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title: "Meike FF Prime Cine Lens -50mm T2.1 for Full Frame Cinema Cameras with PL/EF/E/EFR"
description: "Manual-focus full-frame cine prime with a T2.1 aperture, 11 iris blades, an 82 mm filter thread and 60 cm close focus, $998. As of Oct 2026 six videos are linked and no written reviews; reviewers praise the price and call it good."
brand: "Meike"
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 50
aperture: 2.1
angle_of_view: 46
lens_type: "Prime"
lens_category: ["Normal", "Cine"]
weight: 1099
year: 2020
weather_sealed: false
image_stabilization: false
price: 998
focus: "Manual"
filter_size: 82
max_magn:
close_focus: 0.6
diameter: 89.6
length: 137
date: 2026-10-24
draft: false
author: "Jan Wedekind"
featured_image: /lenses/meike/meike-50mm-t2-1-cine.png
---

Key Take-Aways:

The Meike FF Prime Cine Lens 50mm T2.1 is a manual-focus full-frame cine prime with a T2.1 maximum aperture, 11 iris blades, an 82 mm filter thread, a 60 cm minimum focus distance and a 46 degree diagonal field of view on full frame. Meike sells it for $998 in the L-mount selection. As of Oct 2026, six videos and no written reviews are linked. Jason Morris says in his description that it is by far one of the best lenses he has tested, finds the price astounding and likes the large focus throw. Joe Brennan titles his review "The Best Affordable Full Frame Cine Lens?", says he bought the lens himself with all opinions his own, and covers build, six months of use, a comparison with Zeiss and lens flares. Spenser Sakurai reviews it within a set of the 24, 35, 50 and 85 mm lenses, Humcrush Productions tests it in the 24, 50 and 85 mm review and again in a later test of the 16 to 135 mm line, and Tao Hudson reviews the 35, 50 and 85 mm, saying he has no affiliation with Meike.

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/prime-50mm-modern-cinematic-lens-for-full-frame)

Meike publishes the dimensions (Ø89.6 mm × 136.5 mm) for Sony E mount but not for L-mount, so the length of 137 mm is the Sony E figure; the diameter of 89.6 mm is the same for PL, EF, RF and Sony E. Meike publishes the weight as a range of 1099 to 1172 g without naming a mount; the 1099 g in the frontmatter is the lower end of that range.

YouTube:

* Jason Morris: [MEIKE 50mm T2.1 FF  BEST AFFORDABLE cine lens for Sony, Canon, PL mount](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeuZTl9lShE), May 2021
* Humcrush Productions: [MEIKE FF 2.1 REVIEW: Meike Full Frame 24mm, 50mm 85mm Cinema Lenses in 8K](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3WgVCL9ho), Oct 2021
* Spenser Sakurai: [Meike Cinema Lens Set Review with NEW Full Frame 24mm T2.1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXTBF4RYbY0), Oct 2021
* Joe Brennan: [The Best Affordable Full Frame Cine Lens? | Meike 50mm T2.1 Tested | Blackmagic 6K](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O63w7rRbmqg), Oct 2021
* Humcrush Productions: [The (Almost) Complete Meike Full Frame Cinema Lens Review - 16mm - 135mm](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blkaxl78FGk), Oct 2023
* Tao Hudson: [BEST Affordable Full Frame Cine Lenses? | Meike 35mm, 50mm, 85mm T2.1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpDrQi1Bjns), Sep 2025