{"id":1824,"date":"2026-03-31T11:12:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1824"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:13:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:13:36","slug":"cooke-varotal-i-ff-30-95mm-zoom","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/cameras\/zooms\/cooke-varotal-i-ff-30-95mm-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"COOKE VAROTAL\/i FF 30-95mm"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Cooke Varotal\/i FF 30-95mm T2.9<\/strong> is the standard zoom and the heart of Cooke&#8217;s <strong>Varotal\/i FF<\/strong> family \u2014 the most versatile and all-purpose lens in Cooke&#8217;s three-lens next-generation Full Frame zoom system: it covers the most widely used focal range in Full Frame professional production \u2014 from moderate wide angle to short telephoto \u2014, with a constant aperture of <strong>T2.9<\/strong>, full <strong>Full Frame and Vista Vision<\/strong> coverage, and the unmistakable <em>Cooke Look\u2122<\/em> at every millimetre of the focal range. Designed completely from scratch to eliminate the historic compromise between zoom and image quality, the 30-95mm delivers resolution for <strong>8K and beyond<\/strong>, virtually zero focus breathing, virtually zero chromatic aberration, and minimal distortion \u2014 an image absolutely comparable to that of a prime. Matched in resolution, colour, and fall-off to the <strong>S7\/i FF and S8\/i FF<\/strong> prime series at T2.8, the 30-95mm is the definitive lens for the cinematographer working in Full Frame who needs the most cinematically rich standard zoom on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>9-blade<\/strong> iris \u2014 designed specifically to match the iris of the S7\/i FF primes \u2014 delivers the circular, creamy, and deeply cinematic bokeh that defines the <em>Cooke Look\u2122<\/em> in its most classic expression: unmatched skin tones, organic warmth, and a natural and flattering sharpness that has defined cinema since the 1930s. The lens in the set that never leaves the camera \u2014 the 30-95mm in Full Frame is the equivalent of having a complete set of Cooke primes in a single lens, with the total chromatic and contrast consistency that only a Cooke system can offer. With interchangeable <strong>PL and LPL<\/strong> mounts, <strong>280\u00b0<\/strong> of focus rotation, <strong>111.7\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>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>Type: next-generation Full Frame standard cinema zoom lens \u2014 Cooke Varotal\/i FF 30-95mm T2.9 \u2014 manufactured by Cooke Optics, United Kingdom.<\/li>\n<li>Focal range: 30\u201395mm \u2014 zoom factor: 3.2x.<\/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: 111.7\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 85-215mm \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&#8217;1&#8243;.<\/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 standard zoom on the market \u2014 constant T2.9 from 30mm to 95mm, 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 19-40mm for continuous Full Frame coverage from 19mm to 95mm, or as the central axis of the complete Varotal\/i FF system alongside the 19-40mm and 85-215mm for total coverage from 19mm to 215mm, for feature films, series, commercials, documentaries, Steadicam, and any Full Frame production where Cooke visual character, 8K resolution, and standard-range versatility are the definitive single-zoom tool.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[281],"product_cat":[430,413],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1824","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-cooke","product_cat-zooms","product_cat-cameras","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1824,"es":1822},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1824","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=1824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1824"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1824"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}