How do you control the aperture in "G" series Nikon lenses ?

What is hilarious? It's a perfectly valid question. The lens in question was the venerable Nikon 14-24mm AFS f/2.8 G ED, one of the best ultra-wide angle lenses in the world. If the price is right... why not use this lens for video? AAh, no aperture ring, that's right. Well that was the whole point of the discussion...
 
It's not hilarious and there's no reason to be rude,

BUT

I, and others have already listed out your options, and you seem to want there to be more options just because it's your personal need that you think should be satisfied.

You're talking about a photo lens which was made in the modern era of electronic aperture control, and you've displayed animosity towards nikon for giving us such advancements because they don't work with your 3rd party 35mm adapter. Why have you not complained to the maker of that 35mm adapter?

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I am not spending $180 on a Canon mount, just so that I can spend another $250 on a Novoflex adapter. Thank God for Zeiss!
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You don't want to spend the money to do exactly what you've asked to be done, whose issue is that? And it's been posted several times that while novoflex is the best, there are far cheaper options, so again, complaining that the best option is expensive, isn't going to get you a cookie

Your options are on the table, you don't like them, the only possible outcome of repeating your request on these forums is people loosing their patience and either ignoring you or poking fun at you. I suggest you accept the limitations of what you've asked, and look for a new course.
 
I've taken a good look at the options listed and may use one of them if I go for the Nikon 14-24mm AFS f/2.8 G ED. And I have contacted tech support by the way, they were the ones who suggested to adjust the aperture on a DSLR body first and then remove the lens off. Surely I am not the only one having this problem though? AF-100 users, GH3 users, BMCC users also use Nikon lenses don't they? ( Nikon to M43 mount adapters are widely used from what I hear ) And if they want to use a top notch ultra-wide angle, they will be faced with the same issues I have: no aperture ring on the Nikon lens. But just thinking about the Novoflex type of solution... how practical is it to switch to a Canon mount just so that you can use the Novoflex with one or two Nikon lenses? What if you've got 4 other Nikon lenses that DO have aperture ring on them? Are you going to be switching mounts back and forth in the middle of a shoot? Well at least I know I wouldn't, since every mount change requires a careful and time consuming Collimation adjustment on my particular system...
 
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OK, without being at all rude, let's be really clear. You cannot get an adaptor to go from Nikon to Nikon. It is impossible to add an element to a Nikon lens that is designed for Nikon body because of the flange distance. All the examples you site are of adaptors from Nikon to another format. I use Nikon glass - some of my lenses have manual aperture, some don't. If they don't, then I use my adaptor's ring to adjust aperture. If I'm using my Nikon lenses on my Nikon camera (as you want to do) then I adjust aperture on the camera. It cannot be done any other way. If you want clickless aperture changes then that is a lens issue - you have to buy a lens with a manual, clickless aperture. Everyone who uses the Nikon 14-24 (and any other G series lens for that matter) for video accepts that aperture control is in camera, and it will click. By the way, you haven't actually told us what camera body you're putting your lenses on to.
 
If you want a fully manual version of that great lens, have a look at the Focus Optics Ruby. Although after checking the price, maybe the cost of a simple lens adapter won't seem so bad.
 
Well guys, to be honest I am not ready to take a gamble on the 14-24 Nikon... great lens no doubt, but I don't need to go that wide, and I like my aperture ring on the lens thank you. Tom I am using a HPX170 + Redrock M3 ( nikon mount ) adapter. Why a 35mm adapter you ask? Frankly I considered the AF100 and the GH3 also, but I like my ultra-wide angle shots, and the M3 lets you take advantage of the full focal length, without any cropping. It also lets you turn any prime into a zoom so I am considering the Zeiss Distagon 21mm T* 2,8. On the M3, this lens effectively becomes 21mm to 28mm. The Zeiss lenses have superior color rendition also, which combines well with the Panny mojo. The Nikon 14-24mm has one advantage over the Zeiss though, and it's its lack of distortion. But interestingly, this doesn't seem to be a major factor in some of the documentaries and music videos I've seen. "MegaStructures" for example, in full HD uses a lot of ultra-wide angle shots, and some of them are VERY curvy! (distorted). They still look great thought but that goes to show, sometimes even big budget productions don't really care that much about these lens flaws...
 
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