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To access a more extensive database of stolen equipment go to: missingequipment.org

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May 2024 – Stolen from Daufenbach in Chicago, USA – Cooke Panchro/i Classic S35, S4/i & mini S4/i

Serial Numbers:
27mm Cooke Panchro/i Classic T2.2 (110mm-D) – serial 3027-0564
100mm Cooke Panchro/i Classic T2.6 (110mm-D) – serial 3100-0564
135mm Cooke Panchro/i Classic T2.8 (110mm-D) – serial 3132-0564
152mm Cooke Panchro/i Classic T2.6 (110mm-D) – serial 3152-0564

14mm Cooke S4/i T2.0 (110mm-D) – serial 14-0954
25mm Cooke S4/i T2.0 (110mm-D) – serial 4025-1101
50mm Cooke S4/i T2.0 (110mm-D) – serial 4050-1313

18mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (110mm-D) – serial 8018-0271
50mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (87mm-D) – serial 8050-0602
65mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (87mm-D) – serial 8065-0271
65mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (87mm-D) – serial 8065-0647
75mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (87mm-D) – serial 8075-0602
100mm Cooke Mini S4/i T2.8 (87mm-D) – serial 8100-0537

Cooke Varotal/i FF 85-215mm (cosmetic sample). Lost by courier but now being offered for sale.

serial number:
B885.0001

July 2023 – Stolen from MELS in Montreal, Canada – Cooke Anamorphic/i S35

Serial Numbers:
9100-0147
9040-0147
9050-0147
9075-0147
9100-0147
9135-0147

2022 December – Stolen from VMI, London, UK – Mini S4

Serial Numbers:
8040-0207
8065-0207
8135-0207

2022 August – Stolen from BeCine in California – Cooke S4/i

Serial Numbers:
4018.1523
4025.1541
4050.1531
4075.1530
4100.1521

2022 January – Stolen from Imprint Pictures in New York – Cooke Mini S4/i

Serial Numbers:
8032-0224
8050-0224
8100-0224

2021 December – Stolen from client on set Off Hollywood in Angeles, CA – 1.8x Anamorphic Full Frame SF lenses

Serial Numbers:
7032.5124
7040.5214
7050.5213
7075.5211
7085.5202
7100.5213
7135.5213
7180.5207

2021 August – Stolen from Dedo Weiger Film

Cooke S4/i – Serial Numbers:
4018-1248
4032-1222
4050-1322
4075-1325
4135-1243

2021 June 11 – Stolen from Focus24 in London – Cooke S4/i

Serial Numbers:
4018-1146
4025-1163
4032-1130
4050-1174
4075-1176
4100-1161

2021 April 23 – Stolen in Berlin – PANCHRO/i Classic

Serial Numbers:
3021.0527
3025.0527
3027.0527
3032.0527
3040.0527
3050.0527
3065.0527
3075.0527
3100.0527
3135.0527
3152.0527

2021 April 23 – Stolen in West Hollywood, CA from Candela Pictures

Cooke S4/i – Serial Numbers:
4021.1526
4032.1539
4040.1533
4065.1529
4100.1551

2021 January 29 – Stolen from EPC’s Barcelona office

Cooke Anamorphic/i SF – Serial Numbers:
9050.5002
9065.5002
9075.5002
Cooke S4/i – Serial Number:
21-0139

2020 November 19 – Stolen from Resolution Rentals in Philadelphia – Panchro/i Classic lens

Serial Number:
3018.0508

2020 October – Stolen from Brainbox Cameras Los Angeles CA – Cooke 85mm MACRO Anamorphc/i Full Frame Plus lens

Serial Number:
7085.5105

2020 October – Stolen from Cinegate in Germany – Cooke S4 lenses

Serial Numbers:
21-0100
32-0283
40-0231

2020 October – Stolen from Turtle Max – Cooke Panchro/i Classic lenses

Serial Numbers:
3018.0175
3025.0175
3032.0175
3040.0175
3050.0175
3075.0175
3100.0175

