Manual-focus lens for Sony and Fujifilm

Meike 25mm F1.8

25 mm, f/1.8, made for APS-C, focused by hand. It mounts natively, with no adapter, on 21 of our APS-C cameras across 2 mounts; on the a6400 it frames like 38 mm.

Manual focus
25 mm · 38 mm equiv. on a6400
f/1.8 to f/16
190 g
49 mm filter
Focuses to 25 cm

Meike's page for this lens

On your camera

The view and the weight with the camera (battery and card included).

The 21 cameras this lens fits
Camera	View (35 mm equiv.)	Weight with camera	Fit
Sony a6000	38 mm	534 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6100	38 mm	586 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6400	38 mm	593 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6600	38 mm	693 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony a6700	38 mm	683 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10	38 mm	533 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony ZV-E10 II	38 mm	567 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Sony FX30	38 mm	836 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T5	38 mm	747 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T50	38 mm	628 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 III	38 mm	568 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T30 II	38 mm	568 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S20	38 mm	681 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-S10	38 mm	655 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-M5	38 mm	545 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E5	38 mm	635 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-E4	38 mm	554 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2	38 mm	850 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-H2S	38 mm	850 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-T4	38 mm	797 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses
Fujifilm X-Pro3	38 mm	687 g	Fits; you focus by hand Build a kit Compare lenses

Before the first shot

Turn the focus ring until the subject looks sharp; focus peaking (sharp edges outlined in colour) and the magnified view in the viewfinder or on the screen make that easier. The camera cannot set the aperture, so shoot in aperture priority (A or Av) or manual exposure: the camera measures the light through the lens at the aperture you set on its ring. Check the first pictures and correct the exposure if they come out too dark or too light: Sony's guide warns that the camera may not measure the light correctly through a lens without electrical contacts.

Sony: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release w/o Lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Sony's manual
Fujifilm: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “SHOOT WITHOUT LENS” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Fujifilm's manual

What it frames

From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 2.8 × 1.9 m on the a6400. It focuses down to 25 cm from the sensor.

24 mm38 mm

Highlighted: this lens on the a6400, beside the E PZ 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 OSS kit lens from the same spot. The kit zoom's dashed frame is its longest view.

Autofocus lenses with a similar view for Sony E

Viltrox AF 25mm F1.7 Air38 mm equiv. · f/1.7 · 170 g
Meike 25mm F1.7 Air38 mm equiv. · f/1.7 · 170 g
7Artisans AF 25mm F1.8 LITE38 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 183 g

Other manual-focus lenses for Sony E, closest in focal length

7Artisans 18mm F5.627 mm equiv. · f/5.6 · 146 g
7Artisans 18mm F6.3 II27 mm equiv. · f/6.3 · 58 g
TTArtisan 21mm F1.5 ASPH.32 mm equiv. · f/1.5 · 412 g
TTArtisan APS-C 23mm F1.435 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 222–250 g
TTArtisan APS-C 25mm F238 mm equiv. · f/2 · 166–189 g
7Artisans 25mm F0.9538 mm equiv. · f/0.95 · 589 g
7Artisans 25mm F1.838 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 143 g
Meike 25mm F0.9538 mm equiv. · f/0.95 · 600 g

Every manual-focus lens

Facts from the makers' specification pages. Meike's specifications. How we check

Questions about this lens

Does the Meike 25mm F1.8 autofocus?

No. It is a manual-focus lens: you turn its focus ring and set the aperture on its aperture ring. Sony and Fujifilm cameras take a picture with it only once a setting is turned on: the settings are named under “Before the first shot”.

Which cameras does the Meike 25mm F1.8 fit?

21 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: a6000, a6100, a6400, a6600, a6700, ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II, FX30, X-T5, X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-S20, X-S10, X-M5, X-E5, X-E4, X-H2, X-H2S, X-T4, X-Pro3.

What filter size does it take?

49 mm filters. Every lens with a 49 mm thread.

How big is it, and what is inside?

60.5 mm across and 40.9 mm long; 7 elements in 5 groups, in Meike's figures.