Cooke SP3 & AP3 cinema lenses now available also for Nikon Z-mount
Cooke Optics announced today that its Cooke SP3 and Cooke AP3 cinema lenses will also be available for Nikon Z-mount:
The Cooke user-interchangeable mount system allows filmmakers to easily switch to Nikon Z-mount. Eligible new SP3 and AP3 purchases include a complimentary second mount, with Nikon Z-mount now available as an option.
Additional information:
Here are the basic Cooke AP3 specs:
- Focal length range: 35mm / 50mm / 85mm
- Format: Full Frame (S35 compatible)
- Squeeze factor: 1.5x
- Mount: Interchangeable: E (fitted); RF, L, Z & M (available to order as a free accessory)
- Speed: T2.4
- Form: Small and lightweight yet finished in tough anodized shell
- Scale: Dual Focus scales
Cooke SP3 are spherical primes. Cooke AP3 are 1.5x anamorphic primes. Here is a quick comparison:
| Feature |
Cooke SP3 |
Cooke AP3 |
| Type |
Spherical (normal) |
1.5x Anamorphic |
| Focal lengths |
18, 25, 32, 50, 75, 100mm |
35, 50, 85mm |
| Aperture |
T2.4 |
T2.4 |
| Coverage |
Full Frame (S35 compatible) |
Full Frame (S35 compatible) |
| Weight |
500-690 g |
1.2-1.4 kg |
| Front diameter |
Mostly 64mm (some 82mm) |
87mm |
| Filter thread |
M58 or M77 |
M82 |
| Mounts |
Interchangeable |
Interchangeable |
| Price (approx.) |
$4,500 per lens |
$7,500–7,750 per lens |
| Optical Character |
- Classic “Cooke Look” based on the Speed Panchro design, re-engineered for modern full-frame mirrorless cameras.
- Sharp on axis with gentle fall-off toward the edges.
- Smooth, round bokeh.
- Organic but controlled flare behavior.
- Designed to color-match and be used alongside the higher-end Panchro/i Classic series.
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- Ground-up 1.5x anamorphic design.
- Delivers classic anamorphic traits (oval bokeh, horizontal flares, subtle distortion) but in a more controlled, “natural” way rather than extreme vintage anamorphic.
- Strong central sharpness, smooth defocus, and painterly bokeh.
- Cooke positions them optically between the spherical SP3 and their high-end Anamorphic/i FF 1.8x lenses.
- Shares coatings and mechanical architecture with the SP3, so the two series can be mixed creatively on the same production with good color consistency
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Cooke Optics will host an event to test the new Z-mount at Cooke London on August 12.
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