Meike MK-35mm F/1.4 Manual Focus Large Aperture Lens Compatible with Sony APS-C Mirrorless Camera Such as A6000 A6300 A6500 A6400

Performance:It seems versatile and quite promising.Product Quality:It seems durable.Best Feature:The lens itself, as well as the knobsIt's quite heavy for such a small lens.

Really can?t complain at the price. Fast and fun

Frankly, at the price there?s not much I can fault it for. Warm and a little soft, but a lot of fun to shoot with and great practice for somebody who has gotten to comfortable with auto everything. Build quality is way above what I expected at the price.At 2x the price I would probably have to drop a star because the optics are just not great, but for a fast lens with decent CA wide open, it?s a pretty remarkable deal. I consider it a good ?try it before you buy it? foray into more expensive old school glass. Would def buy again.

What have you got to lose?

First of all, I am not a professional photographer. Im simply a true amateur who plays with a lot of different photographic tools. While Im not a pro by any means...I do appreciate the good stuff and Ive owned and used a lot of the truly expensive cameras and glass.I bought a new Canon M3 about a year and half ago...but seldom used it. I like to shoot using prime lenses...and one of my favorites is my Nikon AI-S 50mm f1.2 manual focus lens. That particular lens acts like an 80mm lens on the M3 and I get wonderful results when I nail the focus. I thought about buying the Nikon 35mm f1.4 AI-S lens but hesitated due to the average used price for a really nice one being $400+.So when I discovered this lens for 1/4th the price I just had to try it. Ive only had the ... MoreFirst of all, I am not a professional photographer. Im simply a true amateur who plays with a lot of different photographic tools. While Im not a pro by any means...I do appreciate the good stuff and Ive owned and used a lot of the truly expensive cameras and glass.I bought a new Canon M3 about a year and half ago...but seldom used it. I like to shoot using prime lenses...and one of my favorites is my Nikon AI-S 50mm f1.2 manual focus lens. That particular lens acts like an 80mm lens on the M3 and I get wonderful results when I nail the focus. I thought about buying the Nikon 35mm f1.4 AI-S lens but hesitated due to the average used price for a really nice one being $400+.So when I discovered this lens for 1/4th the price I just had to try it. Ive only had the lens now for about two hours...but Ill let the attached pictures speak for themselves. Perhaps all the pros will throw darts...but my first impression is really good. In addition to giving good results the lens appears to be well built. The focus action is buttery smooth and the clickless 9-blade aperture control ring is also as smooth as silk.Ill repeat my headline...What have you got to lose? Try it.

[Rewarded Review] Absolutely superb optical quality

I'm thrilled with the optical performance of this Meike 35mm F1.4 lens on my Fuji X-T3 camera and on my Fuji X-E1 camera.It is not sharp edge to edge wide open but no one should expect a low cost lens such as this to do that. It sharpens up nicely by F5.6.It's a little fuzzy wide open but clears up well by F2.Bokeh is always good.Overall, the best value for the price I have found so far. Excellent lens!

[Rewarded Review] Can't go wrong

I bought my Fuji X-T30 with a 15-45mm kit lens, had a great time with it, then bought this lens. I figured for $80 what's the difference? And holy cow I'm glad I pulled the trigger.The build feels top notch, the aperture ring and focus ring are super satisfying (not clicking), and the photos come out great. It's so much fun to use, too. I've seen people say it isn't usable at f/1.4, but that has not been my experience. I say for the price you seriously can't go wrong. It's absolutely worth the money!

[Rewarded Review] Soooooo satisfying

Buy it. Details below, but just buy the thing and read this after.It’s a hundred bucks. The Fuji equivalent is four times that. It’s a fully manual lens, but that is fine with me. With Fuji, it’s all about tactility anyway! The aperture ring is very nice and not too tight, feels like it’s very well built and moves easily and with confidence. Same goes for the focus dial!Other reviews I’ve seen for this say it’s too soft at 1.4 and really gets usable at 2.5 or whatever. This has not been my experience. At 1.4 it’s been super usable for me. You’re gonna get a really thin slice of your image in focus, but that makes for such an intimate look in whatever you choose to have in focus.At f/16 the scene gets dark of course, but everything is sharp as a tack. This is a ... MoreBuy it. Details below, but just buy the thing and read this after.It’s a hundred bucks. The Fuji equivalent is four times that. It’s a fully manual lens, but that is fine with me. With Fuji, it’s all about tactility anyway! The aperture ring is very nice and not too tight, feels like it’s very well built and moves easily and with confidence. Same goes for the focus dial!Other reviews I’ve seen for this say it’s too soft at 1.4 and really gets usable at 2.5 or whatever. This has not been my experience. At 1.4 it’s been super usable for me. You’re gonna get a really thin slice of your image in focus, but that makes for such an intimate look in whatever you choose to have in focus.At f/16 the scene gets dark of course, but everything is sharp as a tack. This is a really fun lens to use, and it fits super super snug on my X-T30. Just an awesome product.Cheap lenses are getting good, and good lenses are getting cheap!

[Rewarded Review] wow

I have this lens on my MFT LumixG9 and it's amazing for B&W photography and with the right settings I get my GRAIN back (where is the grain LOVE !? ) lens is sharp and like everything in life it has its up's and down's with beauty attached, but once you find your feel with it ... you getting basically free epic glass !!! get it its priceless ;)