I was wrong about cheap cinema lenses 

It would have been good to see how the Cooke held up to the same chromatic aboration test

these look so smooth and buttery, a huge leap from the rokinon xeen lenses, great video dude!

It would be cool for you to compare this lens with a SMC Takumar 35mm f2. I have one I can let you borrow in the name of science lol.

I've retired my Rokinon Cine DS lenses, and I'm ready to move on to something new! These Meikes did look like a good option... until I saw the chromatic aberration which is the main reason I'm ditching the Rokinons. Also... really good video! Going to check out more of your stuff. It's nice to watch a RU-vidr who isn't just a vlogger reviewing equipment after using it to film trees or something.

should have got an 82 inch TV instead

Man that footage look so nice!

Cheers Spenser, another great review on a very important piece of gear!

Bro, the Meike is a really good lens, and I loved the soft, "cinematic" renditions. But cine-modded FDs (or AI-S NIkkors) are still incredible for their price-to-quality ratio. Might not impress clients as much, but they work great, and are lighter both in your bag and on your pocket.

Sick dude. You’ve got one of the most underrated channels

I really love your content. Got here after I decided to get the BMPCC4K for my channel. Love that camera and I see so many cool things from your channel on your rig or how you film that I want to try for my channel as well. Keep up the great work.

One thing that I immediately noticed is how the skintones are much clearer on the Cooke. The Meike seems to have a somewhat yellow cast on skin

Nice video man. Great comparison. The Cooke had better color saturation but the Meike had better bokeh. I already had the 50mm and my 35mm just came, so I'm still testing it. I've already noticed this lens has almost no "focus breathing" (the 50mm has a little) on the Sigma fp. I'm not seeing quite the amount of C.A. on full frame as seen in your test though. The image it produces is really clean and non-digital. Keep up the good work!

The Meike 35 looks to be a very rewarding tool, and your footage showcases a lot of its potential. That being said, I believe it misses the mark when it comes to skintones. I also think your review could have greatly benefitted from a comparison to your FD 35mm, not just the Cooke. Other than that, I think it's fair to say that Meike's Full Frame cinema primes could replace my FD primes in the near future.

Looking forward to seeing your review of DZO Pictor zooms, Please make it happen. Great video as always 😊💯.

Can you tdo a comparison of the Super 35 meike vs the Full Frame Meike?

I bought 4x Meike's (12mm, 25mm, 50mm and 85mm) for my P4K and they're great. The more I use them, the more I learn their strengths and weaknesses and therefore get a lot more from them now. They're a LOT cheaper than the full frame ones - but looking at your footage here, the full frame version has nicer bokeh °¬) By the way, when I'm watching your channel I feel like I'm watching a channel with at least 10x the audience so well done on quality and presentation °¬)

Great video! How is the hromatic aberation compared to the Cooke?

What's really interesting is how Meike got into cinema glass in the first place and the lawsuits with Veydra. Quite a bit of drama that has all seemed to work out in the end.

I recently started shooting on the Xeen 35mm T1.5 Cinema Lens and it’s really good. Honestly, it’s way better than I expected for a $1,700 Cinema Lens.

Nice. Yea around me here in Toronto, no one has them for rentals and I’ve been debating on these and the DZO primes for owner options. The Zeiss CPs are my go tos for rentals ... but for owning, these are some good prices and looks like some good optics. I saw a bit of a colour shift on your test against the Cooke ... but I imagine fairly easy fix in DaVinci. Thanks for the time to review.

Can you compare this to the dzofilm primes?

Great video !! you should try the IRIX cinema line lens

Hey these are nice! I'd like to compare them with Irix cinema lenses line to see which one is better. But these Meike's could be the cheapest, good quality cine option!

Thinking about getting a set of Contax Zeiss primes for BMPCC6k. Then again, the bigger build would be nice too. Thanks for the reviews man. The cool thing about you is that you change your mind. You're not a brand loyalist just to be one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Nice. Would love to know how you made the modifications of your FD lenses to EF. Cheers

Great video - this answered a lot of questions for me.

Great video, fx3 vs bM coming soon?

I own a bunch of rare M42 lenses which arguably still get a nicer rendition than most cine lenses. As long as you don't need sterile visual perfection.

