In 2001, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, awarded Cooke two Queen's Awards; one for Enterprise - International Trade and one for Innovation. The Export Times and Trade Partners presented Cooke with their 2001 Exporter of Year award and 2001 Product Innovation award.

In 2002, the first Cooke lens made for large format photography in 50 years is designed and made in Leicester. The new Cooke Portrait PS945 lens for 4x5 format photography is a modern reproduction of the vintage Pinkham & Smith Company's Visual Quality Series IV lens. The first lens of its type is a 229mm, f/4.5. serial no. 0001 is auctioned at Christie's in South Kensington, London on July 16, 2002 to the highest bidder for 3500 GBP.

Cooke Portrait PS945 Lens for Large Format Photography.
Photo by Clive Russ.

Cooke S4/i Lenses

In September 2004, Cooke launched the new S4/i electronic lens data system at IBC 2003 in Amsterdam. The first /i lenses made are the 135, 150 and 180mm focal lengths. As of February 1, 2005, all Cooke S4 lenses are made with /i electronics for lens data display and are workable with any motion picture camera.

Cooke S4/i Lens with "Intelligence"

Cooke Series XVa Triple Convertible

In June 2004, Cooke produced a modern redesign of the original Cooke Series XV Triple Convertible Lens for 8x10 large format photography in response to numerous requests. The first Cooke Series XVa Triple Convertible Lens lens made, serial no. 001, sold for £2,100 at public auction at Christie's in South Kensington, London on May 6, 2005.

Cooke Series XVa Triple Convertible Lens
for 8x10 large format photography