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TTH Cooke Series III - low serial number
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:17 pm    Post subject: TTH Cooke Series III - low serial number Reply with quote
I bought this lens, I'll mount it on the Graflex slr, it looks like it fits -- and per Cooke history, the Series III was made for Graflex SLR's.
http://www.cookeoptics.com/cooke.nsf/history/1920s.html

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The Cooke Series III, f 6.5 lens was made for the Auto Graflex (1906 to 1923), Auto Graflex Jr. (1906), Revolving Back Auto Graflex (1906 to 1908), 3A Graflex (1907 to 1926), and Press Graflex (1907-1923).


So I'm thinking the lens most likely should be from the first two decades of the 20th century.

Only, the serial number clearly reads 3010, which would put it before 1900!

Interesting mystery.

These are the ebay seller's photos, I have the lens at home...




PostPosted: Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice. TT&H lenses are of the very finest quality, I have a 1912 Series II that is superb.


PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ian, you were the inspiration for this!


TTH Cooke Series III by Nesster, on Flickr


TTH Cooke Series III by Nesster, on Flickr

Wide open there's a nice soft focus to the lens, and it sharpens up a bit when stopped down


Creampuff by Nesster, on Flickr


Creampuff by Nesster, on Flickr


Roof across the street by Nesster, on Flickr


Princess by Nesster, on Flickr


Lilies wide open by Nesster, on Flickr


Lilies stopped down by Nesster, on Flickr


PostPosted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers Jussi, yours performs as I would expect - soft and glowy wide open but sharp stopped down. That's typical of a triplet, they have curvature of field and uncorrected spherical aberration at full aperture, but stop them down and they are excellent. People used them as both portrait and general purpose lenses, making use of the soft glowy look at full aperture for portraits and stopping them down for general work.

Look forward to seeing some film shots.
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