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Specs

Introduced: 1927
Discontinued: 1965
The now legendary Speed Panchro f/2.0 lenses were the first lenses used to shoot sound pictures in Hollywood (1927) and are still used today for The Cooke Look. By 1930, the S1 lenses = 24, 28, 32, 35, 40, 47, 50, 58, 75, 100 and 108mm. In 1945, S2 lenses covered 0.723x0.980 inch format; 18, 25, 32, 40, 50 and 75mm. 1953-54, S3 lenses were redesigned 18mm and 25mm S2s to achieve larger angular field of 80 degrees at f/1.7 to address wide screen.
Citizen Kane (1941)
Directed by | Orson Welles | Cinematography by | Gregg Toland | Editing by | Robert Wise
Cameras | Mitchell BNC Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Directed by | Martin Scorsese | Cinematography by | Rodrigo Prieto | Editing by | Thelma Schoonmaker
Cameras | ARRICAM Lite (LT) Camera, ARRICAM Studio (ST) Camera, ARRIFLEX 435 Camera, Bell & Howell 2709 Camera, Phantom Flex4K Camera, Sony CineAlta VENICE Camera
Lenses | Angenieux Optimo 24-290 mm T2.8 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Panavision T Series Anamorphic Lenses
Suspiria (2018)
Directed by | Luca Guadagnino | Cinematography by | Sayombhu Mukdeeprom | Editing by | Walter Fasano
The Witch (2015)
Directed by | Robert Eggers | Cinematography by | Jarin Blaschke | Editing by | Louise Ford
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA Plus 4:3 Camera
Lenses | Bausch & Lomb Super Baltar Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Panavision Super Speed Lenses
Cotton Wool (2017)
Directed by | Nicholas Connor | Cinematography by | Alan C. McLaughlin | Editing by | Nicholas Connor, Amy Pfeil
Cameras | ARRIFLEX 435 ES Camera, Red Epic Dragon Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro (S1) 108mm f2.0 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 18mm f2.0 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 25mm f2.2 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 32mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 40mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 50mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 75mm f2.3 Lens
Home Alone (1990)
Directed by | Chris Columbus | Cinematography by | Julio Macat | Editing by | Raja Gosnell
Cameras | ARRIFLEX 35 BL4 Camera, ARRIFLEX 35 IIC Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Zeiss Lenses
Friends and Strangers (2021)
Directed by | James Vaughan | Cinematography by | Dimitri Zaunders | Editing by | James Vaughan
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 18mm f2.0 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 25mm f2.2 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 32mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 40mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 50mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 75mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 18mm T2.2 Lens
The Enchantress of Number (2018)
Directed by | Rebecca Murga | Cinematography by | David Auner
Cameras | Aaton Penelope Camera, ARRI AMIRA Premium Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 32mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 40mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 50mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 75mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 18mm T2.2 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 25mm T2.2 Lens
A Good Reason (2018)
Directed by | August Holt Markwardt | Cinematography by | David J. Schweitzer | Editing by | August Holt Markwardt
Cameras | Aaton Penelope Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 32mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 40mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 50mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S2) 75mm f2.3 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 18mm T2.2 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 25mm T2.2 Lens
Master of None (2015)
| Cinematography by | Mark Schwartzbard | Editing by | Jennifer Lilly, Suzy Elmiger, Daniel Haworth
Cameras | Panasonic VariCam 35
Lenses | Angenieux HR Zoom Lenses, Angenieux Optimo Zoom Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Zeiss Super Speed Lenses
Whiplash (2014)
Directed by | Damien Chazelle | Cinematography by | Sharone Meir | Editing by | Tom Cross
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA Camera, Canon EOS-7D Camera
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Cat and Mouse (2015)
Directed by | Victor Nieuwenhuijs, Maartje Seyferth | Cinematography by | Victor Nieuwenhuijs | Editing by | Vima Kara, Tarek
Cameras | Red One Camera
Lenses | Angenieux HR 25-250 mm T3.5 Lens, Cooke S4 Prime 100mm T2.0 Lens, Cooke S4 Prime 32mm T2.0 Lens, Cooke S4 Prime 40mm T2.0 Lens, Cooke S4 Prime 50mm T2.0 Lens, Cooke S4 Prime 75mm T2.0 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 18mm T2.2 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 25mm T2.2 Lens
Green Room (2015)
Directed by | Jeremy Saulnier | Cinematography by | Sean Porter | Editing by | Julia Bloch
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA Camera
Lenses | Cooke Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses
The Mutineer (2017)
Directed by | John Jaquish | Cinematography by | John Jaquish | Editing by | John Jaquish
Cameras | ARRIFLEX 35 BL3 Camera, ARRIFLEX 35 IIC Camera
Lenses | Angenieux Retrofocus 14.5 mm f3.5 Lens, Cooke Speed Panchro (S3) 18mm T2.2 Lens, Kinoptik Tégéa 9.8mm f1.8 Lens, Schneider Lenses, Zeiss Jena Lens, Zeiss Standard Prime MKII 16 mm T2.1 Lens, Zeiss Standard Prime MKII 24 mm T2.1 Lens
Steve Jobs (2015)
Directed by | Danny Boyle | Cinematography by | Alwin H. Küchler | Editing by | Elliot Graham
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA XT Camera, ARRICAM Lite (LT) Camera, ARRICAM Studio (ST) Camera, ARRIFLEX 416 Plus Camera, Red Epic Dragon Camera
Lenses | Angenieux Optimo Zoom Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Zeiss Compact Prime Lenses, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses, Zeiss Standard Speed Prime Lenses
Carol (2015)
Directed by | Todd Haynes | Cinematography by | Edward Lachman | Editing by | Affonso Gonçalves
Cameras | ARRIFLEX 416 Camera
Lenses | Angenieux HR Zoom Lenses, Cooke S4/i Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Cooke Varopanchro Lenses, Zeiss Master Zoom 16.5–110mm T2.6 Lens
Tartarughe sul dorso (2004)
Directed by | Stefano Pasetto | Cinematography by | Paolo Bravi | Editing by | Alessio Doglione
Cameras | ARRIFLEX 535 Camera
Lenses | Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses
Ventoux (2015)
Directed by | Nicole van Kilsdonk | Cinematography by | Anton Mertens | Editing by | Moek de Groot
Cameras | ARRI ALEXA Camera
Lenses | Cooke Lenses, Cooke Speed Panchro Lenses, Fujinon Alura Lenses, Fujinon Alura Zoom 18-80 mm T2.6 Lens, Zeiss Ultra Prime Lenses