Meike 35mm F1.4 for Fuji X Series

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[@DamianBrown]

Get your Meike 35mm F1.4 for Fuji X Series UK: amzn.to/2Ncce6Y USA: amzn.to/2E2kQJl

[@adrian65165]

I found the 1.4 on Amazon today: tinyurl.com/y5hadzr7

[@stephmcginnis7434]

wrong link. made me buy the wrong goddamn lens, I was so pissed when it didn't fit and I had to send it back

[@melvinch]

Don't mean to be pedantic but Meike is pronounced as "May-Ker" as in meet your maker, which translates as beautiful science.

[@just_eirik]

Cool, didn't know that. Thanks.

[@cine-ish]

No one asked.

[@batdroid2705]

Thanks, always wondered

[@kevinparkes417]

I use the Meike 35mm f1.4 on my X-PRO2 and it's hard to fault. You'd have to spend good money to get a noticeably better lens. It's sharp enough for most things and colours are fine. I've just tried comparing this lens against my Voigtlander 35mm f2.5 color-scopar which currently retails around 400 quid and, to be honest, it's hard to tell the difference. In fact, I would go so far as to say I think the Meike may have the edge on sharpness at wider apertures. I'm starting to find this little lens spends a lot of time on my camera.

[@DamianBrown]

That's very interesting to hear, thanks Kevin!

[@lltechview]

Have the lense. Tested it. The sharpness when you step down the aperture is not very pleasing for me (too soft mostly). So only a lense for portaits I would say. Bought the 35mm f/2 from Fuji that is way better though also way more expensive. The Meike for its price is a good lense if you want to test if you like that 35mm photo length and you want to learn using a fully manual lense. (that can be fun aswell especially as it does not do focus by wire)

[@DamianBrown]

Good shout!

[@DamianBrown]

Alen Makota unless Meike have messed up big time mine definitely appears to be a new 1.4 version. Right from what they told me way back when and to the box, Lens etc.

[@lltechview]

@@atechcheck Upps you are right. The version I have is f1.7 . The lense looks completely the same only the min aperture is different.

[@bastihalligalli9222]

@@atechcheck what's your website?

[@gilbertdaroy6901]

This my go to and fun lens when I go out. I needed to attach a wider rubber padding on the focusing ring for swifter focusing. The micro contrast on this lens is fantastic.

[@DamianBrown]

Good idea!

[@henrysiegertsz8204]

Another lovely balanced report/ unboxing. I bought my son the Meike 8mm X mount fisheye, for his birthday last year, which he loves, it's as sharp as a fisheye gets and great build quality.

[@RandaAditya]

i love the color of this lens

[@whodoesnt271]

I'm just a new to photography and i bought this for my T30 to test if i will like the 35mm and so far i'm liking it and maybe save up to buy the Fujinon 35mm 1.4

[@ianharper6015]

Another useful video, thank you. I'm using mine with an Olympus and really like it. Sharpness is pretty good and the colour rendition is lovely. Ticks all the boxes.

[@DamianBrown]

Thanks for letting me know how it is on the Oly!

[@craigkozloski2962]

Seems like a nice lens for the money. I’m considering this lens as a small compact (pancake?) lens for street photography with an X-E3. Yes, I know it is a fully manual lens which doesn’t bother me. My first “real” camera was a Canon FTQL with the kit 50mm manual lens. I’m thinking that this lens is about .5” shallower than Fuji’s first 35mm lens and may be less conspicuous. I welcome your comments on this strategy.

[@DamianBrown]

Sounds like a plan, and an inexpensive one too. Of the manual 35mm, and thereabouts, that I've tried so far this seems to be the better one.

[@unbroken1010]

do yourself a favor and stop shooting wide open especially when it comes to the street photography

[@thegreatvanziniphotos5976]

It does seem to have a softness,,, that I really like! I could make good use of this.

[@gilbertdaroy6901]

Good video job. I'm surprised by the image quality of this lens. The bokeh isn't bad, and the landscape sample is better than average. Other reviewers may deve in deeper with CF, flaring, and sharpness wideopen. I'm sold.

[@DamianBrown]

One of their better lenses I think.

[@deanrobertnoble138]

I have Neewer 35mm f1.7. Very similar. Infact, I’ve heard they’re the same company? Looks identical apart from the branding of course. Great lens and i just love using the manual focus. Feels very engaging. Like the Meike, it does have its own colour signature though. My Neewer was just over £50.

[@vispinet]

Are the focus distance marks reliable? I remember returning my Meike 35mm 1.7 because they were not, plus the lens focused beyond infinity... It frustrated me that one of the advantages of these type of lenses (vintage-style focus and aperture scale) was totally unreliable. What was your experience with this one?

