The Cooke Varotal/i FF 85-215mm T2.9 is the telephoto zoom of Cooke’s Varotal/i FF family — the piece that completes Cooke’s three-lens next-generation Full Frame zoom system alongside the 19-40mm and 30-95mm, offering continuous focal coverage from 19mm to 215mm in Full Frame with identical colour, visual character, 114mm front diameter, and constant aperture of T2.9. Designed completely from scratch to deliver the optical performance of a prime lens in telephoto zoom format with full Full Frame coverage, the 85-215mm is the long-reach reference zoom in the Cooke Full Frame system — with resolution for 8K and beyond, virtually zero focus breathing, virtually zero chromatic aberration, minimal distortion, and the unmistakable Cooke Look™ across the full telephoto focal range. Matched in resolution, colour, and fall-off to the S7/i FF and S8/i FF prime series at T2.8 for maximum chromatic and contrast consistency across the entire system.
Its 9-blade iris — designed specifically to match the iris of the S7/i FF primes — delivers a circular, creamy, and deeply cinematic bokeh that makes the 85-215mm the definitive tool for portraits, close-ups, and detail shots in Full Frame telephoto with the Cooke Look™ at its most expressive: classic and unmatched skin tones, organic warmth, and a natural and flattering sharpness that has defined cinema since the 1930s. With interchangeable PL and LPL mounts, 46.3mm diagonal image circle for full Full Frame coverage, 280° of focus rotation, 100° of zoom rotation, a 112mm screw-in front filter thread, industry-standard M0.8 gears, Cooke /i technology with mount contacts and a 4-pin connector, a minimum focus distance of 1.25m, a length of 255mm, and a weight of 4 kg, the Varotal/i FF 85-215mm is one of the most complete and capable Full Frame telephoto zooms on the market.
Perfect for: cinematographers seeking the most complete, modern, and cinematically rich Full Frame telephoto zoom on the market — constant T2.9 from 85mm to 215mm, full FF coverage, 8K resolution, zero breathing, 9-blade iris, the unmistakable Cooke Look™, /i technology, and matched to S7/i FF and S8/i FF primes —, as the natural companion to the 30-95mm for continuous Full Frame coverage from 30mm to 215mm, or to the 19-40mm and 30-95mm for the full system coverage from 19mm, for feature films, series, commercials, portraits, close-ups, and any Full Frame production where Cooke telephoto visual character, 8K resolution, and creamy bokeh are equally non-negotiable.
