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    What we heard from the industry

    While many DPs prefer to specify Cooke lenses to take advantage of the Cooke look as well as the on-set usability and reliable operation, cost has sometimes been a barrier. In addition, many purchasers of digital cameras like Red also want a full set of lenses at a realistic price.

    We also wanted to open up the opportunity to use Cooke lenses in risky situations such as on-board stunt work; lower costs lenses reduce rental and insurance costs.

    S4 Quality Deserves the S4 Name

    Our goal has been to deliver a smaller, lighter lens which offers the same resolution, optical quality and reliability as the S4/i, but at a lower price. We decided that the lenses should be equally suitable for shooting film and digital images up to and beyond a 4K resolution pipeline.

    In addition the lenses include /i Technology, providing lens data per frame for downstream post production. Like the S4/i lenses, the miniS4/i's are designed for motion photography and they don't breathe.

    The lenses are one stop slower than the S4/i, as a result they can be smaller and lighter.

    All Cooke lenses are colour matched. This means miniS4/i and S4/i lenses can be mixed on a shoot with full confidence that the images will match.

    Cooke miniS4/i Lenses & Canon C500 - 2013 - Dave Leitner
    Cooke miniS4/i Lens Test by Dave Leitner 2013
    The miniS4/i Primes (T2.8 to T22 aperture) incorporate everything that today's filmmakers ask for: smaller, lighter-weight lenses that offer the same resolution, optical quality and reliability as the S4/i lenses at T2.8 speed. With the speed of the new digital cameras, T2.8 is the new, economical T2.0. The Mini S4/i’s are interchangeable with the S4/i and 5/i lenses for shooting film and digital images up to and beyond a 4K resolution. Current Mini S4/i focal lengths are 18, 25, 32, 40, 50, 65, 75, 100 and 135mm.

     

     

     

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    Cooke miniS4/i Technology Logo Uncoated Elements

    For those who want a softer contrast, more flaring and an "older" lens look and feel.

    Cooke miniS4/i lenses are now available with uncoated front and/or rear elements. Offered as a set of 6 (18-100mm) and individually for 40mm, 65mm and 135mm, they can be swapped with the standard coated elements by a qualified lens technician.

    Uncoated elements may help creat a different "historic look" - more flare, softer edges, etc. Footage showing the effect of coated vs. uncoated elements on the miniS4/i.

     

     

     

     

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    Cooke Optics honoured at
    85th Annual ACADEMY AWARDS®
    ACADEMY AWARDS® of Merit
    for Scientific & Technical 2013

    FILMED WITH COOKE

    Cooke Optics Limited
    ©  2012-2021 Cooke Americas Limited. All rights reserved.