising design issues. The lens is slightly large and feels light and hollow, which doesn't inspire much confidence. On the positive side, it does have a camera aperture mechanism with 9 blades and provides EXIF data to the camera. The lens also features a 67mm thread and comes with a lens hood. In terms of image quality, the lens performs decently, providing sharp images with some color fringing issues especially at wider apertures. However, it can deliver good results when stopped down to F2.8 or F4. The lens also exhibits some vignetting at wider apertures but brightens up at F2.8 and F4. It can focus at a distance of 85mm to the subject and provides relatively nice bokeh. Overall, the Meike 85mm f/1.8 FE lens is a slightly quirky lens in design but can deliver good performance at its price point.

In terms of image quality, the lens performs decently, providing sharp images with some color fringing issues especially at wider apertures. However, it can deliver good results when stopped down to F2.8 or F4.

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