Is the meike 85mm f 1 4 ii worth it?

Yes, if you shoot portraits on full frame. It's an 85mm f/1.4 prime with autofocus, made for Sony E, Nikon Z and L-Mount. It isn't stabilised, so rely on your camera's body stabilisation if you have it. On a full-frame body it frames as a classic portrait lens, and f/1.4 gives you soft backgrounds with room to work.

It fits a long list of bodies. Good matches for a portrait kit include the Sony a7 III, the Nikon Z6 II, and the Panasonic Lumix S5 II. On APS-C it becomes roughly 128mm equivalent, which is more of a telephoto, so it's less suited to general portraits there.

If you want the basics first, read portraits to see whether an 85mm is the focal length you actually need.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.