At the NAB’2023 exhibition, the first autofocus full-frame lens Meike MK 85mm F1.4 AF STM was announced , and later – in August – its prototype was shown at the Beijing BIRTV exhibition. Now its sales have officially begun for Sony E and Nikon Z mounts at a price of $470. However, the intrigue is that the Chinese company promises to present a version with Canon RF-mount at the end of December.
Meike 85mm F1.4 AF
The manufacturer positions the 1.4/85 as “a high-quality portrait lens that provides high-resolution images in focus and soft background blur out of focus, images are sharp and clear at any aperture. ”
The optical design consists of 13 elements using multi-layer coating. Autofocus provides a quiet and fast STM drive. The case has a function button and USB Type C for firmware updates.
Meike 85mm F1.4 AF
Specifications:
- Models: MK-8514FFSTM-E and MK-8514FFSTM-Z
- Sensor format: full frame
- Focus: auto/manual
- Aperture range: F1.4–F16
- Aperture: 12-blade
- Focal length: 85mm
- Optical lens design: 13 elements in 8 groups
- Thread diameter for filter: 77mm
- Minimum focusing distance: 0.98m
- Stabilization: no
- Viewing angles: 28.87° (diagonal), 24.1° (horizontal), 16.14° (vertical)
- Maximum Lens Diameter: 87mm
- Weight: ~735 g
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