Cooke Macro/i 90mm T2.5 Cinema Lens with PL-Mount
Overview
The Cooke Macro/i 90mm T2.5 Cinema Lens with PL-Mount is a telephoto spherical prime that covers Vista Vision sensors. Telephoto focal lengths compress perspective and throw backgrounds well out of focus, letting camera operators isolate a subject from a busy environment or reach action at a distance. Its macro design captures fine detail and extreme close-ups at 1:1 magnification without switching lenses, working as close as 9.2 cm from the front element. A fast T2.5 aperture lets camera operators separate subjects from their backgrounds or get the most out of available lighting when filming in darker environments, and the lens closes to T22. It uses a PL-Mount with manual focus. Cooke /i metadata passes through the mount for post and VFX workflows.
Features
Key Features
290° Focus Throw
Its 290° focus throw is long, spreading distance marks widely for precise, repeatable pulls, with a slower full rack as the trade.
Telephoto Vista Vision Coverage
The lens covers Vista Vision sensors, projecting a 46.3 mm image circle. A telephoto field of view compresses distance and lifts a subject off its background, suiting clean singles and action reached from further back.
T2.5 Maximum Aperture
At T2.5 the lens separates subjects cleanly from their backgrounds and gets the most out of available lighting when filming in darker environments. It closes to T22.
Macro Design
Focusing to 1:1, with 9.2 cm between the front element and the subject, the lens fills the frame with small subjects — insert shots, product detail, texture — without a diopter or extension tube. Depth of field at that range is measured in millimeters, and focus is usually set by moving the camera rather than the barrel.
Cooke /i Metadata
The lens reports focus distance, aperture, focal length, and serial number to the camera frame by frame. That metadata travels with the footage into post, where VFX can match a CG camera to the real one instead of measuring the set afterwards.
Mount & Rig Integration
PL-Mount
The lens mounts via PL-Mount, fitting industry-standard cinema cameras and adapting to most modern cinema and hybrid bodies.
0.8-Pitch Cine Gears
The lens carries 0.8-pitch cine gears, the standard pitch for follow focus units and lens motors. Compatibility with lens control systems lets a solo operator make consistent, repeatable focus pulls, or a camera assistant control the lens remotely.
87mm Front Diameter
The front element measures 87mm, which fits a compact matte box directly and steps up to a 114 mm clamp with an adapter ring. Matte box fit follows from this measurement rather than from the filter thread, since the clamp grips the outside of the barrel.
82mm Filter Thread
The front accepts 82mm screw-in filters behind an 87mm front element. A matte box clamps to the outside diameter instead, which is what most cine setups use to avoid re-threading filters between lenses.