Declicked Rokinon/Samyang 24mm f1.4

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HansSteinert

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Been looking everywhere for a declicked version of this lens. I know they exist, I just can't find it :/ any of you guys know where I could purchase one of these?
 
Steve Oakley recently posted a very in-depth review of the Samyang 35mm f/1.4:
http://www.steveoakley.net/template_permalink.asp?id=422

it's a great review and you should read it in full, but I'll post here a very interesting bit of info that I guess can be applied to the 24mm too:
[h=3]Is There A Difference Between Vendor Brands Besides Price ?[/h]
YES ! besides price, there is one main difference. Its which direction the lens focuses in. If you shoot Nikon with its backwards ( to everyone else ) focus turn, then you'll be ok with the Samyang OEM branded version of this lens. If you shoot Canon, cine glass and most other brands, then you'll want the Rokinon version because it focuses in the normal direction. Bower may focus either way depending on the lot it seems and Vivitar focuses backwards.
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I have the ''samyang'' version of the 35mm f/1.4 with canon mount and it focuses in the normal direction.
Actually I checked the photo in the review and his ROKINON with my SAMYANG have the same marks...
 
maybe it's the ones with the Nikon mount that he's referring to (I would like to get a 35mm f/1.4 in Nikon mount, with "normal" focusing direction)
 
More likely the reviewer is mistaken & Canon mount Samyang/Rokinon/Bower lenses rotate the correct way & Nikon mount versions rotate the other way. I they have a version that's correct why on earth would they produce a Canon mount version that rotates the wrong way? I know Tamron do but all their lenses rotate the wrong way.
 
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