Cooke 135mm T2.3 2x Anamorphic/i Prime Lens for PL Mount

Take your filmmaking and photography to the next level with the 135mm T2.3 2x Anamorphic/i Prime Lens for PL Mount, a high-quality, professional-grade lens that embodies the iconic Cooke Look. This lens is renowned for its ability to deliver the anamorphic characteristics sought after by modern filmmakers, including the signature oval bokeh that adds a cinematic quality to your visuals.

Crafted for exceptional optical and mechanical performance, this lens ensures that images are beautifully rendered for film, with common aberrations such as astigmatism and longitudinal color meticulously corrected. The specialized coating on the lens surface enhances your creative potential by enabling you to manipulate flares, bokeh, and other aberrations for visually striking results.

The Anamorphic/i Prime Lens is part of a comprehensive series that includes ten focal lengths, all color-matched to integrate seamlessly with Cooke's S4/i, 5/i, and miniS4/i lenses, ensuring consistency across your productions. The intelligent integration of Cooke's /i Technology in the lens records vital data for every frame shot, including lens settings, focusing distance, aperture, and depth-of-field. This metadata is invaluable for streamlining both production and post-production workflows, providing cinematographers with the precise information needed for creative freedom without the guesswork.

Precision engineering is evident in every aspect of the lens' construction. Classic grinding and polishing techniques are employed to achieve the highest level of precision in the optics. Metrology practices involve extensive measurements to guarantee superior quality. The coating and cementing process involves the high-temperature evaporation of minerals in a vacuum to create a thin film on the glass, enhancing its optical properties. Edging ensures the glass diameters are perfectly round, and meticulous cleaning and assembly processes ensure that each lens is tested, checked, modified, cleaned, and rechecked for flawless performance.

The Anamorphic/i series is optimized for both film and digital film cameras, reducing lateral color aberration and delivering an organic bokeh look. The lenses are designed to perform maximally at full aperture, offering superior control over flare, distortion, and spherical aberration. With a 2x squeeze factor, these lenses are perfect for Super 35 formats in a 2.4:1 aspect ratio.

The ergonomically designed focus movement of the lens allows for smooth and accurate travel, with precision mechanics providing a consistent operational feel throughout the entire focus range. The standardized 0.8 MOD focus and iris drive gears, along with a fixed common front diameter of 110mm across most lenses in the series, ensure compatibility and ease of use.

Color balance and matching across all Anamorphic/i lenses ensure visual consistency, while the eleven-leaf linear module iris assembly provides a versatile aperture range of T2.3-T22. The factory-calibrated focus scales feature clearly identifiable distance marks for precise focusing.

The lens is equipped with a precision PL Mount incorporating /i Technology, and the external finish is durable and hard-wearing, designed to withstand demanding environmental conditions. The reliability and service of the Anamorphic/i series lenses are unmatched, designed for full performance with minimal downtime. The weight/size ratio is optimized for the series, making this lens a reliable and versatile choice for professional cinematographers and photographers alike.