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Meike 56mm f/1.7 Air

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Meike for APS-C cameras, 56mm f/1.7.

MakerMeike
Focal length56mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/1.7
Made forAPS-C sensors
MountsSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080084mm equiv.56mm on APS-C
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
APS-C 84mm · 24°
How wide 56mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/1.7
f/1.7 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On APS-C (Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z): like 84mm on full frame; f/1.7 gives about the depth of field of f/2.5 there.
  • On the larger-sensor bodies of Nikon Z, Sony E: it works with the camera in a APS-C crop mode, at fewer megapixels.

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See what it frames: its view on the Fujifilm X-T30 III at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.