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Chinese photo and video lens and accessory manufacturer Meike has announced the release of a new 12mm F2.0 manual focus wide angle lens for APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras. The Meike lens is available for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds (MFT), Nikon Z, and Sony E mounts.
The Meike 12mm F2 has full manual control, its optical design consists of 12 elements in 9 groups, including two aspherical elements. It has a minimum focusing distance of 20cm, offers an aperture range from F2 to F16, and a 62mm filter thread.
Price and availability
The Meike 12mm F2 manual focus wide angle lens has been priced at $189.99 / £199.99, and it can be purchased on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk websites. The lens is available for Fujifilm X, and Sony E mounts at the moment of writing.
Meike 12mm F2 specifications
- Mount: Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon Z, Sony E
- Aperture Range: F2.0-F16
- Focal Length: 12mm
- Filter Thread: 62mm
- Weight: 277g
- Minimum focusing distance: 0.2M
- Lens Structure: 9 groups of 12 elements including 2 aspherical lenses
- Diagonal: 97
Apart from this wide angle lens, Meike also made available the 50mm F0.95 lens for mirrorless cameras with an APS-C sensor. In terms of full-frame, the focal length will be about 80 mm (100 mm for MFT), it is available for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, Nikon Z, and Sony E mounts.
The optical design of the lens consists of 7 elements in 5 groups, aperture range from F0.95 to F16, aperture with 13 blades, minimum focusing distance of 45cm, filter thread 62mm, and lens weight of 420g.
The new Meike lens has been priced at $249 / £259.99, but only the Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mount models are listed on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk online stores.