[@PhotoTubeUK]

Thanks for the video Damian. The quality of the bokeh from this lens looks really, really nice. I think shooting at f2 rather than f1.4 might be a good option a lot of the time though as you will probably get better sharpness and still retain nice bokeh and shallow DOF. I might try one of these lenses myself!

[@unbroken1010]

No one need more than r2 serious overkill nowadays..bokeh is not always a priority

[@missymouse4525]

A friend of mine was telling me that for Fujifilm, a 35mm looks more like a 23, and a 50mm looks more like 35, so 50mm would be better for portraits. Thoughts?

[@angeloop]

absolutely wrong... Fuji is APS-c, so a 35mm lens will look like a 50mm in Full Frame, and a 50mm will look like a 75mm in full frame. Anyway a 50mm in Fujifilm will give you more subjetc separation from background, so it is fine for portratis. But you can also shoot portratis with this 35mm, if you want more enviroment.

[@DamianBrown]

As replied already, but it's not true. Your friend has done the maths the wrong way around. You take the number and times it by 1.5 to factor for the crop sensor on our Fuji.

[@pdfrchieve]

Its the other way around😂 meaning, the 35mm mounted on an aps-c camera is equivalent to a 50mm lens

[@Princeton_James]

Just ordered amz 1 day shipping. Excited to try it.

[@just_eirik]

What do you think of it?

[@demonsaint1296]

Proceed comes with cleaning cloth. Good review as usual.

[@markyteo]

So no softness wide open like the 23mm f2 Fuji? How bad is the softness stopped down? It's interesting to see if it can hold it's own as a landscape lens. Also, how's the lens flare situation?

[@factnews92]

now japan and china look so friendly

[@wahyuprasojo5148]

wkwkwk gw paham maksud lo

[@Russellhawker]

I wonder how this would stack up against the 7artisans 35mm f1.2? That lens has been selling for £97 on EBay lately. And gets reasonable reviews here and there.

[@geekspree]

Russell Hawker ((

[@petergabriel8448]

I own the f1.7, very sharp lens, also wide open, can’t seem to find the f1.4 anywhere.

[@henrikgustav2294]

f1.4 - f1.7 veryyy small difference in dof i guess ?

[@librasky]

When I hit my shutter button , nothing happens . I couldn't find any setting in the menu to turn it on or off . What am I doing wrong ?

[@DamianBrown]

Have you found and changed the setting "Shoot without lens" in your menu settings?

[@librasky]

@@DamianBrown I did not see that option , I will look again thank u !!!

[@librasky]

@@DamianBrown THANK YOU SOO MUCH !!! That worked , I had to select ( shoot without lens ) and it started working

[@marcomelantonio]

@@DamianBrown Thanks! I was with the same problem and almost returning my lens. Why this option was so hidden?

[@junichinomura4810]

Nice video bro and nice insights of the lens hope more to come like this video for third party lenses and also native lenses and some accessories for fujifilm camera📸😂😉😊

[@BushidoPhoto]

This lens looks like my Helios 58mm lens without the enlarged manual focus ring. I wonder if they reverse engineered it?

[@fayehugues2347]

Great video ! Thank you ) May I ask you which L-BRACKET you have here for this XT3Fujifilm please ?

[@Aftertime1]

Please test Kamlan 50mm F1.1

[@DamianBrown]

I'd love to!

[@-grey]

I want a 22f0.9 and I’ll be set.

[@spencerdennis9824]

Hi, Great video, Thanks. I am looking to buy a first cheap prime for a Fuji XT1 I have to take street photography and in particular try the zone system of sticking it into about f8 and focus a few meters away and then being able to just quickly point and shoot. Would you say that this is a good lens for zone photography? Thanks in advance.

[@DamianBrown]

I can't see why not, BUT i'm not a big zone focus user. It's a solid little lens though and should be easy enough to use that way.

[@Bldyiii]

My aperture and focus rings for E Mount is so loose it’s not holding at all!

[@DamianBrown]

That sucks :(

[@Bldyiii]

Damian Brown fixed it

[@mdsviewpoint4130]

Bro mine is shutter not working.... even for video nor picture. Is therr anything in settings i need to changed?

[@DamianBrown]

Have you set the camera to shoot without lens?

[@Termidryna]

Thanks

[@Ethan-zh2uf]

Nice review. So since this is a 35mm designed for APS-C cameras, is the focal length a true 35mm if used on a fuji XT3, or is it a 50mm equivalent?

[@DamianBrown]

As far as I'm aware it's always stated in the 35mm full frame equivalent. So this would be 1.5 X to take in the crop factor of our Fuji sensors

[@borslava]

Strange thing at 2:19! The infinity point scrolled to the left more than a mark on lens?

