I read the post. I was commenting on what you said at the start of the post. You stated you bought the "VDSLR Pro version (the one you want for video)" I said there's only one type of this lens. So your statement of "the one you want for video" does not make any sense. Read what YOU wrote!

I second the Nikon mount version. There's lots of old glass and some new stuff like the Tokina 11-16 were you need something with a manual iris adjuster. None of the newer canon mount stuff has this. Unless you plan to go Canon soon or use any camera that requires the electronic connections, go Nikon. Also @sherwood, Rokinon only makes one type of lens. All the glass is the same on the new lens' at this point. No need to worry about that.

Just got the GH2 a few months ago and have been working exclusively with the kit lens but am ready to start investing in some glass, unfortunately I don't have a lot of money to invest so I'm trying to find the most bang for my buck and the Samyang 35mm looks to fit the bill. I'm ready to lay down the money but can't make up my mind between the Canon and the Nikon mount. Again, I don't have any other lenses so the idea is that this would be the first and I'd ideally go on collecting more of the same mount type. What are people's thoughts about the pluses and minuses of either?

Also, the general consensus seems to be that everyone who's purchased the Jiakgong adapter on ebay is happy with the results, correct? What are people's thoughts on Fotodiox? I'd love to save money with either option but am hesitant because of horror stories I've heard of cheap adapters getting stuck on lenses.

Any advice is very much appreciated, thanks!

@Pedro_ES I changed all my glass to Nikon mount and use this adapter when I'm not using MFT lenses and love it. Everything is locked down nice and tight, it's sturdy and with just one mount, changes glass is easy on shoots, espicially with the advanced MB that's sold in the deals section here. It's nice to have a prime selection of all the same mount that looks good for the people cutting the checks and performs amazing as well! My collection, Tokina 11-16mm, Rokinon 35mm (the one in this thread) and 85mm, Nikon 105mm AIS and Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8(The old Japanese Version. Not the new, crappy one) The Rokinon 24mm might be next!

@mlysbakken Nope, all the same glass inside.

At the film school I went to last year we used the Samyang 35 in combination with AG-AF100 cameras. The version we had was with 4/3-mount, and we used Panasonic's own 4/3-to-m43 adapter to fit it to the camera. I haven't tried any other version of the lens, but I can inform you that I noticed very little breathing when racking focus on it. I see some people here complaining about too much breathing, so maybe it varies between the different versions? In that case the 4/3 version is highly recommended :)

@goanna, I'm absolutely 100% sure the LA7200 will work on the Samyang 35/1.4. But, I don't think it's a good combination, as the LA7200 can only be used from f4 onwards depending on the subject distance (even worse if close). Even with diopters it will be a pain in the arse to use with the LA7200.

Does anyone know if it would work to put an anamorphic lens on this, or is it simply too big? I have an Iscomorphot 16 2x and I'm looking for lenses to use with it, you see. My generally most used lens last year was a borrowed Samyang 35 mm, but I never used it for anamorphic shooting. Great lens!

@vicharris

It is not weird. It is pretty normal. 35mm was designed as extremely good still lens. If you want to remove breathing it'll mean new problems in other areas. Design always mean some compromises.

I have asked Samyang about the breathing issue on the new Cine lens 35mm T1.5 and it remains unresolved. They did not see it as an issue to fix :(

I guess making it not breathe would skyrocket the cost so I'm still thankful of having such a great lens but will need to plan shots / avoid large focus pulls.

^ Thanks. Might have to start pinching my pennies to get this one...

So you can't control the aperture on this lens if you're using a canon ef adapter to micro 4/3?

strange though - it clearly has built in FF gear. what's the point if it breathes so much?