{"id":40843,"date":"2023-06-18T23:33:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T22:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=40843"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:11:47","slug":"review-meike-50mm-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-meike-50mm-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Meike 50mm 1.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40934\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40934\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Title.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Title.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Title-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Title-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meike 50mm 1.2 on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is astonishing how many lens manufacturers there are in China these days. Meike is one of them and around since roughly 2017, but just lately they started producing fullframe lenses and this 50mm 1.2 is one of their first, so let&#8217;s have a closer look!<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40882\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40882\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_5_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_5_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_5_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_5_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40889\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40889\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_12_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_12_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_12_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_12_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40885\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40885\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_8_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_8_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_8_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_8_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40881\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40881\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_4_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_4_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_4_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_4_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41009\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41009\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_21_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_21_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_21_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_21_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40887\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40887\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_10_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_10_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_10_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_10_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjCknyy\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h2>Specifications<\/h2>\n<p>This Meike 50mm 1.2 comes for several mounts including Canon EF, which means it has not really been designed for mirrorless cameras from scratch &#8211; this is also why it is noticeably bigger and heavier compared to many other manual 50mm 1.2 lenses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 73 mm<\/li>\n<li>Length: 97 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 615g (measured, no hood\/caps)<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 47\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: 67 mm<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 10 (slightly rounded)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 12\/7<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.6 m (measured)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:9.5<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony FE (Canon EF\/RF, Nikon Z, L-mount)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43lulxk\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43HX0fS\">Amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=meike+50mm+1.2+sony+e&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_odkw=viltrox+16mm+1.8+af+fe&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/meikeglobal.com\/products\/meike-50mm-f1-2-large-aperture-manual-focus-lens-for-canon-eos-ef-mount-fast-delivery-%E7%9A%84%E5%89%AF%E6%9C%AC?_pos=1&amp;_sid=11e0cf102&amp;_ss=r&amp;variant=42003907313892&amp;sca_ref=3864766.eQ3pZV79jV\">meikeglobal.com<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate link) <strong>$360<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<p>The Meike 50mm 1.2 was kindly provided free of charge by Meike for reviewing purposes for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40931\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40931\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meike 50mm 1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the first Meike lens I have been using, so naturally we will have a closer look here.<br \/>\nIt feels like the outer casing is made from metal and all the markings are engraved and filled with paint.<\/p>\n<p>The focus ring travels ~90\u00b0 from infinity to the minimum focus distance of 0.6 m. This is a comparably short throw and it makes focusing precisely at longer distances quite fiddly.<\/p>\n<p>The aperture ring features my least favorite design: it is of the linear type, meaning going from f\/1.2 to f\/2.0 is a similar throw as going from f\/2.0 to f\/22 and it doesn&#8217;t feature click stops, so I regularly changed its setting accidentally.<\/p>\n<p>The focus system is quite interesting though: this isn&#8217;t a unit focus lens as the rear element (or rear group) doesn&#8217;t move on focusing. The length of the lens also does not change on focusing, but this isn&#8217;t a real internal focus mechanism either: an inner barrel with the optical block moves back and forth as you focus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40933\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40933\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Hood.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Hood.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Hood-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Hood-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meike 50mm 1.2 with hood attached<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A tulip-shaped lens hood made from plastic is part of the package. It feels a bit cheap especially because it is made from different material than the lens&#8217; casing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40932\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40932\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_comparison_Mr_Ding_50mm_1.1.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_comparison_Mr_Ding_50mm_1.1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_comparison_Mr_Ding_50mm_1.1-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_comparison_Mr_Ding_50mm_1.1-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meike 50mm 1.2 | Mr. Ding 50mm 1.1 with M-&gt;E adapter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Meike 50mm 1.2 is a huge and heavy manual focus lens, this becomes obvious seeing it next to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-mr-ding-optics-50mm-1-1-noxlux-m\/\">Mr. Ding 50mm 1.1<\/a> (I added an M-&gt;E adapter for the sake of fairness).<\/p>\n<p>This is an all-manual lens that does not communicate with your camera, so no Exif information are transmitted.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the day I think the look and feel of this Meike lens can be best described as pretty basic, similar to e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zhong-yi-mitakon-50mm-0-95-iii\/\">Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95<\/a> lenses or the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-50mm-0-95-fe\/\">Brightin Star 50mm 0.95<\/a> for E-mount.