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Best macro lens for Canon EOS M10

Started Jun 17, 2016 | Questions thread
adrian1988
adrian1988 Regular Member • Posts: 128
Re: Best macro lens for Canon EOS M10
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Microcosmik wrote:

whoami911 wrote:

I found on ebay Meking Manual Macro Lens 62mm 2:1 Prime Lens For Canon EOS EF Mount.

This lens doesn't exist in www.dpreview,com

Does anybody have this lens and can share his/her experience with this lens ?

Looks like it may be a rebranding or even copy of the Laowa 2:1 macro:

http://www.venuslens.net/product/venus-v-dx-60mm-f2-8-ultra-macro-lens/

I can't say what quality the Meking one is (and looking on ebay there seem to be several "copies" of the lens now with different branding) but the original Laowa/Venus lens is quite well regarded, I don't own one, but know a few who do and they like the range it gives them. It's manual only, but sharp enough. It does seem to have a signature warm colour cast in many images, but most either don't notice or don't mind; and the colour can be tweaked in post anyway.

The Meking one is a faked one as informed by Venus Optics. The faked copies have a different structure in the lens front and in the focusing ring. The optical quality, of course is worse than the Laowa one.

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