2020 July – Cooke Panchro/i Classic 40mm stolen from Maloney Amsterdam.

Serial Number:
3040 0525

2020 June – Stolen on set in Hamburg from Cinegate (Berlin) – Cooke Panchro/i Classic

Serial Numbers:
3018.0502
3025.0502
3032.0502
3050.0502
3075.0502

2020 March – Stolen from Eastside Camera Services in Los Angeles CA

Cooke Anamorphic/i – Serial Numbers
9032-0181
9040-0181
9050-0181
9065-0181
9075-0181
9100-0181
9135-0181
Cooke S7/i – Serial Numbers
7018-0133
7025.0133
7032-0133
7040-0133
7050-0133
7100-0133
7135-0133

2019 December 9 – Stolen in Amsterdam from Lites Film Studios during filming – Cooke S4 32mm lens

Serial Number:
32-1062

2019 December 1st – Stolen from TSF during a shoot in Belgium – Cooke S4/i lenses

Serial Numbers:
16-966
18-0265
21-252
25-0268
27-129
40-0321
65-1105
75-0269
100-0265
135-319

2019 November – Stolen from ARRI Rental Vienna

Cooke S4 Prime – Serial Numbers:
16-0752
27-0759
75-0752
75-0751
1500950
1500955
Cooke Super 16 12mm – Serial Number:
12-0111
Cooke Panchro 100mm – Serial Number:
8100-0297
Cooke mini S4/i 40mm – Serial Number:
8040-0297

2019 November – Stolen from CA – Cooke Anamorphic/i SF 135mm

Serial Number:
9135.5040

2019 October – Stolen from Pro HD Rentals from a residence in Huntington Beach – Cooke S7/i

Serial Numbers:
7018.0121
7025.0508
7032.0508
7050.0508
7075.0508
7100.0541

2019 November – Stolen from Movie People – Milan, Italy – Cooke S4/i lenses

Serial Numbers:
18-0223
25-0227
32-0223
40-279
50-0225
75-0227
100-227
135-016

2019 August – Stolen from MA Studios Budapest – Cooke Anamorphic/i 25mm lens

Serial Number:
9025-0131

2019 June – Stolen from Focus24 London – Cooke PANCHRO/i Classic lenses

Serial Numbers:
3025-0504
3032-0504
3040-0504
3050-0504
3075-0504
3100-0504

2019 May – Stolen from Jebsen Industrial (China) Co. Ltd – S7/i Prime lens

Serial Number:
7135.0533

2019 January – Stolen from Red Bull Media – miniS4/i lenses

Serial Numbers:
8025-0637
8135-0637

2018 October – Stolen from MBF Hamburg – Cooke Anamorphic /i Lenses

Serial numbers:
9032-0174
9040-0174
9050-0174
9100-0174
9180-0174

2018 February – Stolen from TSF Paris – Cooke S4 Lenses

Serial numbers:
18-0229
21-0020
25-0230
32-0232
40-0285
50-0230
75-0229
100-0229

2017 June 5 – 25mm Cooke S4/i lens owned by Bertone Visuals stolen while on display at Matthews Studio Equipment headquarter

Serial Number:
4025-1101

2017 May – Stolen from EMIT

Cooke S4/i Lenses – Serial Numbers:
14-1081
16-0973
4027-1052
35-0104
4135-1090
4180-0116
4300-0987
PL Cooke RANGE EXTENDER -Serial Number:
0111-0103

2017 February – Stolen from EMIT – Cooke Anamorphic/i Primes:

Serial Numbers:
9025-0157
0032-0157
9040-0157
9050-0157
9075-0157
9100-0157

2015 – Stolen from AbelCine: Cooke Mini S4i 50mm T2.8 Prime

Serial Number:
8050-0187

2017 March 30 – Stolen from Camtec

Cooke S4/i lenses – Serial Numbers:
14-0228
18-0358
21-0135
25-0357
4027-1017
32-0225
40-0412
50-0359
4065-1052
75-0359
100-0226
4135-1115
Cooke Anamorphic/i SF lenses – Serial Numbers:
9032-5000
9032-5005
9040-5000
9050-5000
9050-5005
9075-5000
9075-5005
9100-5000
9135-5000
65mm Macro 9065-0234

