He had no interest in photography as such and sold his design to taylor, taylor, and. Details about taylor hobson cooke apo process lens 48, series ix, ulf lens. Taylor was attempting to eliminate the aberrations at the outer edge of lenses, and in 1893 patented the cooke triplet design british patent no. Skin tone test with the blackmagic pocket cinema camera. Taylor hobson cooke aviar anastigmat 814 210mm series ii f4.
Sep 06, 2016 also used to be marketed as taylo taylor and hobson they first made the cooke triplet for cooke optics of york england which was designed by a man also called taylor too. Taylor hobson lenses 7 items show 5 10 15 20 25 50 100 all per page. However, taylorhobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylorhobson moved to the market of metrology instruments. Originally a manufacturer of still camera and cine lenses, the company now manufactures precision metrology instrumentsin particular, profilometers for the analysis of surface textures and forms. A diy 177mm f8 cooke triplet for 4x5 from offthe shelf lenses that you can build not satisfied with that, i made a camera obscura of sorts out of a soda box which my wife drinks, ripping the boxes open like a grizzly bear to measure focal length and view image from more distant objects. Taylor hobson lenses all orders within austria we will ship without costs. Taylorhobson 2 inch f2 anastigmat the camera collector. Taylor taylor hobson 11 x 14 view camera rare british made w. Taylor hobson cooke aviar anastigmat 814 210mm series ii. In 1932, the first cooke zoom lens was introduced for cine applications. And its a triplet will need to send the compound shutter out for cla but in the mean time can use a hat to use it lynn thanks for additional info on the lens. Administratively speaking, cooke optics is a spinoff of the company taylor hobson.
In 1893 they produced their first cooke lenses, designed by h. As such, cinema and cooke lenses go together like peanut butter and jelly, and cooke lenses have been used on some of the greatest cinematographic. In 1998, cooke optics became an independent company, entirely dedicated to. Taylor hobson cooke in camera lenses for sale ebay. The existing factory where cooke lenses had been made was so run down that seagull feathers would float down through holes in the roof. With this construction, chromatic aberration was reduced to a minimum. This really well made heavier than youd think and beautiful little lens gives a very vintage look to its footage. Taylor hobson lens for sale in uk view 17 bargains.
Taylorhobson are lens and precision instrument manufacturers based in leicester, england the company was founded as t. Blackmagic pocket cinema camera with taylorhobson cooke. Taylor hobson cooke apo process lens 48, series ix, ulf lens. By 1935 the cooke speed panchros for cinematography were supplied in 8 focal lengths working at f2. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. Glass leading or how cooke invented their lens look. Cooke optics about us history cinematography lenses. Get the best deals on taylor hobson cooke in vintage camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. In 1894, taylor, taylor and hobson their salesman started manufacture of the triplet lens licensed from t. Taylor hobson cooke 18 f10, apochromatic process lens, this auction is for a taylor hobson cooke 18 inch 457mm series 1x, apochromatic process lens. Vageeswari 8x10 inch film camera with 300 mm f9 taylor. Dennis taylor no relation to the company founders optics manager of t. A diy 177mm f8 cooke triplet for 4x5 from offthe shelf. Get the best deals on taylor hobson cooke in camera lenses when you shop the largest online selection at.
Towards the edges of the lens, point of focus is much closer than the center of the lens. The birth of one of the oldest and greatest lens manufacturers in the world. This is one of those lenses i found in the adolph gasser late, lamented san francisco camera store bargain table, about a year ago. Taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18in soft focus. However, taylorhobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylorhobson moved to the market of metrology.
Taylor, taylor and hobson later taylor, hobson, cooke designed some of the first large aperture lenses used on 35mm cameras. Cooke process lens 12x15 series v taylor hobson max levy 18 inch brass lens. The cooke triplet 3 element all air spaced lens was a little faster and and a little sharper in its day. This says its a cooke lens hence an original cooke triplet, series iii which would be f6. Gordon c lonsdale, dop, bones on cooke lenses strengths my favorite lenses. Cooke s4s are the most complimentary portrait lenses out there. The model numbers are distinct from the series and seem to designate focal lengths and other variations available, such as no. Buy taylor hobson vintage camera lenses and get the best deals. The first model was the cooke portrait lens series ii which was first sold about 1898. Cooke has been supportive of the super 16 format, and they introduced the first super 16 zoom lens, the 10. Apple iphone 7 32gb 128gb 256gb unlocked various grades all. This has an iris diaphragm operating from f10 to f128. The original patent shows a lens consisting of two planoconvex elements each side of and equidistant from a biconcave element.
The ranktaylorhobson zoom lens eyes of a generation. Rarely comes up for sale and with a high price tag. Taylor hobson cooke in vintage camera lenses for sale ebay. Cooke optics to offer minis4i lens range in mounts for dslr. However, taylor hobson used to be a lens manufacturer and cooke lenses used to be its sole activity before taylor hobson moved to the market of metrology instruments. Cooke and sons, patented the cooke triplet lens, made of three optical elements of different sorts of glass. Taylor hobson is an english company founded in 1886 and located in leicester, england. Taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18 in 450mm f5. It started life as a normal projection lens, but i wanted to mount it on my nikon camera, which has a flange distance such that the lens would not focus to infinity. The zoomar was also very popular, but that was seen mostly on black and white cameras in use prior to the mid 60s introduction of this lens. Skin tone test blackmagic pocket cinema camera 29 old lenses. Please ensure postal orders are uncrossed and made payable to. By far, this was the most popular zoom for rca tk41s and tk60s.
Cooke lenses ensure the blend is smooth and rounded, and that there is no artificial effect including ringing and doublings introduced by the lens and spoiling the transition. They designed some great optical formulas and created beautiful cinema lenses that. For all orders over 500 eur we offer free delivery worldwide including full insurance and packing. Image clearly shows the field curvature of this lens. Cooke lens for sale in uk 60 secondhand cooke lens. Administratively speaking, cooke optics is a spinoff of the company taylorhobson. Its like the inertial data in your iphone that tells. Taylor taylor hobson 11 x 14 view camera rare british. Interesting well slightly one of the taylors invented the dimples in golf balls. Both these aerial expeditions carried eyemo cameras fitted with taylorhobson cooke f2.
This one is sharp wide open, but doesnt have a lot of aperture blades. Matthew jensen, dop, true blood, hbo on cooke lenses performance. Not quite a leica lens taylorhobson summarit 50mm f1. Nov 15, 2015 taylorhobson cooke anastigmat 1 inch f2. Arthur rank in the uk, and later to be peeledoff as a separate entity. From my personal experience of using taylor hobson brand lens and from the impressive samples of this camera found here on this site, i didnt have a second thought whether to buy or not. Jul 21, 2016 taylorhobson cooke portrait anastigmat 18 in 450mm f5. Originally a manufacturer of still camera and cine lenses, the company now manufactures precision metrology instrumentsin particular, profilometers for the analysis of surface textures and forms taylor hobson is now part of ameteks ultra precision technologies group. Cant say enough good things about their contrast, smoothness on faces, and the assistants love their performance. Nov 05, 20 cooke, as a lens manufacturer, has a rich and storied history one which is well worth reading dating back to the early 1890s for photography lenses and the early 1920s for cinemastyle lenses. In any case, none of these companies provides any sort of information regarding the lenses they once made. Maker model focal length in focal length mm fstop angle of view image circle mm coverage wide open coverage stopped down coverage 1. Cooke optics to offer minis4i lens range in mounts for.