cooke series II anastigmat?

[Ian Greenhalgh]

I have a 5 3/8" one made in 1912, stunningly good for such an old and simple lens.

[Hugo Zhang]

Hugo this lens was one of the original equipment options for the 4x5 Auto Graflex. Just a tidge shorter if I remember correctly at 6.2"

Roger

it is a 7 inch one. See the link of pictures:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151190400537...84.m1439.l2649

[8x10 user]

Historical COOKIE Anastigmat

Roger

it is a 7 inch one. See the link of pictures:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151190400537...84.m1439.l2649

[John Kasaian]

Got a 13" one in a Betax on the 5x7. Happy Happy Happy

[8x10 user]

Nice portraits!

Just sent it off to SK Grimes for a front mount shutter, but this may seriously be my favorite lens!

[goamules]

The postman left this on the door today, I've been anxiously awaiting it. I'm a sucker for Volute shutters, especially since they usually had the top of the line lenses in them. I don't buy a lot of Cooke lenses, now that their portrait versions are selling in the multi thousand dollar range. Yet I do love the workmanship and quality of all their products, even some of the sleepers like this one.

Cooke Anastigmat Series II

[William Whitaker]

Lensvy = Lens Envy or something like that. Nice one Garrett! That's a beaut in that Volute! ;-)

[goamules]

Thanks Will, even if it had just a common lens, I would have wanted it for that Volute. I just put it on my 8x10, and it covers easily. So that was a surprise.

[William Whitaker]

I just put it on my 8x10, and it covers easily. So that was a surprise.

Yes, it is surprising. I have a Cooke marked 8" f/4.5, Series II, 5x7. And that's just what it is. At one time I had tried to use it on 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 and it definitely did NOT cover, having a very sharp cutoff. Mine is in a barrel. Still a pretty lens. But a shutter would make it a lot easier to use. And a Packard just isn't as pretty as a Volute.

[IanG]

It's time I used mine , I have 4 TT&H Cooke Series II lenses, ideally I should get another flange and use my 6½" on one of my Speed Graphics, or fix the 5x4 Marion Soho Reflex. The other 3 are all 5¾", one's a T-P Cooke Anastigmat, the other two Cooke-Luxor Anasigmat, all 4 are in excellent optical condition. The 5¾" does cover 5x4.

I'm impressed with Richardman's images so thank you Garrett for resurrecting this thread

Ian