Cooke AP3 Lenses and Kit

Cooke AP3 Lenses and Kit

For full product specifications in PDF, please click HERE

The AP3 lens series features a user interchangeable rear lens mount. In addition to the native E-mount fitted to the lens, all orders will be eligible for a free second mount choice of RF, L, or M-mount within 90 days of purchase.  To register for your free mounts, please click HERE

Video of how to change the mounts can be viewed HERE

Anamorphic is a format that demands to be taken seriously and rewards patience over novelty. AP3 brings the optical pedigree of Cooke’s high-end anamorphic lineage into a compact, lightweight series built for modern mirrorless cameras. Balanced, purposeful and with the cinematic depth and character you’d expect from Cooke.

AP3’s flare character is unmistakably anamorphic and entirely yours to work with. These are not manufactured effects or simplistic overlays; they are organic responses to light that adapt and embed themselves within a scene. The flares have depth and complexity, streaking with a classic anamorphic tint without ever limiting where you can shoot. Consistent and dependable across all three focal lengths, flares enhance without overwhelming.

Beyond Focus

AP3’s bokeh is a product of its ground-up design. As a true 1.5x anamorphic lens it renders out-of-focus elements with a painterly quality that draws the eye but doesn’t distract. The impressionistic shape and dappled character remain consistent across the entire T-stop and focal length range.

1.5x Compression

1.5x delivers the characteristics that epitomise anamorphic imaging while supporting the controlled, consistent image and wide-open performance that modern filmmaking demands. It suits the latest full frame mirrorless sensors with minimal cropping for efficient workflows.

Although built from the ground up as a new anamorphic design, AP3 shares some characteristics with Cooke’s modern anamorphic S35 2x and FF 1.8x lenses. It also shares hardware architecture and lens coatings with the SP3 making it possible to creatively combine lens series across a production. As a three-way set AP3 is a complete anamorphic; as a single-lens purchase it pairs naturally with an existing package for those building out a mixed kit.