Cooke 152mm T3.0 Panchro/i Classic Prime Lens for PL Mount, Meter

Under the influence of the growing demand for the vintage Cooke Speed Panchro lenses from the 1920s to 1960s, we've introduced a modern redesign of this classic. This high-quality, professional lens maintains the timeless aesthetic of the legendary Cooke Speed Panchro, while incorporating the benefits of contemporary glass and technology.

The 152mm T3.0 Panchro/i Classic Prime Lens for PL Mount, Meter is a versatile, reliable, and durable lens that offers an enhanced, upgraded design of the vintage classic. It's color balanced, color matched, and compatible with Cooke 5/i, S4/i, miniS4/i, and Anamorphic/i, making it a convenient choice for various photography and filmmaking needs.

Equipped with /i Technology, this lens provides frame by frame digital information capture. Cooke's /i Technology enables cameras to automatically record key lens data for every frame shot, providing post-production teams with digital access to crucial information like lens setting, focusing distance, aperture, depth-of-field, hyperfocal distance, and serial number. This technology streamlines production and post-production processes, saving time and cost by eliminating guesswork.

Expertly crafted using traditional grinding and polishing techniques, this lens achieves the highest level of precision. More insights and measurements are taken than ever before to ensure superior quality. The lens is meticulously tested, checked, modified, cleaned, and rechecked, ensuring its reliability and durability.

The Panchro/i Classic series comprises of 12 Prime Lenses, all optically designed to provide the classic and infamous vintage Speed Panchro look of the 1920s, as well as the Cooke Look. This lens offers a super35 version of the famous Cooke Speed Panchro lenses of the past, combining the vintage look with modern opto-mechanical design.

The lens features a nine-leaf linear module iris assembly, providing an aperture range of T3.0. All lenses have factory calibrated focus scales with clearly identifiable distance marks. The precision PL Mount with /i Technology Electrical Contacts ensures a secure and accurate fit with your camera.

All Panchro/I Classic series Primes have standardized 0.8 MOD focus and Iris drive gears, and a fixed common front diameter of 110mm. The durable and hard-wearing surface finish meets the needs of the most demanding environmental conditions, making this lens a reliable choice for all shooting applications.