The Cooke Varo-Panchro 20-60mm is a British vintage zoom lens from 1981, designed for Super 35 cameras.
1. Overview
The Cooke Varo-Panchro 20-60mm is a British vintage zoom lens from 1981, designed for Super-35 cameras. Cooke built it as a compact cinema zoom for productions requiring a single flexible focal length range in the lower wide-angle segment.
2. Characteristics
Flare characteristics according to the CINEFLARES datasheet:
- Types: Spherical Spot, Rainbow
- Colors: Blue, Purple
- Intensity: Strong
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3. Creative Use
The zoom covers 20 to 60mm – a range that falls between an establishing shot and a tight medium shot in everyday use. With a T3.1 aperture, it is fast enough for a vintage zoom to be used for controlled interior shots. The strong blue and purple flares with spherical spots and rainbow reflections are not a defect, but rather what many rent this glass for today. Indie productions and music videos opt for such lenses when an organic, slightly worn look is desired, which modern zooms cannot deliver. In rental houses, it usually appears as a single piece, not as part of a consistent zoom set.
4. Specs Overview
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | COOKE |
| Type | Zoom Super 35 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Country | UK |
| Era | Vintage |
| Focal Length (Reference Datasheet) | 50.0mm |
| T-Stop Range | T3.1 – T16.0 |
| Squeeze | 1.0× |
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.0 lb |
| Close Focus | 0.6 m / 2' |
| Distortion | N/A |
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