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Cooke PS945 soft focus lens in EU
Just thought I'd let folks know about this sale. I've bought from the Seller recently and I was very pleased with the whole transaction.
Btw, I picked one up not so long ago so that's why I'm not interested myself. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115421813...gAAOSwepFipa5L
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More info, price and (non-) availability about the lens can be found at robert white’s;
https://www.robertwhite.co.uk/cooke-...s-shutter.html Interestingly, both the PS945 and Xva lenses have vanished from the Cooke website…
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Marty, do you have examples made with this lens?
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Yes but only as landscapes at the moment.
I haven't printed many of the negs but that's just down to life and having a backlog.
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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 Last edited by MartyNL; 12th June 2022 at 04:23 PM. |
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I won't be getting rid of mine.
And they; a. Don't come up for sale very often secondhand b. Sellers ask ridiculous prices c. They are rather expensive d. They're perhaps a little specialised e. Uncertainty about the Sellers reputation f. They are abroad and postage fee's and customs taxes add up Coupled with the fact that production is intermittent and prices new are off putting. Those who are fond of the look of old glass and lenses will really appreciate this lens and the convenience of a modern copal 3 shutter.
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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 Last edited by MartyNL; 12th June 2022 at 04:29 PM. |
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A quick scan of a print.
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Wow ! - Cooke PS945 lenses are about as common as hens teeth.
The soft focus facility makes the lens a specialist item - mainly used by portrait photographers, when used wide~ish open.. By stopping the lens down you eliminate the diffusion discs from the light path and it becomes a conventional lens. Martin |
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Quote:
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"The quality of diffusion is midway between the softness of the first Pinkham & Smith Semi-Achromat lenses made in the late 1890s and a conventional sharp lens."
"At f/4.5, the lighter areas appear to generate their own luminous glow without losing focus, or losing the contrast against the darker areas." This sounds too harmless :-) Jim Galli made fantastic pictures with his P&S Visual Quality series IV, and some comparisms to other SF lenses years ago, but unfortunately he seemed to close his fabulous sites. |
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Now sold! I wonder who got their hands on it....
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