[LargeFormat] New Cooke Convertible Series XVa Lens!

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On Apr 14, 2004, at 2:53 PM, Huib Smeets wrote:

> Hi Clive and list,
>
> Great to see that a new lens is introduced into the marketplace in 
> these
> times (against all odd's?)!
>
> Maybe you can persued Cooke to elaborate a bit on this list about how
> and why they decided the create this lens. Isn't the viewcamera 
> redeemed
> (even with a digital back attached)?. Seeing the focallength it looks
> like it is targeted at 8x10 camera's.
>
> What's up next from Cooke? A 75-90mm + 90-150mm + 150-300mm f5.6 zoom
> triplet ??? :-) :-)
>
> Huib
> www.huibsmeets.com
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>
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>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: largeformat-admin@f32.net
>> [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net] Namens Clive Warren
>> Verzonden: dinsdag 13 april 2004 23:57
>> Aan: largeformat@f32.net
>> Onderwerp: [LargeFormat] New Cooke Convertible Series XVa Lens!
>>
>>
>> Thought you might like to have the first glimpse of the new Cooke
>> Convertible Series XVa lens. Omigod this is a really
>> beautiful lens and an
>> object of desire!
>>
>> Combined: 311.4mm
>> Front only: 645.9mm
>> Back only: 476.2mm
>>
>> You can also use two sets together to get 365.7mm (front +
>> front), and
>> 271.6mm (back + back).
>>
>> It's a novel design with a dialable aperture ring with 3 sets
>> of f stops,
>> in lieu of markings on the shutter itself, allowing you to
>> use any shutter
>> (made after 1950). The lens will be available with or without
>> a new Copal
>> #3 shutter.
>>
>> The multi coating is the same formula used on the Cooke S4
>> cine lenses. No
>> ghosting or flaring.
>>
> http://www.f32.net/cgi-local/discus/show.cgi?tpc=6&post=7819#POST7819
>
> Cooke Optics are lending f32 one of the new lenses for the forthcoming
> f32
> UK Spring Large Format Workshop.
>
> More information soon.
>
> Cheers, Clive
>
>
>
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