Meike AF 24mm f/1.4 MIX

This Meike prime combines a 24mm focal length with a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture. It is made for full-frame cameras and comes in Sony E, Nikon Z and Leica L versions, so choose the version that fits your camera. Meike released it in 2025, and it remains in production.

That pairing suits street photography, dim interiors and wide night scenes. As a fixed 24mm, it gives up zoom flexibility in exchange for a wide, unchanging view. You frame with your feet, stepping closer or back to change the composition.

The main trade-off sits in the feature set: there is no built-in stabilisation, and sealing is confirmed only for the Sony E version.

The lens measures 3.11 in (79 mm) across and 4.21 in (107 mm) long. The Sony E version weighs 1 lb 3.6 oz (556 g); other mount versions differ. Filters screw directly into a 72mm thread.

The specification table scores optics at 88 out of 100. The 24mm focal length frames a street corner, a café interior or a narrow alley without stepping back. It keeps surrounding context in the frame, which helps environmental portraits and building work.

The f/1.4 maximum is the real strength. It gathers far more light than a typical zoom, so evening street scenes and candle-lit rooms stay within reach of usable shutter speeds. That light lets you raise shutter speed rather than ISO as the light fades, which helps keep noise down in night frames.

Eleven blades help the aperture opening stay round when stopped down. A rounder opening renders out-of-focus highlights as soft discs rather than hard-edged polygons.

Depth of field runs deeper at 24mm than at longer focal lengths, so near foreground and distant buildings can share sharpness. It focuses as close as 0.9 ft (28 cm), handy for foreground detail shot low. On the Sony E version, maximum magnification is 0.1x.

There is no built-in image stabilisation. At 24mm, camera shake shows less than it would on a telephoto, so handheld work stays practical in reasonable light. When light fades, you rely on shutter speed or a steady hold.

Weather sealing appears on the Sony E version only. Nikon Z and Leica L buyers have no confirmed sealing figure, so treat those versions with care in rain or dust. The front element also has no fluorine coating.

The specification table scores features at 32 out of 100. These gaps suit fair-weather handheld street and interior work rather than rough conditions.

The formula includes three aspherical elements, whose shaped surfaces help correct optical faults such as distortion and spherical aberration. Distortion can bend straight edges at wide angles, so this correction matters for architecture and street frames.

Three low-dispersion elements help reduce chromatic aberration, the coloured fringing that can appear along high-contrast edges such as night street lights. Focusing is internal, so the barrel length stays fixed while you focus.