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Tribe7 Blackwing7, 57mm, black housing

57mm, black housingImage: Keslow Camera

Tribe7 / Spherical Prime

Tribe7 Blackwing7

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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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Tribe7 Blackwing7 and Cooke Speed Panchro: specifications and editorial notes
SpecificationTribe7 Blackwing7Cooke Speed Panchro
OverviewLarge-format primes with selectable optical tuning. TRIBE7 offers Straight, Transient and Expressive settings that alter flare, contrast and other rendering characteristics.Vintage 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.
Lens typeSpherical PrimeSpherical Prime
Focal range17mm-137mm18-100mm (referenced TLS S2/S3 set)
Max. apertureT1.8-T1.9T2.2-T2.8 (referenced TLS set)
Coverage

Super 35 / Full Frame

The 77mm and 107mm are T1.8; the other listed focal lengths are T1.9. TRIBE7's 56-67mm figures describe maximum illumination, not a uniform usable image circle. Check each focal length and sensor mode.

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.

MountsPLPL (rehoused)
Image circleNot establishedNot established
Use cases
  • High-end commercial language
  • Controllable character without swapping families
  • Productions that want flare personality built into the lens plan
  • Period work and romantic texture
  • Faces that should feel imperfect and lyrical
  • Projects embracing flare and lower contrast
Tradeoffs to test
  • Less plug-and-play than traditional prime sets
  • Availability and pricing are still boutique-level
  • Consistency varies by rehousing and set matching
  • Not the right choice when VFX or sharp technical reproduction dominate
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