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Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air vs Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA

The Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air and the Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air if you want a fit on more cameras (88 against 41 in this guide). On these specs the Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air	Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA
Maker	Meike	Sony
Focal length	25mm (prime)	24mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	38mm on APS-C	36mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/1.7	f/1.8
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yes	yes
Weight	not listed	225 g
Cameras it fits	88 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air: 25mm on APS-C, like 38mm.

Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA: 24mm on APS-C, like 36mm.

Aperture

Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air: f/1.7 wide open.

Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air fits 88 and the Sony Sonnar T* E 24mm f/1.8 ZA 41.