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title: "Meike FF Prime Cine Lens -16mm T2.5 for Full Frame Cinema Cameras with PL/EF/E/EFR"
description: "Manual-focus full-frame cine prime with a T2.5 aperture, 10 iris blades, an 86 mm filter thread and 25 cm close focus, $1,099. As of Oct 2026 three videos are linked and no written reviews."
brand: "Meike"
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 16
aperture: 2.5
angle_of_view: 107
lens_type: "Prime"
lens_category: ["Ultra-Wide Angle", "Cine"]
weight: 812
year: 2022
weather_sealed: false
image_stabilization: false
price: 1099
focus: "Manual"
filter_size: 86
max_magn:
close_focus: 0.25
diameter: 90
length: 123
date: 2026-10-24
draft: false
author: "Jan Wedekind"
featured_image: /lenses/meike/meike-16mm-t2-5-cine.png
---

Key Take-Aways:

The Meike FF Prime Cine Lens 16mm T2.5 is a manual-focus full-frame cine prime with a T2.5 maximum aperture, 10 iris blades, an 86 mm filter thread, a 25 cm minimum focus distance and a 107 degree diagonal field of view on full frame. Meike sells it for $1,099 in the L-mount selection. As of Oct 2026, three videos and no written reviews are linked. FoxTailWhipz titles its review of the lens "This Lens Is SHARP!" and describes it as an ultra wide, sharp, full frame cinema lens that might be the perfect option; the creator says Meike sent the lens but had no say in the content. The Film Guy's review title tells viewers to shoot wider with the lens, which Meike supplied for the review. Humcrush Productions tests the 16 mm together with the other Meike full-frame cine lenses up to 135 mm, with chapters on sharpness, distortion, breathing, bokeh, flaring and chromatic aberrations.

From Meike:

> 8K and clean and sharp image quality, suitable for a wide range of camera and scene requirements T2.1 to value aperture, high light transmittance and large-diameter, realise shooting bright pictures in low-light environments

> Nano-wide angle and multi-layer coating to suppress ghosting and glare

> APO -level chromatic aberration control

> Little to no breathing effect during focusing to achieve a stable image

> Near-zero distortion control to prevent picture distortion and halo

> 11-blade aperture can shoot near-circular natural and soft blur images and diffuse starburst Uniform colour balance

> Uniform gear position, saving time to adjust accessories

> 330 degree focus rotation and soft damping, precise focusing

> The metric and imperial dual focal length scale with fluorescent paint is used to improve the visibility at night or dim environment.

> Full metal body parts, more durable

[Official Website](https://www.meikeglobal.com/products/gorgeous-bokeh-for-full-frame-filmmaker-prime-16mm)

Meike publishes the diameter (Ø90 mm) for the PL, EF, RF and Sony E mounts and the length per mount, but no L-mount figures; the length of 123 mm is the Sony E figure (122.8 mm) only. Meike publishes the weight as a range of 812 to 890 g without naming a mount; the 812 g in the frontmatter is the lower end of that range.

YouTube:

* FoxTailWhipz: [This Lens Is SHARP! - Meike 16mm T2.5 Full Frame Cinema Lens Review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RltopZHUsiI), Jan 2023
* The Film Guy: [You Need to Shoot Wider! - 101 + MEIKE 16mm T2.5 Cine Lens Review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZiheN5bsk8), Oct 2023
* Humcrush Productions: [The (Almost) Complete Meike Full Frame Cinema Lens Review - 16mm - 135mm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkaxl78FGk), Oct 2023