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Cooke Varotal 25–250mm T3.7
Zoom - Spherical - Super 35
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Cine Visuals rents the Cooke Varotal 25-250mm T3.7 from Los Angeles. This Cooke Varotal Vintage Zoom covers a 25-250mm range and provides the longest-range option in the Varotal family. Available for rental or sub-rental worldwide, with daily and weekly rental quotes available on request. Each lens is inspected and calibrated in-house before rental.
| Focal Length | 25-250mm |
| T-Stop | T3.7 |
| Close Focus | 5'6" / 1.68 m |
| Front Diameter | 152 mm |
| Weight | 18.00 lbs / 8.16 kg |
| Length | 15.00" / 381.00 mm |
| Type | Spherical |
| Format | Super 35 |
| Lens Mount | PL |
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Lens Type:
Zoom Cinema Lenses
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Vintage Cinema Lenses
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Super 35 Lenses
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PL Mount Cinema Lenses
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About the Cooke Varotal 25-250mm T3.7
The Cooke Varotal 25-250mm T3.7 is the longest and most specialized lens in the Varotal Vintage Zoom series. Designed for extended reach, it moves the lineup into telephoto filmmaking while preserving the signature Cooke aesthetic. The lens produces smooth focus falloff, gentle contrast, and a pleasing warmth that remains consistent even at longer focal lengths. Its expansive zoom range makes it a powerful tool for capturing distant subjects, layered compositions, and highly compressed imagery.
What This Focal Length Is Built For
The 25-250mm range is built for maximum flexibility across distance and compression. At 25mm, the lens begins with a moderately wide perspective, suitable for general coverage and environmental framing. As it moves into midrange focal lengths, it supports standard cinematic compositions with a natural perspective. Beyond 85mm, the lens enters strong telephoto territory, progressively increasing compression and subject isolation.
From 135mm onward, the lens excels at separating subjects from backgrounds, creating a layered, cinematic depth that emphasizes scale and distance. At 250mm, it reaches into extreme telephoto range, making it useful for capturing detail from afar, working in restricted locations, or achieving a stylized, compressed look. This range is especially valuable for second-unit work, nature-style cinematography, and scenes where proximity is not possible. The lens allows filmmakers to maintain visual intimacy while physically remaining distant from the subject.
How It Fits Within the Cooke Varotal Vintage Zoom Family
As the longest lens in the Cooke Varotal Vintage Zoom family, the 25-250mm extends the system into true telephoto territory. It builds on the reach offered by the 18-100mm and 20-100mm, pushing far beyond them into specialized long-lens applications. While the shorter Varotals handle general coverage and wide-to-midrange storytelling, the 25-250mm focuses on isolation, compression, and distance.
Its role is highly complementary, stepping in when tighter framing or extended reach is required. When paired with the wider Varotal lenses, the 25-250mm completes a broad focal-range toolkit, allowing productions to move from wide environmental coverage to extreme close-ups while preserving the Cooke character across the set.
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
T3.0
Spherical
Super 35
150 mm
PL
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2'4"
0.71 m
13.00 lbs
5.90 kg
14.00"
355.60 mm
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T3.1
Spherical
Super 35
121 mm
PL
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2'4"
0.71 m
6.20 lbs
2.81 kg
9.00"
228.60 mm
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T3.1
Spherical
Super 35
150 mm
PL
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2'4"
0.71 m
13.50 lbs
6.12 kg
14.00"
355.60 mm
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T3.7
Spherical
Super 35
152 mm
PL
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5'6"
1.68 m
18.00 lbs
8.16 kg
15.00"
381.00 mm
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