[@DamianBrown]

Ye kinda weird

[@kvlsam82]

Is meike 35mm 1.4 compatitable with fuji xe4?

[@DamianBrown]

I believe so yes

[@edgarmacias725]

Does anyone know why when I put my meike lens on my Fujifilm camera it doesn’t work? it looks very grainy and won’t take any pictures, it worked once before but then I switched lens and now it won’t work?

[@DamianBrown]

Have you set your camera to "Shoot without Lens" maybe?

[@akilamperouge960]

Hi, will this lens ''Meike 35mm F1.4'' become compatible with my Fujifilm X-S10?

[@DamianBrown]

Should be yes.

[@akilamperouge960]

@@DamianBrown thanks!

[@muhammadobaid7500]

Is it 1.7 or 1.4 !!? I don't get it !

[@jeremylongsden4656]

Link is for an F1.7? is this yet launched ?

[@eXaviar]

yeah. a F1.7 is linked… i thought i could get an in between the 1.7 and 1.2... bummer

[@DamianBrown]

Ye.. I waited ages to publish this for this very reason grr

[@DamianBrown]

I've chased them up AGAIN :)

[@iideainsider]

Does meike lens 35mm f/1.4 have auto focus or not?

[@DamianBrown]

No

[@BaaaaBaaaaBaaa]

Does filters such as classic chrome works on that?

[@DamianBrown]

yes

[@Fstudiophoto]

Wht more sharp meike or TTartisan ?

[@DamianBrown]

Good question. I haven't used this for a long time though. It is definitely worthy

[@cristinegregorio_]

Is this okay with vlogging??

[@DamianBrown]

Not for me personally, mainly because I'd rather not use manual focusing for vlogging

[@Vikingdescendent]

Thx for the review. Skin tone colours are bizarre. Not that sharp from what I can see.

[@DamianBrown]

Ye it was a bit weird :D

[@galaxystars6409]

Is it manual

[@DamianBrown]

Yes

[@zacx6970]

These brands of lenses proves that it doesn’t need thousands of dollars to get a very good results.

[@DamianBrown]

Exactly!

[@laika25]

You forgot Viltrox 😊

[@DamianBrown]

Looked at around 9 viltrox lenses since this (give or take!)

[@xeroexistence]

I'm fairly certain no one knows how to actually pronounce "Neewer." Lol.

[@Jesus_Christ_loves_you_alot]

I pronounce it "knee-wher"

[@PhilHarmonicus]

It looks like you get what you pay for. If you're going to pay for an X camera, then surely you'll pay for a suitable lens?

[@DamianBrown]

There's some great budget lenses out there, also a lot of X Mount cameras at the lower end of the price range that are excellent for stills and manual lens shooting. A lot of people enjoy lenses at this end of the market so the more the merrier. I don't think a lens needs to cost $$$$$ to be worthy. It all depends on the budget and needs. I know a lot that use vintage lenses only and that's cool too. Or some that want to get into manual shooting. Options are good :)

[@Russellhawker]

A lot of the older X series cameras are available for banger money now. £70 for an X-A1, £110 for an X-E1 etc. Not everyone is spending mega bucks on a brand new Fuji. So the manual lenses, whether it be legacy glass or these Chinese cheapos, are the only option.

[@PhilHarmonicus]

@@DamianBrown I'm not knocking these lenses and am very impressed by what they can produce. My point is that if you have an XT3 or a new XH1 then wouldn't you also have a lens to go with that camera? Conversely, if you're just getting into the Fuji domain with an older camera, something like this would be more suitable. Unless KZbin has degraded your images beyond what it normally does, it doesn't seem as though this lens performs to the standard of something like the 18-55.

[@barrycohen311]

@@DamianBrown "Needs" indeed. I use modern Fuji lenses but also love the look these cheaper lenses offer. Depends on the look one is going for. All just tools in the palette. There are photos hanging in prestigious art galleries taken with Holga and Dianna *plastic* lenses.

[@barrycohen311]

@@Russellhawker I am wealthy and own top of the line Leica, Zeiss and Fuji glass. For me the money is irrelevant. I'd be interested in this type of lens because of the type look/vibe it gives. The fact that it can be bought for chump change is just an added bonus.

[@dongerramarco9617]

$70

[@unbroken1010]

Bokeh fanatics are overated. You need to learn that the world is 3d not 2d..

[@DamianBrown]

Indeed.

[@AlexandreG]

This lens is trash and is priced at worse than trash, worth!

[@DamianBrown]

Good to hear more opinions 😅 which budget lenses do you like?

[@carmas54]

Everything looks soft ... it doesn’t deserve to be on a Fuji X camera

[@cristinegregorio_]

Is this okay with vlogging??

[@DamianBrown]

Only if you're happy with manual focus, it's not going to get much in the frame handheld either.