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The flagship Cooke prime lens series, optimised for digital and film cameras
Focal length range: 18mm – 135mm (16 lenses)
Format: Full Frame
Mount: PL or LPL
Speed: T1.4
Your choice of lens is not just a technical decision, it determines individuality and expresses creativity. The S8/i is capable of the highest resolution yet its advanced, all-spherical design produces an evolution of the iconic Cooke Look™ and a beautiful bokeh.
Following the introduction of the S8/i series last year with the initial seven lenses assortment, we are pleased to now offer four additional focal lengths – 27mm, 35mm, 65mm and the highly anticipated 18mm – available to order now.
The new S8/i FF features premium all-spherical lenses, which produce a uniquely organic, cinematic quality, which is characterised by smooth, spherical bokeh and minimal colour fringing, enabling you to create sensitive and emotive images with a high degree of dimensionality.
With a maximum aperture of T1.4 across the majority of the focal lengths range, the S8/i FF lenses are amongst the very fastest produced for larger than Full Frame capture. They offer excellent control over depth of field and flare characteristics, whilst still providing exceptional low light performance.
Compact and light, agile and easy to handle, the new S8/i FF lenses have been created for a wide variety of situations and today’s digital cinema cameras. Being lighter, however, has not compromised strength, durability, or their exceptional image aesthetic.
Designed from the ground up to incorporate our very latest intelligent /i technology, which includes /i data focus and iris position, /i motion inertial data and /i maps, our factory calibrated shading and distortion data. They also benefit from a high degree of modularity, which increases reliability and reduces servicing time.
Modern and traditional grinding and polishing techniques are combined to achieve the highest level of precision. Sophisticated thin film equipment and traditional cementing processes are utilised to ensure optimum coatings. Finally, lenses are meticulously assembled, exhaustively tested, checked and re-checked.
Cinematography by James Friend, BSC, ASC.
Cinematography by Kees van Oostrum
Directed by Sara Van Oostrum, cinematography by Daan Kramer.
Cinematography by Bill Bennet, ASC and Kees van Oostrum, ASC. All shots taken at T1.4.
Cinematography by James Friend, BSC, ASC.
Cinematography by Kees van Oostrum
Directed by Sara Van Oostrum, cinematography by Daan Kramer.
Cinematography by Bill Bennet, ASC and Kees van Oostrum, ASC. All shots taken at T1.4.
“Choosing Cooke S8/i was the natural choice because it gave us the ability to have a sharp image even at full aperture but also a pleasing focus fall-off that made the integration between the subject and the virtual background organic and realistic.”
“I’ve always been a Cooke fanboy and the Cooke S8 /i were the natural choice for this project, giving us full frame at a weight and lens speed that is useful creatively. You know where you are with the Cooke look, its consistent and pleasing.”
Innovative optics are designed to give maximum performance at full aperture, producing outstanding imaging with both film and digital cameras with controlled flare and low residual aberrations.
Our Academy Award® winning cam-style focus movement, coupled with the benefit of a suitably large lens barrel diameter, allows for an increased number of focus markings, particularly at close focus. A four-point contact bearing also provides a smooth positive backlash-free movement.
Accessible via a cable connector near the lens mount and synchronises with /i compatible cameras and accessories. The electronics board has also been resized and repositioned for ease of serviceability.
The majority of S8/i FF lenses have a common fixed front diameter of 104mm, with a focus drive gear of 140T x 0.8 mod and an iris drive gear of 134T x 0.8.
The new S8/i range features a nine-leaf linear module iris assembly, which creates our trademark smooth, round bokeh.
Every Cooke lens is coated with a scratch resistant PTFE hard anodised finish, which provides a durable, hard-wearing surface to meet the most demanding environmental conditions.
Cooke S8/i lenses have a maximum aperture of T1.4 across the majority of the lens lineup.
Every focus mark is individually calibrated and engraved on both sides of the focus barrel for ease of use.
The lenses are designed for all shooting applications, including handheld and Steadicam, providing a comfortable balance ratio with the latest digital cinema cameras.
To ensure compatibility with other Cooke lenses, the entire new S8/i FF range is colour balanced and colour matched for uniformity.
We offer a choice of PL and LPL camera mount options, designed specifically for use with our new lenses.
Our new S8/i FF lenses are built to be tough, robust and work in the most demanding environments. They are extremely reliable and designed to be easily serviced and maintained for the very minimum of downtime.
For over 100 years, Cooke has been at the centre of the filmmaking business, listening to the community of which we are a part. Starting with the Cooke triplet in 1893, we have become ingrained in the evolution of lenses and have been a key innovator in the history of motion pictures.
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