2017 March 10 – Stolen from AM Stock-Cameo Production Company in San Francisco, CA

Cooke 25:250 zoom
785426

2017 March 10 – Stolen from CINE-MOBIL on set in Hamburg Germany.

Cooke S4/i 35mm Lens
35-0970

2017 January 23 – Stolen from Hello World Communications

Cooke miniS4/i Lenses – Serial Numbers:
8018-0161
8025-0161
8032-0161
8075-0161
8100-0161

2016 November 12-13 – Stolen from Digital Film Studios, LLC CA

Cooke S4/i Lens – Serial Numbers:
4018-1167
4025-1189
4035-1052
4050-1224
4075-1225
4135-1169

2016 July 18 – Stolen from Pro HD Rental

Cooke miniS4/i Lenses – Serial Numbers:
8025-0473
8032-0473
8050-0473
8075-0473
8100-0473

2016 July – Stolen from ADC AMIGOS DEL CINE – Bógota Colombia

Cooke S4/i Lenses – Serial Numbers:
4014-1106
4021-1096
4032-1189
4050-1283
4075-1285
Cooke miniS4/i Lenses – Serial Numbers:
8018-0414
8025-0414
8032-0414
8050-0414
8075-0414
8100-0414

2016 April 28-29, Stolen from Hand Held Films:

Cooke S4 Lenses – Serial Numbers:
4018-1101
32-0994
50-0280
4100-1142
A&J Cases: Custom Made Hard Case for Cooke S4/i Lenses

2016 May 15 – Stolen from EYE LITE Brussels, Belgium:

Cooke S4 Lenses – Serial Numbers:
16mm 16-0128
21mm 21-0085
25mm 25-0129
27mm 27-0153
35mm 35-0101
35mm 35-103
50mm 50-130
Cooke miniS4 – Serial Number:
65mm 65-210COOKE 16mm Lenses – Serial Numbers:
95mm 95-0102
12mm 12-0102

2017 February 28 – Stolen from Arri Rental: Cooke S4/i 21mm T2 Prime

Serial Number:
21-0999

2016 February – Stolen from BFC: Cooke S3 T2.2 lenses

Serial Numbers:
70137
70137
70137
571541
571943
597410
734474

2016 February – Stolen from BFC: Cooke S4 lenses

Serial Numbers:
14-0271
16-0101
27-0118
32-0131
50-0360
75-0040
75-361
100-344

2016 February – Stolen from JKL: Cooke Anamorphic/i Prime lenses

Serial Numbers:
9032-0165
9040-0165
9050-0165
9075-0165
9100-0165

2015 December – Stolen from Panalight in Italy (Rome)

S4 Prime Lens 18mm PL Cooke SN 0234
S4 Prime Lens 32mm PL Cooke SN 0327

2015 September 2 – ARRI Rental – Items stolen from truck overnight in bonded lot 2015

Cooke re-housed Speed Panchro lenses – serial numbers:
701192
765658
571488
577191
700018
476661
734427

2015 February 12 – Stolen in Stockholm Sweden

One Alura zoom 30-80mm, serial number 6370189
Cooke S4/i Prime Lens, serial numbers:
16-0965
21-0956
27-0963
32-0978
40-0981
50-0993
65-0971
75-0941
100-1017
135-0992

2014 October – Stolen while filming in Brazil (Morumbi neighborhood)

Cooke miniS4/i 75mm, Serial Number 8075-0434

2013 October 20 – Stolen from Miami Film Connection

Cooke 6mm SK4 Lens, Serial Number: 6-0105

2011 – Stolen from ARRI CSC, Florida

Cooke S4/i 40mm lens, Serial Number: 40-0276

2011 February – Stolen from Cine Tecnico, Madrid, Spain

Cooke S4 21mm lens, Serial Number: 21-0170

2010 October – Stolen from Camera Service Center, on a shoot on Long Island, New York

Cooke S4/i lenses, Serial Numbers:
14-0921
18-0919
21-0917
25-0921
32-0913
40-0923
50-0093
65-0913
75-0921
100-0384
135-0918

