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| Specification | Cooke S8/i Full Frame Plus | Cooke S4/i |
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| Overview | Full-frame Cooke primes with T1.4 available across all twelve focal lengths. The series pairs a fast aperture with a 270-degree focus rotation. | Cooke's Super 35 prime family with /i lens metadata. Most focal lengths open to T2.0; the 300mm opens to T2.8. |
| Lens type | Spherical Prime | Spherical Prime |
| Focal range | 18–135mm | 12mm-300mm |
| Max. aperture | T1.4 | T2.0-T2.8 |
| Coverage | Super 35 / Full Frame Full Frame. The 18mm is optimized for 43.3mm coverage; other focal lengths are specified for 46.3mm. | Super 35 Cooke specifies a maximum format diameter of 30mm. Confirm sensor-mode coverage, especially for larger Super 35 gates. |
| Mounts | PL / LPL | PL |
| Image circle | Not established | 30 mm |
| Introduced | Not established | 1998 (S4); 2005 (/i) |
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