Meike APS-C 55mm 1.4 (Z Mount) For Nikon's Z cameras.

Meike is starting to gain a good reputation among filmmakers and content creators for creating affordable, fully manual photography and cinema lenses, as well as lens mount adapters, with a great price/quality ratio.

 The company now has a solid lineup of lenses for both APS-C and full-frame sensors in a superfluity variety of lens mounts.

However, autofocus lenses are relatively new for the company, with only an 85mm F/1.8 plus F/1.4 and a 50mm F/1.8 in its catalog. Meike continues to develop new autofocus lenses, and they just announced a 55mm F/1.4 prime lens.

This prime lens has one large focus ring, one autofocus/manual switch, and a dedicated aperture ring. Unfortunately for filmmakers, this is not a de-clicked aperture ring.

The lens design consists of eleven elements in eight groups. The aperture diaphragm features nine blades, and the minimum focusing distance is 61cm/24 inches.

 The lens comes with a lens hood that can be removed to attach a 52mm front filter.

The Meike 55mm F/1.4 in Nikon Z and FUJIFILM X-mount is available now for $199.99. The Sony E-mount version should be available at the end of March for the same price.