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Cooke Speed Panchro Ser. II (Deep Field) 100mm T2.8
Lens · 1945–1965 · Cooke Speed Panchro Series II/III
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The slowest lens of the usual seven-lens set at T2.8. Sources disagree on rehoused close focus (2ft vs 2ft4in); the longer figure is used. Close focus, weight and front diameter are for the TLS rehousing, not the original barrel.
Key specs
- Focal length
- 100 mm
- Max aperture
- T2.8
- Mount
- ARRI Standard, Mitchell BNCR, PL
- Image circle
- Super 35
- Close focus
- 0.71 m
- Front diameter
- 110 mm
- Weight
- 1.62 kg
Field of view by sensor
- Full frame
- 20.4° horizontal · frames like 100 mm on full frame
- Super 35
- 14.2° horizontal · frames like 144.6 mm on full frame
- Micro Four Thirds
- 9.9° horizontal · frames like 208.1 mm on full frame
What it goes on
Almost always rented as a TLS rehousing in PL with a common 110mm front and cam-driven focus; P+S Technik and Zero Optik have also rehoused them. Loose originals are usually Arri Standard or Mitchell/BNCR mount; Arri-S copies adapt to mirrorless bodies with simple adapters, but the tiny original barrels have short focus throws and no gears.
Wooden Camera E to PL · Vocas PL to E · Metabones PL-E. Solid and common. Support the lens — the E-mount is not built to carry a heavy cine zoom on its own.
Wooden Camera RF to PL · Canon PL-RF (C400 / C80) · Kipon PL-RF. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.
Leitz L-PL · Wooden Camera L to PL · Sigma MC-31. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.
- Micro Four Thirds camerasWith adapterMicro Studio Camera 4K G2, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Lumix BGH1, Lumix GH6 +1 more
Wooden Camera MFT to PL · MTF PL to MFT. Works, with a 2x crop on Super 35 glass relative to full frame.
ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter. ARRI's own adapter, passes LDS / Cooke /i lens data.
Wooden Camera Z to PL · Kipon PL-NIK Z. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.
- Canon EF camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 +14 more
8 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.
24.2 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.
4 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.
- Nikon F camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsURSA Mini Pro 12K, URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2
5.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.
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Sources: koernercamera.com, sharegrid.com, truelens.co.uk
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