2010 September 23 – Stolen from Congo Films S.A, Bogota, Columbia

Cooke S4/i lenses, Serial Numbers:
18-1043
25-1063
50-1905
75-1097

2010 September 11 – Stolen from IBC2010 Cooke Optics Booth

Cooke 5/i lenses, Serial Numbers:
5025-0103
5032-0103
5050-0103
5065-0103
5075-0103
5100-0103
Cooke Panchro by Cooke lenses, Serial Numbers:
8025-0121
8032-0121
8075-0121
8100-0121

2010 May 10 – Stolen from AMG Universal Cine SRL, Italy

Cooke S4 lenses, Serial Numbers:
14-0383
18-0360
25-0359
27-0009
32-0361
40-0416
50-0364
65-0067
75-0360
100-0349
135-010Cooke 25-250mm, T2.8 Zoom, 786585

2010 January 16 – Stolen from Keslow Camera, Culver City, California

Cooke S4 lenses, Serial Numbers:
14-0932
18-0936
25-0936
32-0937
50-0935
75-0937
100-0934

2009 October – Stolen from Hand Held Films, New York City

Cooke S4 lenses, Serial Numbers:
16-0943
18-0996
25-1005
27-0073
32-0062
40-0328

2008 June 3 – Stolen from Shruken Head Films, New York City

Panasonic AJ-HDX900 camera body H6THA0082 R
Panasonic HVF-20W viewfinder H6A0274MY R
Chrosziel Baseplate AC401- 120/121 n/a
P+S Technik PRO-35 Digital adapter 200 063
Zeiss 12mm Lens 1094
Zeiss 14mm Lens 7161334
Anton Bauer 4-way power tap n/a
Chrosziel 19mm Bridgeplate & 12″ baseplate n/a
Cooke 20-100mm T.3 Zoom Lens 787632
O’Connor 25-75 Fluid Head w/ accs. 579218

2008 May 13 – Stolen from Hand Held Films, New York City

Panasonic Varicam S/N C6THB0195R
Panasonic Viewfinder S/N B6A030MY
Panasonic Monitor BTLH 900 S/N B7A030MY
Zeiss Prime Lens 14 mm T2.1 S/N 8146503
Zeiss Prime Lens 18 mm T1.3 S/N 6752662
Zeiss Prime Lens 25 mm T1.3 S/N 6752685
Zeiss Prime Lens 35 mm T1.3 S/N 7937409
Zeiss Prime Lens 50 mm T1.3 S/N 7554708
Zeiss Prime Lens 85 mm T1.3 S/N 7440085
Zeiss Prime Lens 100 mm T2.1 S/N 6676153Anton Bauer Hytron S/N 20084, 20085, 10030, 30981
Anton Bauer Dionic S/N 55348, 55047, 51160
Anton Bauer Quad Charger S/N 33620, 35419, 34947P+S Technik Pro 35 S/N 200184O’connor Ultimate 2575 Fluid Head S/N 569115

2008 April – Stolen from Hand Held Films, New York City

Cooke S4 lenses, Serial Numbers:
18-0280
25-0279
50-0061
75-0280

2008 April – Stolen from The Camera Department, Cincinnati

Cooke S4 lenses, Serial Numbers:
14-0242
18-0075
21-0054
25-0076
32-0076
40-0284
50-0238
75-0076
100-0077

2006 – Stolen from Birns & Sawyer, Los Angeles, CA

Cooke S4 Lenses, Serial Numbers:
18-0117
25-0115
32-0117
50-0117
75-0117
100-0117

Any information you can provide should be directed to lenses@cookeoptics.com

To access a more extensive database of stolen equipment go to: missingequipment.org

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