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Cooke Speed Panchro, 50mm, TLS rehousing

50mm, TLS rehousingImage: Ljud & Bildmedia

Cooke / Spherical Prime

Cooke Speed Panchro

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Cooke Speed Panchro and Cooke S8/i Full Frame Plus: specifications and editorial notes
SpecificationCooke Speed PanchroCooke S8/i Full Frame Plus
OverviewVintage Cooke optics in modern housings. The referenced Old Fast Glass set uses TLS-rehoused S2/S3 lenses, described by the rental house as warm, soft and prone to flare.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.
Lens typeSpherical PrimeSpherical Prime
Focal range18-100mm (referenced TLS S2/S3 set)18–135mm
Max. apertureT2.2-T2.8 (referenced TLS set)T1.4
Coverage

Super 35

The referenced TLS set spans 18-100mm. Old Fast Glass lists Super 35 coverage on 18/25/32mm and larger coverage on selected longer lenses. The 40mm requires an aspect-ratio crop on ALEXA LF; verify the exact lens and sensor mode.

Super 35 / Full Frame

Full Frame. The 18mm is optimized for 43.3mm coverage; other focal lengths are specified for 46.3mm.

MountsPL (rehoused)PL / LPL
Image circleNot establishedNot established
Use cases
  • Period work and romantic texture
  • Faces that should feel imperfect and lyrical
  • Projects embracing flare and lower contrast
  • Low-light full-frame drama
  • Full-frame prime packages needing a consistent T-stop
Tradeoffs to test
  • Consistency varies by rehousing and set matching
  • Not the right choice when VFX or sharp technical reproduction dominate
  • The 18mm is optimized for 43.3mm coverage, while the rest are specified for 46.3mm.
  • The 18mm and 21mm are supplied with support brackets and weigh 3.4–3.5kg.
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