Meike MK 12mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide Angle Fixed Manual Focus Lens for Fuji X-Pro1 X-Pro2 X-M1 X-TG2 X-TG1/10 X-A1/2 X-E1/2/3 X-Mount Mirrorless APS-C Cameras

This is my second wide-angle lens. They allow different opportunities for your pictures. This lens is fun to use and preserves the feel of a small APSC camera. Using it on my Sony a6500, I was a little disappointed that the assistance to magnify the object when focussing manually was not available. I began to feel this was not too great a problem because peeking assistance is available. (This lens is manual focus only). The lens is good value for the money at its low price level. Sometimes the improvements provided by a more expensive lens are not worth the extra cost.

So far I am happy with the lens. I am using it on my a6500 and bought it mainly for video. I make YouTube content and film myself often. With an external monitor I can make sure the focus is good even if I stop down to f 2.8I've noticed a little distortion in the corners, but after f5.6 you hardly notice it.Colours:Not bad for the price of this lens. I shoot in log throughout my cameras and never had problem matching the colour grading in post.Built quality:It's my favourite part. It's made of high quality metal. It weights around 360g so with my sony it's around 800g which is still very manageable.Focus and aperture ring:The focus ring turns like a three-quarter around the lens therefore it's very easy to pull focus with one hand. If you use focus peaking you will easily nail your focus.The aperture ring is also nice, easy to turn and has the satisfying clicks to it.I'd recommend to use it for video or for landscape photography mostly. I tried to use it on a photography session out on the field and i have failed nail the focus most of the time. Practice would make a different though.Overall I would recommend this lens for most use and at this price you would not regret. It's a good addition to my gears and I'll be using it often.

Camera: Fuji X-S10 X mountSolid metal build, accurate tight fit to camera body, excellent movement on focus ring. Picture quality very clear, no edge distortion. Recommended.

After watching several review videos, I bought the Meike 12mm as it seemed the best choice. I'm happy to say, it has out-performed my expectations and is one of my most used landscape lenses.What this lacks in autofocus (it is a manual focus only lens!), It certainly makes up for in sharpness, colour rendition and build quality. The focus ring is smooth and has a lot of 'travel' allowing for accurate and fast manual focusing and being F2.8 allows for decent depth of field.Highly recommended Len.

This lens is completely manual focus, very smooth focus wheel and aperture. The only criticism is the aperture is very close to the camera body and therefore difficult to adjust if need to change exposure on the fly. However a wide lens you would generally set your shot first, so this has not really been a problem. At 2.8 in poorly lit conditions it struggles a little, however with a boost from the ISO I was very please with the results. Great product, great price

This lens is better than expected .It’s heavy , solid and well constructed.The focus ring has a smooth movement..The images are sharp except the outer 20% as would be expected for this type of lens . This obviously improves above f5.6.Used on FujiyX-T1 producing well balanced colours and handles very well . Happy with purchase .

Getting some great night time and landscape shots paired with a6000

Swift and safely packaged delivery. Bought for a6000, quite weighty, but bodes well for good construction I guess..! wanted to try a fixed focal length “prime” as compared with kit zoom lens (16-50) which gets varied reviews, and a wide-angle one at that. Not used yet, (only just received) but look forward to it possibly being my “stays on the camera” lens..thanks..!