[LargeFormat] New Cooke Convertible Series XVa Lens!

[Huib Smeets]

Hi,

I see that Badger has a price tag attached to it: USD 2225,--

From the description is sounds like an 'old' design but manufactured
with modern materials...

Huib
www.huibsmeets.com



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: largeformat-admin@f32.net 
> [mailto:largeformat-admin@f32.net] Namens Huib Smeets
> Verzonden: woensdag 14 april 2004 20:54
> Aan: largeformat@f32.net
> Onderwerp: RE: [LargeFormat] New Cooke Convertible Series XVa Lens!
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----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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