{"id":1821,"date":"2026-03-31T11:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1821"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:09:36","slug":"cooke-varotal-i-ff-85-215mm-zoom","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/cameras\/zooms\/cooke-varotal-i-ff-85-215mm-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"COOKE VAROTAL\/i FF 85-215mm"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Cooke Varotal\/i FF 85-215mm T2.9<\/strong> is the telephoto zoom of Cooke&#8217;s <strong>Varotal\/i FF<\/strong> family \u2014 the piece that completes Cooke&#8217;s three-lens next-generation Full Frame zoom system alongside the 19-40mm and 30-95mm, offering continuous focal coverage from <strong>19mm to 215mm<\/strong> in Full Frame with identical colour, visual character, <strong>114mm<\/strong> front diameter, and constant aperture of <strong>T2.9<\/strong>. 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 \u2014 with resolution for <strong>8K and beyond<\/strong>, virtually zero focus breathing, virtually zero chromatic aberration, minimal distortion, and the unmistakable <em>Cooke Look\u2122<\/em> across the full telephoto focal range. Matched in resolution, colour, and fall-off to the <strong>S7\/i FF and S8\/i FF<\/strong> prime series at T2.8 for maximum chromatic and contrast consistency across the entire system.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>9-blade<\/strong> iris \u2014 designed specifically to match the iris of the S7\/i FF primes \u2014 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 <em>Cooke Look\u2122<\/em> 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 <strong>PL and LPL<\/strong> mounts, <strong>46.3mm diagonal<\/strong> image circle for full Full Frame coverage, <strong>280\u00b0<\/strong> of focus rotation, <strong>100\u00b0<\/strong> of zoom rotation, a <strong>112mm<\/strong> screw-in front filter thread, industry-standard <strong>M0.8<\/strong> gears, <strong>Cooke \/i<\/strong> technology with mount contacts and a 4-pin connector, a minimum focus distance of <strong>1.25m<\/strong>, a length of <strong>255mm<\/strong>, and a weight of <strong>4 kg<\/strong>, the Varotal\/i FF 85-215mm is one of the most complete and capable Full Frame telephoto zooms on the market.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Type: next-generation Full Frame telephoto cinema zoom lens \u2014 Cooke Varotal\/i FF 85-215mm T2.9 \u2014 manufactured by Cooke Optics, United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Focal range: 85\u2013215mm \u2014 zoom factor: 2.5x.<\/li>\n<li>Sensor coverage: Full Frame \u2014 image circle: 46.3mm diagonal.<\/li>\n<li>Mount: interchangeable PL and LPL.<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: constant T2.9\u2013T22 throughout the entire focal range \u2014 no exposure ramping.<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: optimised for 8K and beyond.<\/li>\n<li>Virtually zero focus breathing \u2014 virtually zero chromatic aberration \u2014 minimal distortion.<\/li>\n<li>Cooke Look\u2122: sharpness without harshness \u2014 classic, unmatched skin tones \u2014 organic warmth \u2014 natural and flattering visual character.<\/li>\n<li>Iris: 9 blades \u2014 designed to match the iris of the S7\/i FF primes \u2014 circular, creamy, deeply cinematic bokeh.<\/li>\n<li>Matched in resolution, colour and fall-off to Cooke S7\/i FF and S8\/i FF prime series at T2.8.<\/li>\n<li>Focus rotation: 280\u00b0 \u2014 zoom rotation: 100\u00b0 \u2014 iris rotation: 48\u00b0.<\/li>\n<li>Cooke \/i Technology \u2014 mount contacts and 4-pin connector \u2014 full real-time lens metadata.<\/li>\n<li>Industry-standard M0.8 gears \u2014 focus, iris and zoom.<\/li>\n<li>Front filter thread: 112mm screw-in.<\/li>\n<li>Front diameter: 114mm \u2014 identical to the 19-40mm and 30-95mm \u2014 a single matte box for the entire system.<\/li>\n<li>Scratch-resistant PTFE hard-anodised finish.<\/li>\n<li>Length: 255mm \/ 10 inches.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focus distance: 1.25m \/ 4.1 feet.<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lbs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> cinematographers seeking the most complete, modern, and cinematically rich Full Frame telephoto zoom on the market \u2014 constant T2.9 from 85mm to 215mm, full FF coverage, 8K resolution, zero breathing, 9-blade iris, the unmistakable <em>Cooke Look\u2122<\/em>, \/i technology, and matched to S7\/i FF and S8\/i FF primes \u2014, 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.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[281],"product_cat":[430,413],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1821","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-cooke","7":"product_cat-zooms","8":"product_cat-cameras","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1821,"es":1819},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1821"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1821"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}