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Alberto Simalan www.juzaphoto.com/p/AlbertoSimalan  |
The following opinions have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. | Meike 85mm f1.8 Pros: Cost, lightness, absolute sharpness, autofocus, for Fuji X mount Cons: The brand new version for Fuji a bit pasticosa and essential, Purple Fringing, infinity loss of contrast. But ridiculous given the price. Opinion: Bought 2 days ago on the bay at 180€ and mounted on my XT1, XE3, XE2. The lens is the version with the STM AF motor, extremely silent (even in the case of video) and quite fast and accurate. Tested at night at home in dim light, it takes a little longer to focus but in the end it succeeds. Obviously, on APS-C the edges of the image are excellent even at full aperture with excellent sharpness at TA that becomes spectacular from f 2.8 onwards. The chromatic fidelity is also really appreciable with dense but natural colors, which is important for my kind of images. The flare is well controlled but I suggest keeping the lens hood mounted at all times. So at the amount I paid I'm really excited about the purchase even if there are some negative sides that I'm going to describe: at infinity you can see a decay of the general contrast (which can still be recovered in post), let's say that the best behavior is in the medium distance: there is a visible Purple Fringing also to be fixed. However, my biggest perplexity concerns the construction, which is really 'delicate'. You are a bit afraid to handle it and I'm sure that if I were to fall with the camera, (which happened to me both with Canon and Nikon of the same focal length and aperture) I don't dare to think about the result of the event. The lens hood is practically made of paper, once put on I will leave it there always mounted for fear of damaging it. The manual focus ring works well with no hiccups or apparent play (but it's new). One thing I've read is that you can focus by hand even with autofocus on but I think on Canon and Nikon, on Fuji you can't do it, to focus by hand you have to disengage AF from the CAMERA. In fact, the Fuji version lacks the AF/MF selector and also lacks the metric scale under the window which is no longer there, unlike the previous model. Perhaps, having mounted an STM engine, they wanted to save a little on these things, which I don't miss anyway. However, the software communicates perfectly with the machine and this is a positive side. The photo you see on this page refers to the non-STM AF model. Along with the optics, the shop sent me a free UV filter and a faux leather bag to hold the optics. In conclusion, regarding the price and optical performance, I consider it a must have for Fuji APS owners. If someone tries it on FF we'll see what considerations it makes. sent on March 23, 2024 |
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