Cooke Optics

Cooke S4/i was launched in the early 2000s as Cooke Optics' modernisation of the S4 family — the same optical formula but with an updated PL mount, /i Technology metadata, and improved coatings. The set covers 18, 25, 32, 40, 50, 75, 100, 135, 150, 180 and 300mm primes, all at T2.0, with a uniform 110mm front diameter that lets follow-focus and matte-box rigging stay constant across focal lengths. The lenses are tuned for Super 35 coverage (image circle ≈ 31.5mm) and have appeared on a long list of features that span everything from Birdman (where Lubezki paired them with the ALEXA M for the apparent-single-take Broadway sequences) to Midsommar (Pawel Pogorzelski) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The S4/i line has been largely superseded for full-frame work by the S7/i Full Frame Plus, but it remains in heavy rotation on Super-35 and 4-perf 35mm productions.

Cooke S7/i Full Frame Plus is Cooke's full-frame extension of the S4/i family, launched in 2017 to cover the new ALEXA LF, ALEXA 65, Sony VENICE and RED Monstro sensors at full image circle. The set covers 16, 18, 21, 25, 27, 32, 40, 50, 65 Macro, 75, 100, 135, 150, 180 and 300mm primes — T2.0 across the spherical range — at a 46.31mm image circle. The "Plus" in the name refers to the extra coverage beyond ALEXA 65's open-gate active area (54.12mm), which the S7/i covers at the centre with attenuation toward the corners. The lenses have been used on Tenet, Wonder Woman 1984, and a substantial portion of the recent A24 prestige slate.