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Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air vs Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air

The Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air and the Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

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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.
SpecMeike 25mm f/1.7 AirViltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air
MakerMeikeViltrox
Focal length25mm (prime)25mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent38mm on APS-C38mm on APS-C
Maximum aperturef/1.7f/1.7
Made forAPS-CAPS-C
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon ZSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weightnot listed170 g
Cameras it fits88 in this guide88 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080038mm equiv.Meike
Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air: 25mm on APS-C, like 38mm.
142435508513520040080038mm equiv.Viltrox
Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air: 25mm on APS-C, like 38mm.

Aperture

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

Meike · 51°Viltrox · 51°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

88 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body.

Meike 25mm f/1.7 Air

and 78 more

Viltrox AF 25mm f/1.7 Air

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