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Meike MK-6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Lens for Sony E

BH #ME6520SEM • MFR #MK6.5F2.0NEX
 10 reviews
Meike MK-6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Lens for Sony E
Key Features
  • E-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
  • 9.75mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Aperture Range: f/2 to f/22
  • Multi-Layer Nano Coating
Catering to image-makers looking for a truly distinct look, the MK-6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Lens from Mieke is a Sony E-mount lens providing a 9.75mm equivalent focal length. Its fisheye design realizes an impressive 190° angle of view along with a unique circular image shape and strong distortion for a surreal quality. Individual lens elements feature a multi-layer nano coating to control surface reflections, flare, and ghosting in order to realize a high degree of contrast and color accuracy, even when working in bright and backlit conditions.
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Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Overview

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Catering to image-makers looking for a truly distinct look, the MK-6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Lens from Mieke is a Sony E-mount lens providing a 9.75mm equivalent focal length. Its fisheye design realizes an impressive 190° angle of view along with a unique circular image shape and strong distortion for a surreal quality. Individual lens elements feature a multi-layer nano coating to control surface reflections, flare, and ghosting in order to realize a high degree of contrast and color accuracy, even when working in bright and backlit conditions.

This 6.5mm f/2 lens is designed for APS-C-format Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras and provides a 9.75mm equivalent focal length.
Distinct fisheye design produces a circular image with a 190° angle of view and strong visual distortion.
Bright f/2 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions.
Multi-layer nano coating has been applied in order to suppress ghosting and flare for increased contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions.
Manual focus design along with a manual aperture ring offer precise control over both focus and exposure.
All-metal construction is durable and a focus distance scale has been engraved on the lens barrel for pre-focusing needs.

Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Specs

Focal Length
6.5mm (35mm Equivalent: 9.75mm)
Maximum Aperture
f/2
Minimum Aperture
f/22
Lens Mount
Sony E
Lens Format Coverage
APS-C
Angle of View
190°
Minimum Focus Distance
Not Specified by Manufacturer
Optical Design
6 Elements in 5 Groups
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
None
Dimensions (ø x L)
2.4 x 2.03" / 61 x 51.5 mm
Weight
10.58 oz / 300 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.8 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
3.85 x 3.8 x 3.4"

Meike 6.5mm f/2 Circular Fisheye Reviews

Meh

By Ryan M.
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2022-08-25

I had high hopes for this, and always wanted to try a fisheye. It was inexpensive, and that is great, because it's not really that useful. Admittedly, I haven't has a lot of opportunity to use it. I do get really sharp pictures from it, but it's hard to focus. My eyes aren't great, and with small mirrorless viewfinders, it's hard for me to focus this manually. Truth be told, I've given up on focusing by eye with this. I just experiment with test shots at each mark on the focus ring, and try to use these as a rule of thumb based on subject distance - but it feels like guessing, and I miss focus/shots. Also, the aperture ring has no detents (how is that even possible?) - so it is nearly impossible to not accidentally change the aperture between shots. You have to basically check it before every shot. In fairness, I read about this before I bought it, but in practical use, it's far worse than I expected. It is what it is. It's cheap, and if you conceive/compose the correct shot, don't forget to recheck your aperture, and luck out on your focus setting, you can get a tack-sharp circular fisheye photo. If I could do it over, I'd be willing to spend a lot more and look for an AF fisheye for Fuji or for my Canon M system. I doubt I'd buy this again, but for $100, it was worth a try.

Pretty good lens

By Humberto
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-01-15

I use it with a SonyA7III, and I get a full circle image; which is what I wanted. All I have to do is push in a little to get it to fit the frame fully. It’s manual and it’s actually pretty sharp and an interesting toy lens to play with.

Focus is soft

By Edna
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2020-12-07

Focus is soft. Stars are blurred in night pictures. It is more like a lens for a surveillance camera than a photographer’s lens

Used as All sky camera lens

By Jeremy
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2020-07-31

Non clicking Aperture ring. Heavy and solid. On canon apsc the edges of the field of view just clip the top and bottom of frame. Seems sharp even around open aperture. Amazing something like this exists at this price

Definitely funky

By Anthony
Rated 3 out of 5
Date: 2020-07-06

Only works with apcs. I am not a big fan of this lens. It’s hard to focus and is all manual. I wouldn’t but did. Fish eye is a fish eye and they are rarely used

Good lens, especially for the price

By Richard
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2019-11-04

Good lens for the price. It's completely made from metal, everything is tight in place. The focus is a little too tight for my liking but a little use will loosen it up. You have to be conscious about the 190° capturing angle though, its very easy to capture the hand on the focus ring or your feet. I highly recommend this lens. The pictures were taken with a Sony Alpha 6000.

Fun to uses

By M Jerry
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-03-15

Fun to use along with my rectangular 8mm fisheye. My is a little off center. The one I had before cropped a little on both sides though. Using photoshop elliptical marque tool in full circle mode, I crop just a tad to get a full perfect circle, but I am picky. Do wish it passed on the aperture used - thus four stars. In a slide show I use fisheye images sparingly, but they add a little interest to the show at times.

Good Entertainment

By Robert
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-07-15

Found this lens used here for about $100....it certainly provided more than 100 dollars of entertainment and fun learning how best to compose shots and use it. You can crop pretty nice 4x5 format from the center and still have decent resolution. Mechanicals are good, but it is easy to accidentally change the aperture since it is not click stopped...but a minor issue...it just makes you actually pay attention to what you are doing which is what we all could benefit from a bit.

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Here are three video reviews. https://bit.ly/2DMJTku https://bit.ly/2sX14JV https://bit.ly/2sXmQx1 Here are posted still images https://bit.ly/2DKY2OZ
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Date published: 2019-10-03

will this work with a sony alpha 7 III?

will this work with a sony alpha 7 III?
Asked by: Arthur
Yes, this lens will work with the A73, however, it is a cropped sensor lens and will reduce the resolution on your camera by about 40%.
Answered by: Rob
Date published: 2021-02-17

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Will this product work properly on my Canon 7D Mk I. Also, will it work in a 5D Mk IV?
Asked by: Kenneth
No, this lens is designed to fit and work only on the Canon cropped sensor mirrorless cameras. Like the M6, M6, M50 and M100
Answered by: Patrick
Date published: 2020-04-14

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If I mount this onto a full frame film camera (leica M6) with an adapter - will the image still be circular? Or will it be distorted/warped?
Asked by: Sam
Although there are no adapters to mount this EF-M lens to a Leica M6, it would produce a circular image.
Answered by: Kirk
Date published: 2021-04-06

If I mount this to a full frame film camera ...

If I mount this to a full frame film camera (Leica M6) with an adapter - will the image still be circular, or will it be distorted?
Asked by: Sam
The image would be more distorted than fully circular, but you will be reducing the effective area used, so it will look more like distortion than a circular look.
Answered by: Zachariah
Date published: 2021-04-06

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do i need an adapter? because it fits but my camera doesn’t recognize it
Asked by: Maria Eugenia
It is a manual only lens. It will not communicate with the camera. On some cameras you have to set them to shoot with out a lens before they will fire.
Answered by: Reuben
Date published: 2019-09-06

Will this work with the SL1?

Will this work with the SL1?
Asked by: Justin
This lens has an EF-M so it will only work on Canon EOS mirrorless bodies such as the EOS M50. The Meike MK-6-11mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens for Canon EF is compatible with the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 and its EF/EF-S mount. https://bhpho.to/36eSiKy
Answered by: Kirk
Date published: 2020-11-09
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