It started life as a normal projection lens, but i wanted to mount it on my nikon camera, which has a flange distance such that the lens would not focus to infinity. Cooke s4s are the most complimentary portrait lenses out there. As such, cinema and cooke lenses go together like peanut butter and jelly, and cooke lenses have been used on some of the greatest cinematographic. Cooke has been supportive of the super 16 format, and they introduced the first super 16 zoom lens, the 10. In 1893 they produced their first cooke lenses, designed by h. Matthew jensen, dop, true blood, hbo on cooke lenses performance.
Both these aerial expeditions carried eyemo cameras fitted with taylorhobson cooke f2. In 1894, taylor, taylor and hobson their salesman started manufacture of the triplet lens licensed from t. The birth of one of the oldest and greatest lens manufacturers in the world. Administratively speaking, cooke optics is a spinoff of the company taylorhobson. And its a triplet will need to send the compound shutter out for cla but in the mean time can use a hat to use it lynn thanks for additional info on the lens. Rarely comes up for sale and with a high price tag. Cooke, as a lens manufacturer, has a rich and storied history one which is well worth reading dating back to the early 1890s for photography lenses and the early 1920s for cinemastyle lenses.
From my personal experience of using taylor hobson brand lens and from the impressive samples of this camera found here on this site, i didnt have a second thought whether to buy or not. Its like the inertial data in your iphone that tells. They designed some great optical formulas and created beautiful cinema lenses that. Arthur rank in the uk, and later to be peeledoff as a separate entity. Taylorhobson are lens and precision instrument manufacturers based in leicester, england the company was founded as t. Blackmagic pocket cinema camera with taylorhobson cooke. In any case, none of these companies provides any sort of information regarding the lenses they once made. Taylor hobson cooke apo process lens 48, series ix. Taylor hobson lenses 7 items show 5 10 15 20 25 50 100 all per page. Nov 05, 20 cooke, as a lens manufacturer, has a rich and storied history one which is well worth reading dating back to the early 1890s for photography lenses and the early 1920s for cinemastyle lenses. Image clearly shows the field curvature of this lens. However, taylorhobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylorhobson moved to the market of metrology instruments. Having no desire to enter the photographic lens business, t. Taylor hobson cooke aviar anastigmat 814 210mm series ii f4.
Taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18 in 450mm f5. Cooke and sons, patented the cooke triplet lens, made of three optical elements of different sorts of glass. Taylorhobson 2 inch f2 anastigmat the camera collector. Jul 21, 2016 taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18 in 450mm f5.
Taylor hobson lens for sale in uk view 17 bargains. The first model was the cooke portrait lens series ii which was first sold about 1898. A diy 177mm f8 cooke triplet for 4x5 from offthe shelf lenses that you can build not satisfied with that, i made a camera obscura of sorts out of a soda box which my wife drinks, ripping the boxes open like a grizzly bear to measure focal length and view image from more distant objects. Taylor taylor hobson 11 x 14 view camera rare british made w. Cooke lenses ensure the blend is smooth and rounded, and that there is no artificial effect including ringing and doublings introduced by the lens and spoiling the transition. Details about taylor hobson cooke apo process lens 48, series ix, ulf lens. This is one of those lenses i found in the adolph gasser late, lamented san francisco camera store bargain table, about a year ago. Taylor hobson cooke in vintage camera lenses for sale ebay. This really well made heavier than youd think and beautiful little lens gives a very vintage look to its footage.
Taylor taylor hobson 11 x 14 view camera rare british. The zoomar was also very popular, but that was seen mostly on black and white cameras in use prior to the mid 60s introduction of this lens. The existing factory where cooke lenses had been made was so run down that seagull feathers would float down through holes in the roof. Get the best deals on taylor hobson cooke in vintage camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Nov 15, 2015 taylorhobson cooke anastigmat 1 inch f2. Cooke process lens 12x15 series v taylor hobson max levy 18 inch brass lens.
Skin tone test with the blackmagic pocket cinema camera. Cant say enough good things about their contrast, smoothness on faces, and the assistants love their performance. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. Taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18in soft focus. Originally a manufacturer of still camera and cine lenses, the company now manufactures precision metrology instrumentsin particular, profilometers for the analysis of surface textures and forms taylor hobson is now part of ameteks ultra precision technologies group. Cooke optics about us history cinematography lenses. Taylor hobson cooke apo process lens 48, series ix, ulf lens. The cooke triplet 3 element all air spaced lens was a little faster and and a little sharper in its day. The model numbers are distinct from the series and seem to designate focal lengths and other variations available, such as no.
By 1935 the cooke speed panchros for cinematography were supplied in 8 focal lengths working at f2. Buy taylor hobson vintage camera lenses and get the best deals. Gordon c lonsdale, dop, bones on cooke lenses strengths my favorite lenses. Taylor hobson cooke in camera lenses for sale ebay. This one is sharp wide open, but doesnt have a lot of aperture blades. However, taylorhobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylorhobson moved to the market of metrology. Administratively speaking, cooke optics is a spinoff of the company taylor hobson. Get the best deals on taylor hobson cooke in camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Taylor hobson lenses all orders within austria we will ship without costs. Sep 06, 2016 also used to be marketed as taylo taylor and hobson they first made the cooke triplet for cooke optics of york england which was designed by a man also called taylor too. Vageeswari 8x10 inch film camera with 300 mm f9 taylor. A diy 177mm f8 cooke triplet for 4x5 from offthe shelf. Taylor hobson is an english company founded in 1886 and located in leicester, england. Glass leading or how cooke invented their lens look.
He had no interest in photography as such and sold his design to taylor, taylor, and. Originally a manufacturer of still camera and cine lenses, the company now manufactures precision metrology instrumentsin particular, profilometers for the analysis of surface textures and forms. Taylor hobson cooke aviar anastigmat 814 210mm series ii. Taylor hobson cooke 18 f10, apochromatic process lens, ebay. Taylor was attempting to eliminate the aberrations at the outer edge of lenses, and in 1893 patented the cooke triplet design british patent no. With this construction, chromatic aberration was reduced to a minimum. The original patent shows a lens consisting of two planoconvex elements each side of and equidistant from a biconcave element. Dennis taylor no relation to the company founders optics manager of t. In 1932, the first cooke zoom lens was introduced for cine applications. Taylor, taylor and hobson later taylor, hobson, cooke designed some of the first large aperture lenses used on 35mm cameras. For all orders over 500 eur we offer free delivery worldwide including full insurance and packing.
Towards the edges of the lens, point of focus is much closer than the center of the lens. Cooke optics to offer minis4i lens range in mounts for dslr. However, taylor hobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylor hobson moved to the market of metrology instruments. The ranktaylorhobson zoom lens eyes of a generation. This has an iris diaphragm operating from f10 to f128. Cooke lens for sale in uk 60 secondhand cooke lens. By far, this was the most popular zoom for rca tk41s and tk60s.