Samyang Cine 35mm T1.9
Score: 87/100
Meike MK-5514CFSTM-E
Score: 98/100Rankings
The Meike 55mm f/1.4 is a lightweight, fast APS-C prime for Fujifilm X-mount and Sony E-mount, delivering excellent sharpness, quiet STM AF and a useful aperture ring at a budget-friendly price.
The Samyang V-AF 35mm T1.9 is a lightweight, full-frame cine lens offering 8K-ready sharpness and cinema-style features like dual tally lights. It excels in hybrid stills/video workflows but suffers from slow, hunting autofocus in low-light situations.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
| ↓ lower better | 35 mmbest | 55 mm |
35 mm | 55 mmbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 1.9 f | 1.4 fbest |
| ↓ lower better | 280 gbest | 286 g |
| ↓ lower better | 72.1 mmbest | 76 mm |
| ↓ lower better | 29 cmbest | 61 cm |
0.17 xbest | 0.11 x | |
12 monthsbest | 12 monthsbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Mount & Compatibility(2) | ||
Mount Type | Sony E | Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount (APS-C) |
Autofocus Motor Type | Linear stepping motor (STM) | STM |
Optical(5) | ||
Focal Length (Min) (mm) | 35 mm | 55 mm |
Focal Length (Max) (mm) | 35 mm | 55 mm |
Maximum Aperture (f-number) (f) | 1.9 f | 1.4 f |
Minimum Focus Distance (cm) | 29 cm | 61 cm |
Maximum Magnification Ratio (x) | 0.17 x | 0.11 x |
Physical(3) | ||
Weight (g) | 280 g | 286 g |
Length (mm) | 72.1 mm | 76 mm |
Filter Thread Diameter (mm) | 58 mm | 52 mm |
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Professional reviewers from Digital Camera World and ePHOTOzine give the lens a strong 4.5/5, highlighting its sharpness, low distortion, robust build, uniform V-AF series design, and cinema-grade features such as tally lights and 300° focus throw.
Everyday users rate the lens around 3/5, praising its image quality, compactness, and tally lights, while repeatedly complaining about slow, hunting autofocus and tally light reflections.
“Love the image quality - renders skin tones beautifully and bokeh is cinematic.”
“Perfect for my gimbal setup - no need to rebalance when switching from 24mm or 75mm.”
“Tally light is a game-changer for solo vlogging.”
Professional reviewers praised its impressive sharpness, contrast and fast f/1.4 aperture, noting the STM motor's quick silent focus and USB-C port, while calling out the long minimum focusing distance and lack of weather sealing.
Everyday users love the value, sharpness and creamy bokeh, especially the aperture ring and firmware-upgrade capability, but complain about a stiff aperture ring, focus hunting and the relatively long minimum focusing distance.
