Cooke - Lente AP3 FF 35mm T2.4 1.5x Anamorphic (Sony E)

Cooke Optics, the legendary British lens manufacturer with a rich heritage dating back to 1893, continues to redefine cinematic imaging with the AP3 FF 35mm T2.4 1.5x Anamorphic Lens. This compact, full-frame anamorphic prime lens brings the iconic “Cooke Look”—renowned for its warm, natural, and expressive image rendering—into a highly portable form factor designed specifically for modern mirrorless camera systems. Whether you are a cinematographer, filmmaker, or content creator, the AP3 35mm T2.4 delivers a beautifully balanced wide-angle perspective, allowing you to capture immersive landscapes, establishing shots, and architectural interiors with exceptional clarity, controlled artifacts, and a natural transition into out-of-focus areas. With a 1.5x squeeze factor, a wide T2.4 maximum aperture, and an innovative user-interchangeable mount system, this lens is engineered for seamless integration into any production workflow, from narrative films to documentaries, music videos, and commercial projects.

Key Features
Full-Frame Coverage and 1.5x Anamorphic Squeeze Factor: The AP3 35mm T2.4 lens covers full-frame and Vista Vision sensors, providing a 1.5x anamorphic compression that expands your horizontal field of view for a true cinematic, widescreen aesthetic. On a 16:9 image sensor, it achieves a 2.6:1 aspect ratio, and on a 3:2 open gate, it produces a 2.25:1 ratio, delivering immersive, ultra‑wide visuals that enhance storytelling.

T2.4 Maximum Aperture and 9‑Blade Iris: With a fast T2.4 maximum aperture, this lens excels in low-light conditions, allowing you to shoot with faster shutter speeds and lower ISO settings for cleaner, more detailed images. The 9-blade iris design creates a painterly, smooth bokeh that gently draws the eye without distraction, adding depth and dimension to every frame.

The Cooke Look – Warm, Natural, and Expressive: The AP3 series embodies Cooke’s signature optical philosophy, offering the clarity and center sharpness of a high-end anamorphic lens even when wide open. Images are crisp yet never harsh, with natural focus falloff and gently blooming highlights that lend a distinctive filmic softness to digital footage, making this lens ideal for character-driven narratives and period pieces.

Color-Matched and Consistent Across Focal Lengths: The AP3 lenses are color-balanced and color-matched across all focal lengths, ensuring aesthetic continuity when mixing different lenses within the series or even with Cooke’s SP3 spherical lenses, which share the same hardware architecture and lens coatings.

User-Interchangeable Mount System: The lens ships standard with a Sony E mount, and you can choose one additional mount for free from Canon RF, L‑Mount, or Leica M. The mount is user‑serviceable, and Cooke provides an online tutorial for easy swapping, making the lens adaptable to virtually any mirrorless cinema camera.

Lightweight, Compact, and All‑Metal Construction: Weighing just 2.8 lb (1.27 kg) and measuring 6.02 in (153 mm), this lens is built from durable anodized aluminum for reliable field performance without compromising on portability.

Dual Focus Scale and Standardized Gear Positions: The lens features both metric and imperial focus marks. The focus and iris gears are standardized at 0.8 MOD and are positioned identically across all AP3 lenses, allowing for fast lens changes without repositioning follow‑focus motors—ideal for fast‑paced production environments.

160‑Degree Focus Ring Throw and 79‑Degree Iris Ring Throw: These long rotation arcs offer precise, repeatable focus pulls and smooth exposure adjustments, while the non‑linear scales provide finer control near the minimum focus distance and wide‑open aperture.

Consistent Front Diameter and 82mm Filter Thread: All AP3 lenses share a uniform 87mm front diameter and an 82mm filter thread, simplifying the use of matte boxes, clip‑on filters, and lens accessories across your entire lens set.

Close Focus Capability: The 35mm lens offers a minimum focus distance of just 20 inches (50 cm), enabling powerful close‑up shots that maintain the anamorphic character.

Use Cases
Narrative and Indie Filmmaking: The natural skin‑tone reproduction and warm color palette of the Cooke Look are ideal for character‑driven stories and period pieces, adding emotional depth to every scene.

Commercials and Music Videos: The restrained, controlled flares and smooth bokeh transitions give commercials and music videos a premium, cinematic polish that stands out from over‑styled, aggressive anamorphic optics.

Documentaries: The lightweight, compact design and full-frame coverage allow for agile, run‑and‑gun shooting in tight spaces and challenging lighting conditions without sacrificing image quality.

Gimbal and Drone Cinematography: The lens is specifically optimized for modern owner‑operator workflows, gimbal configurations, and drone operations, providing the cinematic anamorphic look in a highly portable, balanced package.

Architecture and Interior Videography: The 35mm wide‑angle perspective captures sweeping building interiors and expansive spaces without the distracting distortion often found in wider anamorphic glass.