View Full Version : 18mm Cooke Speed Panchro Test
THX-1138
12-19-2008, 11:01 AM
Here's a test of an 18mm Cooke Speed Panchro I'm selliing.
I have a full set but thought everybody would want to see what a old Cookes look like on a 35mm adapter.
http://www.vimeo.com/2575796
HVX200/Letus Ultimate
Preset 56k on camera
f4.6 on Cooke
Nice and flatteringly warm. How far did you have to zoom in on the HVX to clear the portholing?
I also noticed your test of a Zeiss 16mm distagon. How far did you need to zoom on this one? I've often though of picking one of them up to complement my set of Lomos.
THX-1138
12-19-2008, 06:35 PM
THose tests were quick and I don't really know.. I do knot that I was not zoomed in all the way.
The Zeiss did seem to porthole slightly more than the Cooke but that's a 2mm wider than the Cooke.
But my 17mm Nikon also portholes.
On my Letus 20mm is where I don't see any portholing.
The wide shots are zoomed in just enough to go past the black frame of the Letus.
21-22 on a HVX
Most likely 26-28 to get rid of the portholing.