Adapter for Rokinon lenses

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Nostalgic

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I am about to pull the trigger and get the FS100.
I have 3 of the Rokinon lenses (Canon) and about to get 2 more.
I am in need for adapter for this lenses and wonder which one will be the best for the money.
I have seen some that cost over $200 but I was not sure if this is what I need or maybe there is something that is much cheaper that will do the job just as good.
As well I have 2 Canon Ef lenses that will need adapter.
 
There are only two adapters that will fully work with canon mount glass (iris control, IS etc) it's metabones and mtf. Metabones will cost you which is 400$ and mtf is over 1200$
 
Before I got the metabones adapter, I had one of those cheap Fotodiox EF adapters from Amazon. Worked like a charm with some Rokinon lenses I had. I would definitely recommend it if you're going to be using the full manual lenses.
 
I also been using the Fotodiox (the cheaper one) since july 2011 when I got the camera. Build quaklity is good. Perfect fit with the rokinon. Now I also use the Metabones one. The build quality of the metabones is WAY better than the fotodiox (which is not bad, just not as good).
 
My first dumb Canon FD adapter was a cheapo with 3 small screws holding the bayonet plate. As always, I used extreme care when mounting and always used a second lens support for long lenses. Despite my care, the small screws on the adapter are threaded into the aluminum adapter without thread inserts. The actual screw threads are so fine that they can easily pull out of the aluminum. And, in fact, this is exactly what happened. I almost lost a Canon FD200mm lens when the screws pulled out. My advice: stay away from those "cheap" adapters.
 
Cuervo, that is true. But I can assure you that the Fotodiox brand is not "cheap" in the sense of build quality. Their adapters are reliables.
 
Wow Postmaster, so is the cheaper Fotodiox adaptor better? I usually buy into the you get what you pay for, but if you say the cheaper one has more bolts and hold the lens better, then that's a huge plus.

But what are the drawbacks to the cheaper Fotodiox since it is 2x less expensive.
 
At least the one on the product photo has more bolts
Don´t know if there are any other diferences. It used to be $129, so it´s not exactly "el cheapo".

I have a bunch of 30 bucks adapters that are snug and tight fit since over a year, and hat a 198 Euros adapter fail at day one.
It´s not that easy that you just pay more (unless you pay obscene prices) to be on he safe side, it´s sheer luck.
The production tolerances on those simple devices are huge, but I was always able to fix wiggling adapters with a little patch of tape on the flange.

Frank
 
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