Great video, thanks! I actually liked the look of the Meike footage much more than the Cooke lol

ETTR TUTORIAL PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEEEE! I've seen other people do it but they dont do it as well as you

I've been looking at this lens, and it's definitely got that really NICE quality look to it. I've never liked the image that came out of Rokinon lenses, nor Samyang. Viltrox are pretty nice to me, I'm really curious on their own cine lenses they're doing now. So curious on that 20mm T2.0.

That lens looks cleaaaan. Dope video as always.

Realy dig this. Any thoughts on the slr magic microprimes for e mount system?

T2.1 full frame is plenty. That's like a T1.0 on mft 👍

It definriely has an amazing quality to it... definitely one to add to the list

I found cine modding Carl Zeiss contax lenses is the best possible way to create a quality set of prime lenses. I will choose Carl Zeiss over any cheap chinese lens every day of the week.

What do you think of the DZO Vespid line? Nice vid!

Just bought my Meike using your code thank you 🙏🏼

get the zy optics 1.0 cinema lenses and let us know! im excited for them

I still think if I was going for full-frame capable legit cine primes I'd go with the SLR Magic APO HyperPrimes. They feel like the budget friendly Zeiss Otus option to me with more useful housings. Though for the cost I love what Meike is bringing to market. For now sticking with my FD's though. And for what it's worth through the grapevine I've heard that IronGlass may be doing some FD rehousing in the future and that's pretty much the endgame on my personal gear roadmap. UPDATE: Having actually fully watched the video now I can definitely say I still don't like the Cooke bokeh, or anything that matter that's not nice and clean and circular outside of anamorphic options. Overall tonality out of the Cooke's still feels great as it always does though. Nice coatings etc. but I think the FD's also have fantastic coatings. Focus breathing, or lack there of on the Meike lens was awesome. I still think I'd lean into something Apochromatic if I was buying into a modern looking / rendering set but for the price and the mechanics the Meike's feel like they'll be a no-brainer for some people. I still feel justified in maintaining a vintage set and something super clean like Sigma zooms or primes with some filtration though when I need it. But that's specifically because I don't need the robust cine housings for handheld / run and gun shooting scenarios.

Yoooo! with what did you grade that footage of your friend playing a game? was that shot on pocket 6K or Alexa classic???? amazing color on wooden floor and skintones!

I have the rockinon ones. They are great lol.

So, did your friend keep his FX3 or go for the BMPCC6K Pro? Thanks for posting your thoughts on the lens.

I'm one lens away from completing my set of biotars. I have the zeiss biotar 35mm and 58mm, just need the 75. Vastly superior to the helios copy

Man!!!!!!!!! I've been in LOVE with Meike lenses since a LONG time 😭, but never tried one. The image is great, and here when you compared it to the other expensive lens, it really shone!!! The only "down" detail for me is that it opens at T2.1 versus the Sigma 18-35mm opens at f1.8 🤯... I just got the bmpcc 6k pro and I'm loving it. I have a very cheap lens (Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 and the nifty 50 which I love), but I defo want some cinema lenses and now Meiki is making EF!!!! QUESTION! how did you remove the cover for the plugs in the 6K??? Thanks Spenser!

Maybe a bit unrelated, but do you care to share your thoughts on the FX3? I have it, and I’m not die hard Sony, I’m just curious how you feel about it. I’m kicking myself for not going with the fx6, but I think I’ll end up wanting both

Ooooooof I have an a7c and a few high end Sony E lenses and have been eyeing an fx3... But for literally the price of that body I could get a bmpcc 4k AND this Meike?? Damn that is tempting 🤔

Honestly, this may be a conversation I have in my own head every few months: I think for owning your own lenses, the re-housed or even straight up Canon FD or FL lenses, or older Nikon, is the way to go. When you need the cinema lenses, just rent them. You'll always be able to rent way better lenses than you can afford. Unless you own a production company (which you likely do), I don't think it's worth shelling out for a lens kit. The only downside of renting lens kits being: 1) if you don't live in a relatively big city it may be impossible, and 2) you always have to rent the whole kit even if you just need 1 or 2...unless you know the people you're renting from, and 3) you'll have to get production insurance. I own a Meike 50mm stills lens for Fuji x-mount and honestly the lens is shit. The colours all shift magenta, there is chromatic aberrations in a lot of scenarios, and it flares as easily as older vintage lenses (good or bad depending on your taste). Obviously there's no right answer but there's this weird obsession with owning cinema lenses on RU-vid. If you're in a scenario where you can't rent cinema lenses, need precise focusing, then I can understand buying an affordable cinema lens. But the re-housed Canon FDs are kind of amazing.

