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Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

A new multi-mount 85mm f/1.2 lens is coming from Meike – but one key detail has yet to be decided

Meike 85mm f/1.4 Mix II product image.

Metal or plastic? That’s one of the key questions left to answer for a newly teased lens coming to the E-Mount, L-Mount, and Z Mounts: The Meike AF 85mm f/1.2.

A post on the Chinese social media platform Weibo from the Independent Photographer’s Association (which was quickly picked up by rumor sites) says that the Meike AF 85mm f/1.2 is currently under development. But while the post claims that the optical design is “nearly complete,” the brand has yet to choose between a metal or plastic barrel design.

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