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Nick,
To your point about DOF being over-stressed in footage is absolutely the case; DOF like exposure, focal length and lighting should all be part of a balanced composition, not the overriding factor.
But, I have shot extensively on the 500 with the Pro35 and I feel naked if I don't use the adapter, and mainly for one very critical (and little known) feature: The Pro35 has it's own internal iris which does *not* affect DOF because of it's placement in the light path. So, when you run into situations where a wide-open aperture is too bright but you don't want to screw up color balance by using ND's (internal or external) or pulling down lens aperture which would affect DOF you simply close down the Pro35 iris and voila, adjusted exposure with zero DOF impact.
Unlike the 1/3" inch adapters the Pro35 loses very little light and the later models have an upgraded GG which is almost grainless AND, you can adjust the speed on the GG when you do ramping VFR (sometimes if the GG speed is wrong you'll see the GG grain when you over-crank).
The only downside is when using long/bright tele's such as a 400mm f/2.8 you need film-sized 19mm rails and appropriate lens support to pull it off, so it makes for a film-type rig setup, but the lens effects are stunning.
The 526 *should* have come with (2) QR plates; if it didn't even come with one then call the place you bought it from and get them!
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