Cooke, a British manufacturer of “high-end” cinema lenses, just announced a new series of full-frame compact lenses designed specifically for the new age of mirrorless cameras. Let’s take a closer look at the new Cooke SP3 series of lenses. Cooke is a well-known and established name in our filming industry. Their lenses are being used across the line in Hollywood cinema production. The term “Cooke Look” might have come across your filming carrier more than once, and if you’ve been wondering what that is exactly, it’s probably best to quote the company referring to the look as “a sharp, subtle, smooth rendering that provides dimensionality, high contrast, and pleases the eye”. The thing with Cooke lenses is, that up until now you either had to splurge on it in order to own a new lens (not to mention an entire set of them), or, simply rent them. The other thing that was kind of an obstacle for some, was their mount options. Nothing to really cater directly and without adapters the new generation of camera mounts. Now the company has come up with a somewhat surprising move by introducing their SP3 series of lenses. At $4,500 a piece or $21, 375 for a kit of five lenses, these are still not for everyone’s pocket, but maybe donating “half of a kidney” will do… Dry jokes aside, certainly the lenses in this series are much more affordable than before, especially if filming is your main profession and bread-and-butter source of income. Cooke...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 6 September, 2023