The Meike 135mm T2.4 Full Body Cine Prime Lens is lastly out there to order. This seventh full-frame lens completes Meike’s long-awaited set and concludes its whirlwind Fall 2020 roadmap announcement. Let’s take a better look.

Meike introduced its first prime cine lens, the Meike 50mm T2.1 FF, in the summertime of 2020. On the time, the promised picture high quality and low value made for some thrilling information.

Nevertheless, once they adopted it up just some months later with the Meike 35mm T2.1 FF cine lens, issues obtained actually attention-grabbing. That is as a result of Meike additionally shared his roadmap for finishing a whole set of full-frame cine lenses.

Their authentic schedule modified a bit, however the firm stored its promise. The truth is, they quickly launched the 85mm T2.1, 24mm T2.1, 105mm T2.1, and 16mm T2.5. And now, seven months later than initially deliberate, we (lastly) have the Meike 135mm T2.4 full-frame prime cine lens.

Meike 135mm T2.4 Full Body Cine Lens: Options

The brand new Meike 135mm T2.4 is available in 5 totally different mount choices: ARRI PL, Canon EF, Canon RF, Sony E and Leica L. With a 45mm picture circle, the lens is appropriate with most frames full and Tremendous 35mm/APS-C cameras in the marketplace. The listing consists of the Canon C700/C500II, Sony VENICE 1 and a pair of, ARRI ALEXA LF, Z Cam E2-F6, and Sony FX3/FX6/FX9, simply to call a number of.

Its optical design options 12 components in 8 teams, whereas the 17 aperture blades ought to end in clean background bokeh. The lens comes with a cinematic housing out of the field and has an 82mm filter thread on the entrance. It weighs roughly 1202g/2.65lbs, making it a reasonably chunky glass.

Lens mount:	PL/EF/RF/E/L
Minimal focal size:	100cm
Filter thread:	ø82
Exterior diameter:	85mm
Picture circle:	45mm
Construction:	12 components in 8 teams
Focal size:	135mm
Opening vary:	T2.4-T22
iris leaves:	17
Gear mode:	M0.8
Focus Rotation:	330 levels
Weight:	1202g / 2.65lbs

Meike’s Full Full Body Cine Lens Package

In case you are a Meike photographer, the discharge of this lens is implausible information. The entire level of getting a cine lens package is to maintain your pictures constant between lens adjustments. All of Meike’s full-frame cine lenses are mentioned to stay pretty constant in colour, sharpness, and the way they deal with flare. This could can help you easily edit between pictures with out hours of extra colour correction within the closing submit.

Like all cine lenses, this whole set from Meike additionally has industry-standard 0.8mm pitch gears for the main target and aperture rings. They’re additionally positioned the identical distance on the barrel to permit for faster lens adjustments.

Competitors

Numerous competitors has arisen because the firm introduced its first full-frame cine lens two years in the past. Its essential competitor at this value level is DZOFILM’s very nicely acquired Vespid Primes.

Now we have not been capable of independently examine these two units of lenses. Nevertheless, the DZOFILM are a bit dearer. The truth is, a 7-piece set of DZOFILM Vespid Primes prices roughly $3,000 greater than an analogous set from Meike.

Worth and availability

The brand new Meike 135mm T2.4 full-frame cine lens is now out there for pre-order on the producer’s web site and ought to be out there by the tip of August. Its official sale value is $1,099.

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