Creating Cooke Lenses

The Cooke factory in Leicester is a special place, combining modern and traditional processes and machines. Those machines are driven by a passionate team whose unswerving dedication enables Cooke to make such finely honed products which last for so many decades. In this film, we have tried to capture that special feeling.
Directed by Dino Kazamia
Cinematography by Dylan Bruce
Producer - Dino Kazamia
1st AC - Justin McGilvray
2nd AC - Chris Cole
Gaffer - Al Rice
Sound Recordist - Paul Stuart
Editor - Dino Kazamia
Post House - Wash
Colourist - Chris Bell
Post-Producer - Grace Evers-Green
VFX Artist - J.W. Roberts
Composer - Richard Macklin
Violinist - Julia Stein
Sound Mixer - Francesco Marseglia
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[@petebuttons210]

The only lenses you can service/repair on set due to their uncomplicated design. Love them.

[@DavidRomeroDirector]

Beautiful video, amazing the handcraft and perfection of Cooke lenses.

[@blender_wiki]

Cooke: the perfection in the imperfection.

[@Rjlallen123]

Love the passion
Of the art and science combining.

[@sierrastudiofilms3113]

We love our Panchro Classic FF lenses. Thanks for the top quality products.

[@catherinecrawley1263]

Lovely video. What Cooke lenses did you shoot on?

[@sotocine99]

Hello from Wetzlar, Germany.

[@matahari1576]

A Spy, who would have thought.