<\/p>\n<h2>Vignetting<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Light falloff<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41014\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Meike_50mm_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"750\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Meike_50mm_1.2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/vignetting_Meike_50mm_1.2-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-88\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-88\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.2<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/1.6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">2.2 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/2.8<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1.0 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/4.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.8 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/5.6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.6 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/8.0<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.3 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">f\/11-f\/22<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.2 EV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-88 from cache -->\n<p>This is a category where we can see a better performance compared to some of the small fast 50mm lenses designed for mirrorless cameras from scratch. This was already the case for the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-50mm-1-2-xp\/\">Samyang 50mm 1.2 XP<\/a> that shows the same amount of light fall off within the margin of error.<\/p>\n<p>Stopped down some of the smaller fast lenses like the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 E<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-50mm-1-4-e\/\">TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 E<\/a> show by about 1 EV higher vignetting figures,<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41015\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41015\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike50_1.2.png\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"1026\" height=\"766\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meike 50mm 1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>It is recommended to have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/vignetting-graphs-explained\/\">this article<\/a> first to get an idea how this brightness graph works.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optical vignetting<\/h3>\n<p>Fast lenses usually show a noticeable amount of optical vignetting. Without going too much into technical details optical vignetting leads to the truncation of light circles towards the borders of the frame.<br \/>\nIn the center of the frame almost every lens will render a perfect circle, but only lenses with very low optical vignetting will keep this shape in the corners.<br \/>\nSo in the following comparison we move from the center (left) to the extreme corner (right) and see how the shape of the light circle changes.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-meike-50mm-1-2-67743\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Meike 50mm 1.2 @f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Meike 50mm 1.2 @f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-meike-50mm-1-2-67743\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40956\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_1.2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_1.2-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40957\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_2.0-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/meike_50mm_1.2_opt_vig_2.0-768x192.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7rII | Meike 50mm 1.2 | 0.75m<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The amount of optical vignetting is very high and the shape of the out of focus highlights also deteoriates noticeably towards the borders and corners, leading to unnatural triangle shapes.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the much smaller and sometimes even faster compact 50mm lenses for mirrorless cameras do no worse or even better here. Also the (admittedly even bigger) <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-50mm-1-2-xp\/\">Samyang 50mm 1.2 XP<\/a> (DSLR design as well) does better.<\/p>\n<p>In the marketing material I didn&#8217;t read anything about the use of an aspherical element, but going by the onion ring structures we see here it looks like there is at least one.<\/p>\n<h2>Sharpness<\/h2>\n<h3>Focus shift<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-meike-50mm-1-2-94315\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8 refocused<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-meike-50mm-1-2-94315\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40938\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40939\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40940\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40941\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40942\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8_refocused.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8_refocused.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8_refocused-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Focus_Shift_2.8_refocused-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>50% crops, A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Focus shift is minimal and certainly not something to worry about in the field.<\/p>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40849\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"2144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2-112x300.jpg 112w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2-478x1280.jpg 478w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2-768x2058.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2-573x1536.jpg 573w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sharpness_Meike_50mm_1.2_R2-764x2048.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40848\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40848\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_Infinity_11.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_Infinity_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_Infinity_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_Infinity_11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At f\/1.2 to f\/1.4 the Meike 50mm 1.2 shows noticeable color aberrations but the contrast in the center is surprisingly good, similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder VM 50mm 1.2 E<\/a> as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-50mm-1-05-e\/\">7Artisans 50mm 1.05<\/a> and better than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-50mm-0-95-fe\/\">Brightin Star 50mm 0.95<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zhong-yi-mitakon-50mm-0-95-iii\/\">Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The corners actually don&#8217;t look that bad at wider apertures, but the midzone dip is quite pronounced. On stopping down to f\/8.0 to f\/11 the performance is also good enough for landscape\/architecture shooting &#8211; which wasn&#8217;t really the case for the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zhong-yi-mitakon-50mm-0-95-iii\/\">Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 lenses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-50mm-1-05-e\/\">7Artisans 50mm 1.05<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>portrait <\/b><b>1.5 m (24mp Sony A7rII)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>We will now have a look at what the performance is like at a typical portrait distance for a 50mm lens of ~1.5 m.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20406\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance.png 3000w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/portrait_distance-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">positions of crops in the frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-meike-50mm-1-2-61379\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">center f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">inner midframe f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">outer midframe f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-meike-50mm-1-2-61379\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40948\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40949\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_Center_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40950\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40951\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_imidframe_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40952\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40953\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_1.5m_omidframe_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>100% crops, A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The performance at portrait distances is what I care about most in a lens with these parameters. In the center and inner midframe the performance is decent at f\/1.2 but not great. Stopped down to f\/2.0 contrast and resolution are greatly increased.