FS: 25mm Cooke Speed Panchro Series III T2.2 Lens

[Richard Joneleit]

This lens is in excellent optical condition: it's rare to find such a clean 25mm Series III lens with high serial number starting with a 7, making it among the last made, since you won't find any Panchro serial numbers starting with an 8. I'd say this is an excellent candidate for rehousing (ex. TLS). 

While it has a *tiny* amount of contamination (barely visible), that would be cleaned out during a rehousing. There's only the lightest/smallest cleaning marks (light scratches in the coatings) in the front/rear elements. No haze, no fungus, no yellowing, no oil on the iris blades, no scratches or cracks or pits that I can see.

Mechanically, focus and iris are reasonably smooth, but I would always recommend rehousing. I shot a project on a set of freshly serviced (but unrehoused) CSP lenses years ago and they all exhibited some image shift when pulling focus - and I'd guess this lens would be the same. I ended up planning all my shots without focus pulls. 

This lens is Arri Standard Mount. TLS makes a very nice Arri Standard to PL adapter (Duclos Lenses sell it in the US). But as I said, I always recommend rehousing. In my experience, the PL mount adapters only make the focus movement less smooth, and they sometimes collide with internal baffles on cameras, like Alexas.

This lens has been kept in a lens dry box (electronic humidity controlled) since I bought it in mid-2019, and I never got to actually use it besides a quick test. The previous owner clearly had it serviced with fresh yellow paint and focus gear added, but I don't know what year that was, and I noticed there's a bit of a gap where the gear screws together (it may just needs tightening). Front and rear lens caps included.

I'd prefer an in-person NYC sale. I can also ship within the U.S. (2nd preference) or abroad (3rd preference) if you pay the PayPal fees and shipping with insurance. I may also be able to coordinate an in-person sale in Los Angeles through a friend.

Pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmXbqKyb

[Richard Joneleit]

Oh, I'm also potentially open to a trade/partial trade for a Lomo Super Speed, or a Cooke Speed Panchro (Series II) 32mm, 40mm, 50mm, 75mm, or 100mm in good condition. Not really interested in any other trades - certainly nothing that isn't a vintage lens.

[Richard Joneleit]

Sorry, somehow I forgot to include the asking price, which is $4,000 USD.

[Richard Joneleit]

Update: lowering the price to $3,800 USD

[Daniel Kuberek]

Hi Richard, are you still selling?

[sdragin]

Hello Daniel,

If Rich has sold his lens, I can offer you one Cooke Speed Panchro Serial III 25mm lens in very good condition. I can send you pictures if you give me your mail. Mine is sdragin@gmail.com

 

ps I also have 32mm and 75mm lenses Serial II; plus Cookes Serial I 18mm, 40 and 50mm lenses.

 

kind regards,

sinisa dragin

[Richard Joneleit]

Thanks Daniel and Sinisa. I'm sorry, it looks like I forgot to mark this as sold, but yes, I did sell this lens already.