Failed Project: Cheap Dual Mount 85mm

[StevenAunan]

The goal was to find a fast 85mm that I could adapt to the Canon R5m2 and the Fuji GFX. The Rokinon f/1.4 in Sony A mount didn't fit either of the adapters I purchased (Kipon or Fotodiox) because the adapters were for autofocus lenses and the lens is manual focus. The pictures below illustrate the problem. The adapters have a slot-and-tab arrangement that mirrors the Sony autofocus mount. The Rokinon (aka Samyang) does not, but none of the items I bought mentioned that there are two different flavors of the mount. Live and learn...

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Feb 5, 2026

Join me, vicariously, on a photographic snipe hunt: one affordable 85mm f/1.2 that fits my Fuji GFX and Canon R5m2.

Now that I have the Fujifilm GFX 100s, I've been hunting for vintage lenses, and the latest quest was for an 85mm f/1.2 that I could adapt to the Fuji and the Canon. Since I already have the EF-RF adapter, the obvious choice was the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II. Lens in excellent condition: $900. EF-GF autofocus adapter: $500. Total cost: $1400 plus tax.

Ouch. I couldn't justify that, especially since I just got the RF 45mm f/1.2 from B&H and my wife just...

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[THXGEEK]

Bummer! Back to the drawing board!


(...or ask SWMBO for an increase in your allowance).

 

[Bryan Conner]

Bummer! Back to the drawing board!


(...or ask SWMBO for an increase in your allowance).

I was told once that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for more money as in this case.

I teach business English in companies here in Germany, and just the other day I taught one group the meaning of SWMBO. I was told that in German, the term used for this can be translated into "Supreme Army Command", or simply "supreme commander".