<\/p>\n<p>The outer midframe is a different story though: it looks bad at f\/1.2 and still not great at f\/2.0. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-50mm-0-95-fe\/\">Brightin Star 50mm 0.95<\/a> as well as the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-50mm-1-05-e\/\">7Artisans 50mm 1.05E<\/a> peform visibly better here.<\/p>\n<h3><b>close <\/b><b>0.6 m, 1:9.5 (42mp Sony A7rII)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-meike-50mm-1-2-50215\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-meike-50mm-1-2-50215\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40943\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40944\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40945\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40946\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40947\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sharpness_0.6m_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>100% crops from center, A7rII, refocused for every shot.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Typical performance for a fast 50mm lens: soft due to <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/lens-aberrations-explained-part-1\/\">spherical aberration<\/a> at wider apertures, much better stopped down to f\/2.0.<\/p>\n<p>The borders and corners never look really good at these distances, also not stopped down to f\/8.0 to f\/11.<\/p>\n<h2>Flare resistance<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40877\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40877\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_5_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_5_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_5_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_5_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you like ring flares this lens is for you. At wider apertures with a strong point light source in the frame you will often encounter these, but not only that, also ghosts can be an issue:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-meike-50mm-1-2-16323\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">position 1<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">position 2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-meike-50mm-1-2-16323\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40875\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_3_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_3_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_3_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_3_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40874\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_2_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_2_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_2_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_2_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The contrast also suffers in these situations, as can be seen from this comparison:<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-6-review-meike-50mm-1-2-50792\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">flare<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">no flare<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-meike-50mm-1-2-50792\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40873\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2B.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2B.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2B-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2B-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40872\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2A.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2A-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_1_1.2A-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stopped down the performance is better, but also here you will spot some ghosts when looking closely:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40927\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40927\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_6_11.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_6_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_6_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Flare_Sample_6_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most of the affordable fast 50mm lenses struggle in this category. If good flare resistance is important to you the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\">Voigtl\u00e4nder 50mm 1.2 Nokton E<\/a> is the way to go.<\/p>\n<h2>Coma<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-7-review-meike-50mm-1-2-62713\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-7-review-meike-50mm-1-2-62713\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane7-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40856\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40857\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40858\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40859\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40860\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40861\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Coma_crop_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>100% crops from extreme corner, focused on center, Sony A7rII<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At f\/1.2 to f\/2.0 this lens creates very obvious and distracting artefacts in the corners around point light sources, stopping down to f\/4.0 helps to get cleaner corners. A performance similar to comparable lenses.<\/p>\n<h2>Distortion<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-8-review-meike-50mm-1-2-39066\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected +8<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-8-review-meike-50mm-1-2-39066\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane8-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41008\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_uncorrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41007\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_corrected_8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_corrected_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_corrected_8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Distortion_8.0_corrected_8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/8.0<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Meike 50mm 1.2 shows strong slightly wavy barrel distortion, it might even be the strongest I have seen in a 50mm lens yet. Luckily it is mostly uniform, so can be corrected in post e.g. in Lightroom\/Photoshop.<\/p>\n<h2>Bokeh<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40884\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_7_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><\/p>\n<p>At close to mid distances &#8211; this includes half body portraits as shown above &#8211; the Meike 50mm 1.2 generally draws a nice appealing bokeh. If there are highlights close to the corners the strong optical vignetting can be visible though and you may also spot some longitudinal CA in the form of green outlining in the background.