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Cooke 18mm T2.8 miniS4/i Cine Lens for PL Mount, Feet
SKU: COCKEP18 MFR: CKEP 18
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- Capture stunning wide-angle shots with this 18mm Cooke Cine Lens for Super 35 format.
- Achieve beautiful bokeh with the T2.8 aperture, perfect for cinematic storytelling.
- Enjoy precise manual focus with clearly marked scales for repeatable accuracy.
- Durable build quality ensures this PL Mount lens withstands rigorous film production.
- Compact and lightweight design at 2.86 lbs for comfortable handheld shooting.
- Create professional-grade visuals with this high-quality Cooke lens, ideal for filmmakers.
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About Cooke 18mm T2.8
From the esteemed lens manufacturer Cooke, comes the high-quality 18mm T2.8 miniS4/i Cine Lens for PL Mount, Feet. This professional-grade lens is designed to meet the demands of modern filmmakers, offering a compact and lightweight solution without compromising on resolution, optical quality, or reliability.
The lens features a T2.8 to T22 aperture range, making it an economical and versatile choice for today's digital cameras. With the ability to capture stunning images in low-light conditions, the T2.8 aperture is the new standard, replacing the traditional T2.0.
This durable lens is interchangeable with S4/i and 5/i lenses, making it a versatile addition to any filmmaker's toolkit. It's designed to deliver exceptional performance for both film and digital images, supporting resolutions up to and beyond 4K.
The 18mm T2.8 miniS4/i Cine Lens is part of Cooke's Mini S4/i series, which includes focal lengths of 18, 25, 32, 40, 50, 65, 75, 100, and 135mm. Each lens in the series is equipped with /i Technology, providing cinematographers and camera operators with crucial information on lens setting, focusing distance, aperture, depth-of-field, hyperfocal distance, serial number, owner data, lens type, and focal length in both metric and footage measurements. For zoom lenses, the zoom position is also displayed.
Designed for all PL mounted professional motion picture film and electronic cameras, this reliable lens is a testament to Cooke's commitment to delivering superior quality and performance in their products. Whether you're shooting a cinematic masterpiece or a commercial project, the 18mm T2.8 miniS4/i Cine Lens for PL Mount, Feet is a reliable choice for capturing your vision with precision and clarity.
Cooke 18mm T2.8 Features
- Optical Design: The optics are designed to give maximum performance at full aperture with superior control of flare, distortion and spherical aberration.
- i Electronics: Accessible via contacts in PL mount that sync with /i compatible cameras.
- Colour Balance: All miniS4/i prime lenses are colour balanced to a specification within parameters approved by Kodak.
- Aperture: All miniS4/i primes have a true T2.8 aperture and cover Super 35mm format.
- Index Marks: Every index mark is labelled. More detailed markings allow for more detailed focus control.
- Focus Movement: Cooke cam-style focus movement coupled with the added benefit of a large lens barrel diameter, has allowed for an increased number of focus markings, particularly at close focus. Spherical aberration has been controlled throughout the range of focal lengths to eliminate compensation of changes in back focus with aperture
- Camera Mounts: Arriflex PL Mount
- Focus Scaling: Large, clear numerals on both sides of the focus barrel benefit thefocus puller when shooting under difficult lighting conditions. Plus the the Entrance Pupil position is engraved on the lens.
- Compatibility: All Cooke miniS4/i primes have a common fixed front diameter of 87mm, with a focus drive gear of 121T x 0.8 mod and an iris drive gear of 119T x0.8.
- External Finish: A scratch resistant PTFE hard anodised finish is provided on all Cooke lenses, providing a durable, hard-wearing surface to meet the most demanding environmental conditions.
- Iris: An eight-leaf linear module iris assembly is fitted into miniS4/i primes with an aperture range of T2.8 to T22.
- Weight/Size Ratio: The lenses are designed for all shooting applications, including handheld and Steadicam, providing comfortable balance ratio with the latest compact cameras.
- Reliability and Service: miniS4/i prime lenses are designed to meet a market requirement for fully reliable performance with a minimum of downtime.