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title: Meike 85mm f/1.8 SE Mark II
description: "Budget-friendly weather-sealed portrait lens with silent STM motor and firmware upgrade capability."
brand: Meike
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 85
aperture: 1.8
lens_type: Prime
weight: 369
year: 2025
weather_sealed: true
image_stabilization: false
price: 229
focus: Auto
lens_category: ["Telephoto"]
filter_size: 62
max_magn: 0.1
close_focus: 0.65
sku: (none)
diameter: 76
length: 100

date: 2026-01-13
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/meike/meike-85mm-f1-8-ii.png

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From Meike: 

> Portrait Photography
> 
> The Classic Mid-Telephoto Focal Length The 85mm lens offers a natural perspective with minimal distortion. It allows for close-up facial shots as well as full-body portraits from a distance.

[Official Website](https://meikeglobal.com/products/8518ii-se-e-mount)

Reviews:

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YouTube:

* Christopher Frost: [Meike AF 85mm f/1.8 SE II lens review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSplCdihEXw), Nov 2025
* DirksFocus: [Meike 85mm f1.8 SE II - Best Budget Portrait Lens?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NphWb0xsN8g), Jan 2026