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40895\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40895\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_18_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_18_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_18_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_18_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40896\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40896\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_19_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_19_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_19_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_19_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40883\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40883\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_6_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40963\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-40963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_14_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_14_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_14_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_14_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you are a regular reader you know that long focus distances are where it gets interesting. The strong optical vignetting leads to a bit of swirl and triangular out of focus highlights towards the corners &#8211; we have seen this with some other fast 50mm lenses before, e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sigma-50mm-1-4-ex-still-worth-getting-in-2020\/\">Sigma 50mm 1.4 EX<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-zhong-yi-50mm-0-95-m\/\">Zhong Yi 50mm 0.95 M<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40878\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40878\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_1_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_1_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_1_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_1_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40879\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40879\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_2_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_2_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_2_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_2_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40897\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40897\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_20_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_20_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_20_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Especially at f\/1.2 there is also a big difference between the bokeh in the center and on the edges\/in the corners, as can be seem from the sample above.<\/p>\n<p>So as usual my recommendation here is to look at the samples taken with this lens and to decide for yourself if you like what you see or not.<\/p>\n<h2>Sunstars<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-9-review-meike-50mm-1-2-61178\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.2<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/1.4<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/2.8<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/4.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-5\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-6\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-7\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-8\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/16<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-9\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/22<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-9-review-meike-50mm-1-2-61178\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane9-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40862\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40863\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.4.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_1.4-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40864\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40865\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_2.8-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40866\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_4.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_4.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_4.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_4.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40867\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_5.6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_5.6-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40868\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_8.0-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40869\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_11.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40870\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_16.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_16-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40871\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_22.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_E_Sunstars_22-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em>100% crops from extreme corner, focused on center, Sony A7rII<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I always wonder why not more manufacturers decide to go for 10 rounded aperture blades. Done properly this can lead to natural bokeh with round highlights as well as distinct sunstars when stopped down a lot and this is exactly the case here, nicely done!<br \/>\nIf you want to learn more about sunstars have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chromatic aberration<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-10-review-meike-50mm-1-2-95185\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane10-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-10-review-meike-50mm-1-2-95185\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane10-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40847\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_uncorrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane10-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40846\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Meike_50mm_1.2_laCA_11_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em>100% crops from border, Sony A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lateral CA are on the medium to strong side but the correction in Lightroom is doing a good job still.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-11-review-meike-50mm-1-2-36842\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane11-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">crop focus point<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-11-review-meike-50mm-1-2-36842\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane11-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40898\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane11-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40899\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2_crop.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2_crop.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2_crop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_loCA_1.2_crop-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Longitudinal CA are also on the high side at f\/1.2 to f\/1.4. We see a high amount of magenta and green outlining in out of focus areas and also purple fringing is noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>The performance here is similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-50mm-0-95-fe\/\">Brightin Star 50mm 0.95<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-7artisans-50mm-1-05-e\/\">7Artisans 50mm 1.05E<\/a>, but at least Meike didn&#8217;t decide to wrongfully put an Apo tag on this lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">bokeh<\/span> (short to mid distances)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sharpness<\/span> (center and midframe)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>vignetting<\/li>\n<li>CA correction<\/li>\n<li>build quality\/handling (short focus throw)<\/li>\n<li>price<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">flare resistance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Coma correction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">size\/weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">distortion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">no electronic contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thanks to the Chinese manufacturers there are a lot of fast affordable fullframe lenses available these days, so if you don&#8217;t rely on autofocus or amenities like transfer of EXIF information there are surely some bargains to be found.<\/p>\n<p>This Meike 50mm 1.2 is a solid lens but not something that really knocks it out of the park. A maximum aperture of f\/1.2 was something special for DSLRs, but not so much for mirrorless cameras where we can choose from several 50mm f\/0.95 lenses now.