The Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 was first shown to the world at the NABShow 2023 back in April, but not much has been seen or heard of since. It now appears that Meike is planning to officially announce the lens this month.
It also appears that this will be the first licensed autofocus third-party lens available for the RF mount.
During the Photo & Imaging Show Shanghai earlier this month, Canon did comment on the state of third-party lenses and said that they have been actively engaged with various manufacturers about licensing the RF mount. Cosina was the first to receive a licenses, but for a manual focus lens, Meike looks to be the first to release an autofocus lens for the mount.
We think that the Chinese manufacturers are going to be extremely aggressive in building their brands through licensing of the RF mount, and we expect to see more manufacturers enter the space in the next year.
Autofocus is hard, as it’s more than just hardware. We’re looking forward to seeing the performance of the Meike AF 85mm f/1.4 mounted to an EOS R camera.
There is still no comment from Sigma or Tamron on producing RF mount lenses under license.
Meike AF 85mm F1.4 Specifications
- 13 elements in 8 groups
- 77mm filter diameter
- 12 aperture blades
- Minimum focusing distance: 0.98m
- AF/MF selector switch
- Fn button
- Weight: 800g
- E・Z・RF・L Mount
- Scheduled to be released in August
Source: Meike Weibo via Asobinet
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