Well constructed lens with great finish. Big name brands can take a page from Meike's book when it comes to materials used and product finishing. Sadly when it comes to big name brands I was seriously disappointed by Olympus as opposed to impressed by Meike. I think people will easily pay 20% more for products using premium material and this should not be that hard for a name brand to offer.

for the price I paid, this is really a great investment. SUPEr sharp, no distortions and great overall

Ich betreibe das MEIKE an einer Olympus E10 und bin damit sehr zufrieden. Die Schärfe ist absolut in Ordnung auch bei offener Blende. Natürlich wird es schärfer wenn man die Blendenöffnung verkleinert, oder mehr im Zentrum schaut, aber für eine M43 Chip ist das alles völlig ausreichend (und damit meine ich keine Schulnoten, da würde ich eine 2+ vergeben).Dass der Blendenring nicht einrastet ist für Video sicherlich günstig, mich stört es eher, da man es nicht merkt, wenn man versehentlich daran dreht. Das ist nicht sonderlich tragisch, aber eben für nicht-Filmer nicht so toll.Freistellen bei Offenblende funktioniert sehr gut, und der Hintergrund verschwindet in einer angenehmen Unschärfe - dafür kauft man ja die 1.8er Blende!Was mir persönlich auch sehr gefällt, ist die hohe Resistenz gegenüber Gegenlicht. Da ist das MEIKE nicht sonderlich zu beeindrucken, was ich sehr angenehm finde, und den potentiellen Ausschuss deutlich verringert. Ob das nun gezielte Gegenlicht Effekte einschränkt kann ich nicht beurteilen, das habe ich noch nicht ausprobiert.Wer also gerne mit einem manuellen Objektiv an seiner M34 Kamera "spielt", wird hiermit seine Freude haben, und auch tolle Fotos bekommen - ich kann es nur empfehlen!

I was really impressed with this lens. Back in the days of film, I used to shoot manual focus, first SLR (MInolta XD-11), then rangefinder (Bessa R). Manual focus is not a problem for me. Even if new to it, It really shouldn't be for you either, provided your camera has focus peaking. Without that, I would find using my MF gear a real chore.I frequently take my camera out with a small set of primes. Lenses that I kept from my rangefinder days. I had a 50mm, 90mm, and 135mm. Of course, with MFT this gives a 100mm, 180m, and 270mm 35mm field of view equivalency. Clearly I needed something to replicate the 50mm field of view on a 35mm camera. I tied the Panasonic 25mm f1.7, but it wasn't for me. Visually meh (though sharp) and with focus by wire as my only manual focus option, it really didn't go with my other primes. I started hunting around for a good solution. While researching, I came across a review of this lens, along with some sample images. I really liked the sample images, and when I saw the price, I decided to take a shot on it. So how does it stack up?The build quality is very very nice. Far nicer than one has any right to expect, given the price point. It feels tough and solid, without being too heavy. Bigger than my old rangefinder glass, but not by too much. The metal construction is really first rate. Focus and aperture move nice and smoothly.The image quality is surprisingly good. Nice and sharp at the center, just a little softening at the edges, like most lenses. That said, Since my edges are already softening on a MFT sensor, I would suspect that might possibly be an issue if using it on an APS-C sensor.So why only four stars then? Well three things, none of them major, and only one of them any kind of real inconvenience. First, that clickless aperture ring. I know, I know, lots of people like them, especially for video. For my purpose it is a negative. I can't move the aperture and know where it is without looking. Not a major inconvenience and your preference might vary from mine. Second, f11 and f16 are so close to each other that you can't really select f11 with any confidence that is where you have it. Not an issue for how I shoot with this lens 90% of the time, but occasionally I'd like to meter with my hand meter and set the aperture accordingly. This takes away f11 as a real option for that. Third, that depth of field scale. It might as well have had numbers put on it randomly. This is the one thing that really is an issue for me. When out and about, I like to set a distance on my lens, and see the range of what will be in focus. This often allows me to get a shot quickly, that I would otherwise have missed. You simply cannot do this with this lens. The focus markings are not even in the ballpark of accurate. A shame really.So do I still recommend this lens? Yes, very much so. I find myself using it more and more, and the quality to price ratio is crazy good. The flaws are minor compared to what you get from this lens. If you are on the fence about trying it, I urge you to go ahead and get one.

Working really great. Has a quality better than most of the expensive lenses at this focal length.

This is just a plain and simple nice lens. It's made of metal, even the lens cap, so it feels very solid, but it's still fairly compact. If your camera has focus peaking it becomes very easy to use this lens, as you can easily see what is in focus on your screen/EVF. I'm a noob using a Olympus OMD EM10 Mk ii, but I think I've been able to take some decent photos with my first non kit lens. This is the perfect choice to try out a manual lens, you might find it's fun like I did!