<\/p>\n<p>Originally designed for DSLRs this lens is simply too big and heavy compared to the competition in the mirrorless world. And it isn&#8217;t cheap enough to make up for it. Maybe in EF mount it can appeal to some cinematographers, but if you are a photographer using a mirrorless camera, I find this hard to recommend.<\/p>\n<p><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43lulxk\">Amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43HX0fS\">Amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=meike+50mm+1.2+sony+e&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_odkw=viltrox+16mm+1.8+af+fe&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/meikeglobal.com\/products\/meike-50mm-f1-2-large-aperture-manual-focus-lens-for-canon-eos-ef-mount-fast-delivery-%E7%9A%84%E5%89%AF%E6%9C%AC?_pos=1&amp;_sid=11e0cf102&amp;_ss=r&amp;variant=42003907313892&amp;sca_ref=3864766.eQ3pZV79jV\">meikeglobal.com<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate link) <strong>$360<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Alternatives<\/h2>\n<p>We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/guide-to-the-best-50mm-lenses-for-full-frame-sony-e-mount-cameras-a7iii-a7ii-a7riv-a7riii-a9-a9ii\/\">guide to 50mm lenses for E-mount<\/a> that should give you a good overview. I will only talk about a few of the obvious alternatives in detail here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-50mm-1-2-nokton-e\/\"><strong><em>Voigtlander 50mm 1.2 Nokton E:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe slightly better vignetting figures and the lower price are the only aspects in favour of this Meike lens. If you can afford the Voigtl\u00e4nder lens I definitely recommend to get that one, if you are running on a tight budget save some money and get the TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 E instead (see below).<br \/>\n<em>buy from<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.cameraquest.com\/voigtlander-emount\/voigtlander-50mm-f\/1.2-nokton-aspherical-for-sony-e-mount\/\">CameraQuest<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2UZc2zc\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwhite.co.uk\/voigtlander-50mm-f1-2-nokton-aspherical-e-mount-lens.html\">Robert White<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YvS9gj\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31nusdR\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=voigtlander+50mm+1.2+vm+nokton&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=voigtlander+50mm+1.2+nokton+e+sony&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$799<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-mr-ding-optics-50mm-1-1-noxlux-m\/\"><strong>Mr. Ding 50mm 1.1:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>This lens is similarly priced but much smaller despite being a tiny bit faster. It comes with super smooth bokeh even at longer focus distances and also pairs really well with the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-techart-lm-ea9-leica-m-to-sony-e-autofocus-adapter\/\">Techart LM-EA9 autofocus adapter<\/a>. <em><br \/>\n<\/em><em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/mrdingstudio.com\/products\/mr-ding-noxlux-dg-50-1-1-e58-for-leica-m-manual-lens?ref=G_RCnAFR27Ntin\">official Mr. Ding Studio shop<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=ding+50+1.1+replica&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_odkw=ding+50+1.1&amp;_osacat=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$399<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-ttartisan-50mm-1-4-e\/\"><em><strong>TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 E:<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nI know f\/1.4 doesn&#8217;t sound as sexy as f\/1.2 but this is a great allround 50mm lens available at a bargain price.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/ttartisan.myshopify.com\/?ref=EvdGAnf950qaM&amp;fbclid=IwAR0Wz6hHVjawnTBKgVjf4REAAdtlgKqkcjVQOQZIzxzgwGkmQY-iNunnnKc\">the manufacturer&#8217;s shop<\/a> | n<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3iX4rZ1\">amazon.com<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GMYl0p\">amazon.de<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3n3Qtds\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=ttartisan+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;LH_TitleDesc=0&amp;_osacat=0&amp;_odkw=ttartisan+50mm&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820130&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&amp;_nkw=ttartisan+50mm+1.4&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820130&amp;toolid=20008&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$225<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-brightin-star-50mm-0-95-fe\/\"><strong><em>Brightin Star 50mm 0.95 E:<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Brightin Star 50mm 0.95 E is slightly heavier, ~10% more expensive and actually performs very similar, but it is an f\/0.95 lens which makes it the more desirable package in my opinion.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3O9cS34\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3cjdXrJ\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/Uy2Sdn\">ebay.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/Xhxi4c\">ebay.de<\/a> for about <strong>$419 <\/strong>(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>SLR 50mm lenses:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSome of the f\/1.2 SLR lenses can be found for similar prices, e.g. the Nikon 50mm 1.2 or 55mm 1.2 Ai, the Canon FD 50mm 1.2 or the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/minolta-mc-rokkor-58mm-11-2\/\">Minolta 58mm 1.2<\/a>. If you are looking for the true vintage experience these can still be worth a closer look. Even with adapter they are hardly bigger and heavier than this lens.<\/p>\n<h2>Sample Images<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40892\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40892\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_15_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_15_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_15_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_15_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40894\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40894\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_17_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_17_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_17_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_17_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40893\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40893\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_16_2.0.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_16_2.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_16_2.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_16_2.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40890\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40890\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_13_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_13_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_13_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_13_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40880\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40880\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_3_2.8.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_3_2.8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_3_2.8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_3_2.8-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/2.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41138\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41138\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_22_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_22_1.2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_22_1.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_22_1.2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_40888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40888\" style=\"width: 533px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40888\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_11_1.2.jpg\" alt=\"meike 50mm 1.2 e fe review 42mp 61mp sony a7riv coma bokeh fast resolution vignetting ca lateral\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_11_1.2.jpg 533w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Meike_50mm_1.2_Sample_11_1.2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Meike 50mm 1.2 | f\/1.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a 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