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Meike 85mm T2.1 Full-Frame Cinema Prime Lens Announced

The Meike 85mm T2.1 cinema prime lens for full-frame cameras features 85mm front diameter, 82mm filter thread, 330-degree focus throw, and 11 blades iris. It should fit in Meike’s line of seven full-frame cine primes. The 85mm T2.1 lens should be available in May 2021 for $998. We have seen a set of affordable full-frame cine primes from DZOFILM being announced quite recently. Another Chinese lens manufacturer Meike has also been launching one new lens after another lately. It seems that the company is expanding its Super35 and full-frame lines of cinema primes simultaneously. When it comes to the full-frame cine line, Meike already launched two focal lengths – 50mm T2.1 lens (read our article from July 2020 here) and the 35mm T2.1 lens (read our article from December 2020 here). Now, Meike announces the third lens from the lineup – 85mm T2.1. Let’s take a short look at its specs and features. Meike 85mm T2.1 Full Frame Cine Lens Meike 85mm T2.1 Full-frame Cine Lens. Source: Meike The Meike 85mm T2.1 cine lens is a part of the whole line of lenses, so we can obviously expect similarities with the previously launched 50mm and 35mm. That is the whole point of a set of cine primes – the physical dimensions as well as position of gear rings and the size of the filter thread remain the same across the whole set for easier work on set. The Meike 85mm T2.1 lens, therefore, offers 82mm filter thread, 85mm front diameter,...

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Published By: CineD - Friday, 9 April, 2021

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