COOKE Panchro/i Classic FF

Carmen Goglin sits smiling at a garden table, surrounded by two men in the foreground, in a casual outdoor setting with plants and a small shed in the background.
Two men sit in a bright, modern room with large windows and indoor plants, turning their attention toward someone standing off-frame. One man wears a dark jacket and light pants, the other a black outfit with a turtleneck, both seated near a wooden table in a sunlit interior.
Two men sit in a bright, modern room with large windows and indoor plants, turning their attention toward someone standing off-frame. One man wears a dark jacket and light pants, the other a black outfit with a turtleneck, both seated near a wooden table in a sunlit interior.
Two men stand one is ski aggu in an industrial-style interior, one wearing large futuristic visor sunglasses and gesturing while speaking, the other listening with a slight smile, as blurred figures frame the foreground.
TecH Specs
LensTCFøWeightSensor Mount
18mm2.29,8cm1252,2kgFFPL
25mm2.215cm1102,0kgFFPL
32mm2.217cm1101,9kgFFPL
40mm2.220cm1101,5kgFFPL
50mm2.238cm1101,4kgFFPL
75mm2.260cm1101,8kgFFPL
100mm2.675cm1101,8kgFFPL
135mm2.865cm1102,1kgFFPL

The Cooke Classic Panchro/i FF set brings the original Panchro look into a modern full-frame format. Based on the classic optical designs, the lenses have been reworked to cover today’s sensors while maintaining their distinctive character.

The image is soft in a very specific way. Skin tones feel warm and natural, contrast is lowered without becoming flat. Highlights roll off gently, never clipping abruptly, while shadows retain a certain depth. Wide open, there’s a subtle glow that gives the image a fragile, almost tactile quality, without losing overall sharpness. The lenses react strongly to light. Backlight introduces soft flares and a drop in contrast, which can be used deliberately to break the image or create a sense of atmosphere. Stopped down, they become more controlled, but the character remains.

Compared to more modern, clinical lenses, the Panchros feel less “perfect.” That’s exactly where they become interesting. They take the edge off digital sensors and create an image that feels closer to film, without becoming nostalgic.

They pair very well with the Cooke SP3 lenses. While the SP3s are slightly cleaner and more controlled, both sets share the same underlying Cooke rendering of skin tones and color. This makes it easy to mix them within a project using the Panchros for a softer, more fragile look and the SP3s when a bit more precision or contrast is needed, without the images falling apart.

With Cooke’s /i technology, lens metadata can be read out directly, making them suitable for more complex workflows.

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