Meike 25mm F2.0 M43 Large Aperture Low Distortion Wide Angle Maunal Sharp Lens Compatible with Olympus Panasonic MFT Mount Mirrorless Cameras GH6 OM-1

This may be considered a hybrid mini cinema lens for M4/3 cameras. I use Panasonic GH systems and with a 2x crop factor, this Meike 25mm changes into a 50mm focal length. Honestly, it's a great bang for your bucks. Images render Ginsu sharp, compositions are not too tight not too wide, the raw video footage burst with tasty colors when corrected and graded, the size of this lens feels like a mighty manual vintage lens. I would say this 25mm lens is for the hands-on type of shooter, meaning you have to put your hand on the barrel of the lens and adjust the focus and aperture setting. It's all manual with no electronic parts to connect to your camera. It's built like a bank safe, hard to break. It does flare, so when shooting video use a matte box with french flags attached particularly when your scene does not call for flares. The Bokeh bites the background rendering a cinematic style DOF. The closer you get to your subject the more dreamy the background is.There are four focus gear rings included with your purchase. That's why I said earlier, this lens may be considered as a hybrid cinema lens because photographers typically wouldn't have a need to shoot with follow focus gear rings to take pictures. Filmmakers and video content creators however would need these gear rings for the purpose of using a follow focus. Overall I strongly suggest the person reading this review stop hesitating and order this lens. You have everything to gain because there's a return policy included with your purchase. I decided to keep this lens, and I ordered a second one for the purpose of maintaining a consistent look throughout certain productions. Not for sure what will happen if I were to mix this Meike brand with a vintage lens line like Yashica, Fujinon, Canon, Helios etc.Despite the 1-4 star ratings on this product it's not designed for the weak-handed shooter. You have to literally put your fingers on the lens barrel and pull your own focus or use those focus gear rings and pull focus. I stand firm on a solid 5 star because this mighty manual lens doesn't disappoint. This 25mm lens meets and exceeds my expectations. It has a cinema lens feel. Hay, I'm in the process of producing a real-life review of using this product.Dre' MeDallionMeDallion Motion Pictures

Very good lens for the price. After about a year of use the aperture ring started to loosen a bit. There’s also a little bit of focus breathing but still a great lens.

I love this lens! It's built like a tank. All metal and glass. I wish every lens I had felt like this one. If they made a set of different focal lengths like this around this price with the optional geared rings I'd probably buy them all.It's basically like a budget cine lens for mirrorless. The optional geared focus rings are a nice touch. The focus throw is long and smooth. I wish the image was a little wider on my Lumix G7 but that's just what 25mm is on micro 3/4 with the additional 4k crop.This is a seriously great lens at a great price.

Hello fellow videographers on a budget.Whoever says this lens is cheap feeling must be smoking crack. This lens is the best quality lens I've ever owned. I have had Canon L glass, GM Sony lenses, and some nice Nikon Vintage lenses and for the mere $100 that you're throwing at this, you cannot go wrong. If anybody left anything less than 5 stars for this AMAZING $100 lens, then they're brain is probably cheaply built.I haven't even tested the thing. The lens quality worried me upon reading some of the reviews that had two stars. However, ive come to conclusion that these people have a god complex and don't accept anything less than perfection.If you are a beginner film maker, you can't go wrong with this. I will be updating the review upon testing the image quality.Thank you,I hope you all have a happy holiday.P.S.: Whoever gave this lens less than 4 stars, I hope you can't sleep tonight.

This lens is absolutely slept on. Not everyone loves full manual lenses, but I am someone who does. The de-clicked aperture is amazing. Lens is pretty fast. SHARP edge to edge, even wide open, and colors reproduce nicely.The focus throw - I absolutely love it. It’s long, but in what scenario are you racking focus from 8” to 30 feet? Most of the time small adjustments are all you’ll find yourself using.Focus breathing is there but it’s hardly noticeable, racking focus presents a pleasant image.It’s heavy and big. I will take it. I’ve been using it on a BMPCC 4k and the added weight makes for some pretty stable handheld shots.Honestly…..for $129, this thing performs on par with some of my $600+ glass.

F.Y.I (Not a Professional Photographer) (Handheld Pics)Now, I have started taking pics using a Lumixg7 with a Fotasy 35mm.to me it feels this lens is not for Panasonic stills OR, maybe more practice will make a difference.OMO, the pictures under low light are better using this Lense and definitely sharper than the Fotasy 35mmhopefully this review will help others. some of the stills are somewhat edited on darkroom.

Awesome lens. Very well built. A tad bit heavy! Has amazing smooth turn. Must buy to have in your bag! I use it more than my other lens!

I purchased this lens through Amazon and wanted to see what it's all about. I was looking for a simple normal lens, as the 25mm is around a 50mm equivalent on a full-frame sensor. The lens itself comes with a locking lens hood and carrying bag. It has an all-metal construction, is a fully manual lens, has a clickless aperture, which is unexpected in a photo lens and has a long focus throw.There is a bit of focus breathing, but it's not objectionable in my opinion and the slight chromatic aberration shouldn't an issue.Overall, I do like this lens. It will not replace my cine lenses for video/film work but works wonders as a walkaround lens in lower light levels.