Cooke Panchro Classic T2.3-2.8 S-35 Prime set

Modern remake of Cooke Vintage 5 lens prime set 18-75mm

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Cooke Panchro Classic 5 lens modern remake of vintage prime set T2.3-2.8 PL - 18mm, 25mm, 32mm, 50mm, 75mm, which cover S-35 only.
Manufacturer

Cooke

Lens Groupset

Cooke Panchro Classic S3 prime - S-35

Mount

PL Mount

Sensor Size/Coverage

Super-35

Lens Type

Prime Lens Set

Cooke Panchro Classic 5 lens modern remake of vintage prime set T2.3-2.8 PL – 18mm, 25mm, 32mm, 50mm, 75mm, which cover S-35 only.

Note that these include the Cooke/i lens data.

The growing demand for vintage Cooke Speed Panchro lenses from the 1920s to 1960s prompted Cooke to introduce a modern redesign of the vintage classic and these are the Cooke Panchro/i Classic, T2.2 to T3.2 Prime lenses.

The new Pancho Classic is apparently true to the original look of the now legendary Speed Panchro, recreates the same look and feel of the original with the advantage of modern glass mounted for today’s cameras. And, the new lenses come equipped with /i Technology for frame by frame digital information capture, as do all modern Cooke cine lenses for film and digital capture.

The original Cooke Speed Panchro, designed by Horace W. Lee in the 1920s, was a cine prime lens that chromatically enhanced an image when filming under restricted illumination. Cooke Speed Panchros combined a relative aperture as wide as f2.0 with an angular field of view and definition previously impossible with much smaller apertures. They quickly gained a worldwide reputation for quality cinema production and were widely used throughout the 20th century.

Note that this version only covers S-35.  Cooke also make a version of these lenses which covers Full Frame, which VMI also stocks.

Cooke Panchro Classic 5 lens Prime Set

  • Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 18mm/T2.3 CF 7″
  • Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 25mm/T2.2 CF 15″
  • Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 32mm/T2.3 CF 12″
  • Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 50mm/T2.3 CF 2’7″
  • Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 75mm/T2.8 CF 3′

Front Element 110mm

18mm 25mm 32mm 50mm 75mm
T-Stop Range T2.2-T22 T2.2-T22 T2.2-T22 T2.2-T22 T2.2-T22
Angular Rotation of Iris Scale 90° 90° 90° 90° 90°
Min. Marked Object Distance 200 mm 200 mm 325 mm 550 mm 800 mm
8 in 8 in 12 in 20 in 30 in
Close Focus from Lens Front 111 mm 106 mm 181 mm 380 mm 593 mm
4.6 in 4.2 in 6.3 in 15 in 23.3 in
Angular Rotation to MOD Endstop 270° 270° 270° 270° 270°
Max. Diagonal Angle of View for Super 35 Format 80° 60° 50° 33° 22°
Length from Front of Lens to Lens Mount 87 mm 92 mm 92 mm 118 mm 155 mm
3.4 in 3.6 in 3.6 in 4.6 in 6.1 in
Max Front Diameter 110 mm 110 mm 110 mm 110 mm 110 mm
4.33 in 4.33 in 4.33 in 4.33 in 4.33 in
Total Weight 1.6 kg 1.5 kg 1.2 kg 1.5 kg 1.8 kg
3.5 lbs 3.3 lbs 2.6 lbs 3.3 lbs 4.0 lbs
Maximum Format Cover
18mm, 21mm, 25mm, 27mm, 32mm, 40mm, 50mm: 31.1mm diameter (Super 35mm format) / 65mm (MACRO), 75mm, 100mm, 135mm, 152mm: Full Frame
Focus Scales
Two opposing focus scales – metric or footage. Scales marked from infinity to MOD
Focus Drive Gear
140 teeth 0.8 metric module x 6.0mm wide x 105mm from image plane
Iris Scales
Two opposing linear T-scales – whole and third stops marked
Iris Drive Gear
134 teeth 0.8 metric module x 4.0mm wide 83mm from image plane
Internal Front Fitting Filter
Internal thread for filter adapter M105 x 0.75 pitch
Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 18mm/T2.3
Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 25mm/T2.2
Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 32mm/T2.3
Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 50mm/T2.3
Cooke Panchro Classic PL Prime 75mm/T2.8
5 x Lens Front Cap (Cooke 110mm)
5 x Lens End Cap (PL)

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