How does this stack up vs the Sigma 18-35mm cine?

Try Nikkor AI or AIs no problem with EF mount, Crazy good Quality if you get a copy in mint condition

I have these Jupiter Soviet lenses and genuinely they have a very similar look to that lens but of course so cinema housing

Very nice looking lens....thanks for sharing......dribble 😊

However! having the 6K, or the 6K Pro we could go for the Meike Prime 35mm T2.1 for Super 35, which only costs $539 !!!

I wonder if that step down situation wouldn't introduce vignetting on a FF sensor...

Great video as usual. You said you’d rather get a PL lens then a EF. Wouldn’t you stick to the EF to be able to use it on a speed booster to get a FF look?

What up bro bro... Do I need an adapter for the 6k pro?!

I like the flares better on the S35 then the FF MEIKE's

Biggest problem is if you didn’t use the Rokinon cine lens kit yet then you’re wasting your time that’s the only cheap lens that’s worth your time until you buy your pro pro kit. I say this cause in the video you said you didn’t even mess with those.

Was the skin tone difference glass-related? Or caused by something else?

There other meike cinema lenses, cheaper. Since 12mm. Price: $390.

I have a panasonic s5 but in L mount it cost 1000€ whereas EF mount cost 650€ shoud i take EF mount to save those bucks? since i have ring for Ef to L

Do you find you get image shifts when rack focusing the FDs?

The Meike is a solid lens. Personally I think the DZOFilms Vespids are the best budget cinema lenses available right now. They are sharp without being clinical, control CA really well, and have almost 0 breathing. They also benefit from having a full set available today. I have a pre-order out for the new Dulens APO Mini Primes which I'm really excited for. They aren't shipping yet, but are designed in house with close references to vintage cinema lenses.

Get a mattebox for your rig and impress your clients even more! (Fix the nd problem on the way)

Roman hense turned me on to meike, very impressed

friend, your test is a little incomplete. You could have done better. You didn't measure lens respiration, nor cooke lens aberration for a good comparison. Also measuring the two different lenses with different cameras is not objective.

The Samyang/Rokinon cine lenses aren't bad, they actually complete well against the Canon cine lenses.

I'm not a fan of the hazy look to the defocused areas, cooke looks far better in that area IMO

I’ve been looking at cheap cinema lenses for a while now and must say that my favorite I’ve seen so far is the DZOFILM Vespid Prime FF series.

Cooke S4 minis or whatever. Here’s my Mikey lenses

It’s the colors for me man .. your colors are awesome

there’s so many ads in this video i couldnt cope anymore

Super interesting that Meike is making cinema glass now! Just a small nit, Meike is pronounced may-KUH sorta like the word "make" with an extra syllable ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o61kjuYBiCk.html

cheaper AND more affordable - well said

sigma lenses are crap. minus the 18-35mm zoom. buy zeiss distagon. what doesnt get mentioned is micro contrast and 3d separation. closest to a cooke lens you'll get. Nobody needs cinema lenses. its just for convenience of swapping lenses out. just slide your matt box and follow focus back and fourth and save a couple grand. Roger Deakins got buy using ziess distagons just fine.

Your previous sentiment about lens were wrong. The real reason why the costs9 much is Hollywood, Bollywood and major film companies got the bucks to spend and will pay a premium for anything.

Great video. “Budget Cooke lens…” would’ve been a better clickbait title. Just sayin’

That's a dank lens

If you really want to elevate your shots then save your money, rent the lenses you need. For the money you would spend on buying one lens you could rent any cinema lens package. Guarantee that will help you level up much more quickly than owning an expensive/cheaper cinema lens. Think more about building your reel with killer shots than owning expensive equipment. It rarely pays off to own lenses unless they are high end cinema lenses which only increase in value and even then it really depends on what and where you’re working.

Yeah, now you complain about no ND filter after you returned the 6K Pro, hahahaha.

Ive heard a lot of people saying cinema lenses are same as photo lenses just diff body

Zeiss are entry level lenses? 😂😂🤦🏾‍♂️

Wary != Weary

CA on these is horrendous

Meike 35mm Prime when u film in wide situation its so baaaaaaaaad

Get an IR CUT filter for your bmpcc 6k, and have it ON even when not using an ND filter. And I'd suggest you upgrade all your filters to 82mm and use step filters. I made the mistake originally of going to 58mm, and then I bought more lenses that were bigger.

Sponsored?

DZO Vespid are even better than this.