Post some Cooke PS 945 Portraits

[Dave Wooten]

It could be that this lens is elusive, so top shelf that is cannot be found or does not exist in Apugville? Are there any comparison portraits of the unique qualities of this lens and the legion of available vintage "softies". Just lookin around can t find much. Examples are probably right under my nose and I can' t find them.

[BradS]

There were some examples posted a while ago (maybe as much as a couple of years now....time flies!). I do not remember if it was here or on APUG...nor, do I remember who it was that posted...but I do remember the photos. Lovely.

Is the lens even available anymore?

[eddie]

Is the lens even available anymore?

yup. one more run i heard. i was planning on buying one then i blew my wad on a different lens....

[ljsegil]

Darr has some lovely work with the 945 on her website (or did a while back anyway).
Larry

[Frank Petronio]

Poke around Clive's site, he is the man responsible for it and a very fine photographer. If you can afford one, buy from him, he is a good man.

http://www.cliveruss.com/cooke/cooke...945/index.html

Examples -- by Clive -- note the lack of flare and smooth transitions from out-of-focus to in-focus to out-of-focus

[Diane Maher]

There are some examples on the Cooke website. I've only tried mine a couple of times on the landscape. I'm not sure if I've done very well yet. I'm still learning.

http://www.cookeoptics.com/cooke.nsf...rgeformat.html

You can also scroll down to the bottom of that page for several other examples.

Diane

[Dave Wooten]

Thanks Diane and Frank. There doesn't seem to be a wealth of outstanding portraits that I have found..maybe there is a learning curve with this lens, sort of like playing the oboe, for quite a while it could be mistaken for a bagpipe in distress. I am interested in the lens, and if it truly is a class apart should be worth the investment, Cooke cine products are certainly ahead of the game. Thanks.

[Frank Petronio]

I don't think the people using them care about posting. I know that if you include tech info with your photos or on your website it leads to a stream of nuisance emails from geeks wanting to know about your "XYZ lens". The first couple are OK but when you get several a week and they expect you to reply in a considered fashion, it becomes a PITA.

Suffice to say that the portraits I've seen have been convincing. Not that I am going to sell my eggs for it or anything, but if I had an extra $3500....

[Jim Galli]

I've never had one to play with. All I can afford are the legion of available vintage "softies". So no comparisons.

I agree, there's not much out there to look at.

[Steve M Hostetter]

I don't see 3300. for a 5x7 lens anyway