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Cooke S4/i 35mm T2.0
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Cooke S4/i 50mm T2.0
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Cooke S4/i 75mm T2.0
Cooke S4/i 100mm T2.0
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Cooke S4/i

Prime - Spherical - Super 35

product details

The Cooke S4/i S35 Prime Lenses are a set of 19 high-performance lenses designed for Super 35 format cameras. Their combination of reliability, warmth, and technical precision has made them a staple of modern cinematography. These lenses offer superb optical performance, producing a warm, cinematic frame with the classic “Cooke Look” and color palette, across their aperture range. Available in a wide range of focal lengths spanning 12mm–300mm, these lenses are available for rental or sub-rental from Cine Visuals, in full sets, partial sets, or as single lenses.

Focal Length
T-Stop
Type
Format
Front Diameter
Lens Mount
Metadata
Iris Blades
Image Circle

Era / Generation
Contrast & Tonal Character
Sharpness & Resolution
Focus Fall‑Off / Transition
Iris & Bokeh Quality
Flare & Highlight Behavior
Handling & Ergonomics
Build & Modifications
Cinematic Heritage & Credits

*Refer to Technical Specifications table. Not the same for all focal lengths.

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Technical Specs Table

T-Stop

Type

Format

Front Diameter

Lens Mount

Metadata

Close Focus (ft)

Close Focus (m)

Weight (lbs)

Weight (kg)

Length (in)

Length (mm)

Iris Blades

Image Circle

Front Filter

Rear Filter

Horizontal Angle of View (Full Frame)

Horizontal Angle of View (S35)

Focus Rotation

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

156 mm

0.05 m

6.50 lbs

2.95 kg

5.00"

127.00 mm

30 mm

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

0.05 m

4.80 lbs

2.18 kg

5.00"

127.00 mm

30 mm

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

0.05 m

5.40 lbs

2.45 kg

5.00"

127.00 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

2.5"

0.06 m

3.85 lbs

1.75 kg

4.50"

114.30 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

2.5"

0.06 m

4.40 lbs

2.00 kg

4.50"

114.30 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

2.5"

0.06 m

3.50 lbs

1.59 kg

4.50"

114.30 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

3.5"

0.09 m

3.55 lbs

1.61 kg

4.50"

114.30 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

4.9"

0.12 m

4.00 lbs

1.81 kg

5.00"

127.00 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

6.9"

0.18 m

4.20 lbs

1.91 kg

5.00"

127.00 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

8.4"

0.21 m

4.40 lbs

2.00 kg

5.50"

139.70 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

13"

0.33 m

3.30 lbs

1.50 kg

4.90"

124.46 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

20"

0.51 m

3.55 lbs

1.61 kg

4.90"

124.46 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

23"

0.58 m

3.85 lbs

1.75 kg

4.90"

124.46 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

28"

0.71 m

4.40 lbs

2.00 kg

5.50"

139.70 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

300°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

110 mm

20.7"

0.53 m

4.95 lbs

2.25 kg

7.30"

185.42 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M105 × 0.75

–

340°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

125 mm

32.8"

0.83 m

7.70 lbs

3.49 kg

6.20"

157.48 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M120 × 1.0

–

320°

T2.0

Spherical

Super 35

136 mm

41.7"

1.06 m

9.45 lbs

4.29 kg

7.30"

185.42 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M131 × 1.0

–

320°

T2.8

Spherical

Super 35

136 mm

6'2"

1.88 m

10.35 lbs

4.69 kg

7.90"

200.66 mm

30 mm

Screw-in Filter: M131 × 1.0

–

320°

Cooke S4/i

Image Fidelity & Focus

The Cooke S4/i Primes exemplify the “Cooke Look”: warm contrast, smooth skin tones, and a gentle roll-off that avoids harshness. They balance sharpness with a subtle softness that flatters faces. Focus falloff is creamy, guiding the viewer naturally to the subject. They are characterized by excellent control of flare, distortion, veiling glare, and spherical aberrations.

Handling & Adaptability

The Cooke S4/i S35 Prime Lenses have a T2 aperture and are equipped with /i Electronics which provides vital metadata for consistency and reproducibility. The famous Cam-driven focus system is robust and reliable, providing smooth focus no matter the conditions. S4/i Primes are robustly built, with consistent 110mm fronts, uniform gear positions. They are moderately heavy, typically 3–5 pounds per lens, but balanced for cinema rigs.

Flare & Bokeh

Flare control is excellent, with coatings designed to minimize veiling glare while still producing elegant, cinematic blooms. Chromatic aberrations are nearly absent, reflecting their high-end engineering. Bokeh is soft and circular, maintaining an organic quality across the set, in part thanks to an 8-leaf Linear Module Iris.

Image Circle

Super 35 format coverage.

Cinematic Heritage

Introduced in 1998, they have become a cornerstone of modern cinema optic–adaptable and consistent. Cooke designed the S4s as the company’s modern flagship, addressing the demand for optics that could resolve finer detail for improved film stocks and digital cinema. Their /i metadata system was groundbreaking, anticipating the VFX-heavy workflows that would come to dominate the industry. S4/i lenses have been used on some of the most acclaimed films and television series of recent years, including Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Breaking Bad (2008-2013), and the Harry Potter films, to name a few.