I talked with Ryan who founded Veydra and he told me that the Meike are using the same optical designs as the Veydras. The main difference will be quality control and consistency regarding the overall production line and and within the sets.
@@manchumuq This video might help... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dCGFyZR6L9Y.html - Ryan Avery, founder of Veydra talking about Meike
Excellent man. I still thinking they are the same project, but of course meike did their modifications for what thy think is better and to make the lens cost way less. BUT, your video is amazing and the pros and cons are excellent! Congratz!
At best it will vignette very badly, and at worst you'll see the actual image circle. If the lens could cover full frame, it would be significantly bigger.
Sure. There are several Meike Cines Lenses with X-mount: 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 65mm and 85mm; all T2.2. I use the 35mm T/2.2 on my X-T2 and X-T3. Nice lens for an unbeatable price.
Veydra is a slightly better lens, especially in the blacks, But the difference is minor and they match eachother nicely I have a 16mm veydra and 25mm meike Waiting for the 50mm Meike, which will be perfect for an anamorphic set up.
It's just a .25 bump in contrast to make the Meike match the Veydra's contrast. That's trivial in post. There's no way to fix the Veydra's terrible focus breathing in post.
@@melanienolley I've done it, too...you have to try to reverse the zoom, but then other aspects of the FOV change. It's there if you absolutely must do it, but the results are not without compromise.
Very curious, people have spoken to me about Veydra and focus breathing issues before but my 16mm and 25mm don't seem to suffer - unfortunately I don't own a 35mm to compare with the reviewers though! Tbh, I bought my two Veydras long before the existence of Meike cine lenses so I've long since got my dollars worth for them.
At the time I made this video we didn't know. But, no, the Veydra's were never made by Meike. Someone involved with Veydra licensed their design to Meike after Veydra imploded. Now, he resells them under the Meike brand.