Cooke 135mm T2.8 Panchro/i Classic FF Prime Lens for PL Mount, Feet

Bring the timeless aesthetic of the 1920s to your modern full-frame camera with the Cooke 135mm T2.8 Panchro/i Classic FF Prime Lens. This high-quality, professional lens is meticulously engineered to recreate the iconic vintage Speed Panchro look, now reimagined for contemporary full-frame capture, while also delivering the revered Cooke Look that filmmakers and photographers covet.

The Cooke Panchro/i Classic FF series is renowned for its consistent color balance, ensuring seamless integration with other Cooke lenses for a uniform look across your projects. Each lens is color-matched, providing filmmakers and photographers with the confidence that their footage or images will have a harmonious color palette.

Constructed to meet the demands of the most challenging environments, this reliable and durable lens is built to withstand rigorous use while remaining easy to maintain. The robust design is complemented by the convenience of /i Technology, which records vital lens data for each shot, streamlining the workflow from set to post-production and eliminating guesswork.

Expert craftsmanship is evident in every aspect of the lens. Traditional grinding and polishing techniques are employed to achieve unparalleled precision, while meticulous metrology ensures superior quality through extensive insights and measurements. The high-temperature vacuum evaporation process used in coating and cementing creates a thin film on the glass, enhancing image quality. Additionally, precise edging guarantees perfectly round glass diameters, and the rigorous cleaning and assembly process ensures that each lens operates flawlessly.

Optically, the lens is designed to perform exceptionally at full aperture, offering superior control over flare, distortion, and spherical aberration. The maximum aperture of T2.8 allows for greater creative control over depth of field and excels in low-light situations, making it an ideal choice for portrait, sports, and wildlife photography.

The Academy Award-winning cam-style focus movement, coupled with a large lens barrel diameter, provides an increased number of focus markings, especially at close focus. A four-point contact bearing ensures a smooth, positive, and backlash-free movement. The ergonomically designed focus scale transitions from conventional distance marks to magnification ratio marks, with each focus mark individually calibrated and engraved on both sides of the barrel.

Accessibility is a key feature of the Cooke Panchro/i Classic FF lens, with /i Technology accessible via a cable connector near the mount and contacts that sync with compatible cameras and accessories. The thoughtful weight/size ratio makes this lens suitable for all shooting applications, including handheld and Steadicam, ensuring a comfortable balance with the latest compact cameras.

Compatibility is never an issue, as all Cooke PANCHRO/i Classic FF lenses feature a common fixed front diameter of 110mm, along with standardized focus and iris drive gears. The nine-leaf linear module iris assembly within the series provides a smooth and precise exposure control.

Designed for PL mounts with /i Technology contact pins, this versatile lens is a testament to Cooke's legacy of excellence in optics, offering both the classic cinematic quality and the technical precision required by today's professional filmmakers and photographers.