Cooke Optics Responds to Growing Demand for Award-Winning Prime Lenses with Expansion Plans

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Cooke Optics, the multi-award winning manufacturer of precision lenses for film and television, has confirmed that it is planning to open a second factory less than two miles from its current Leicester premises in order to keep up with growing demand for its award-winning lenses, as well as to facilitate the development and manufacture of new ranges. The new facility, scheduled to open in June 2017, is expected to increase output by 25%.

The 700sq.m. factory will generate approximately 12 new jobs associated with the assembly and inspection of Cooke's hand-crafted lenses. Initially, it will focus on building the new Cooke Panchro/i Classic range, which was announced at IBC 2016 and will make its debut at NAB 2017. The highly anticipated Panchro/i Classic lenses offer the beloved original design and characteristics of Cooke's vintage Speed Panchros, with new housing and PL mounts for modern cameras.

Following the expansion of our existing factory in 2013, we are in the enviable position of needing yet more space as demand for our lenses continues to grow, said Les Zellan, Chairman and Owner, Cooke Optics. With the ongoing affection for lenses that bring character to digital images, new ranges such as the Panchro/i Classics and modified series like the Anamorphic/i SF and uncoated S4/i are more sought after than ever. The new factory will help us to bring cinematographers more choices for their stories.

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About Cooke Optics, LTD.

Cooke is a storied name in both cinematographic and ultra-high-end professional photography markets. Known worldwide for their precision, exacting tolerances and superior quality, Cooke lenses are specified by many of the world's most respected cinematographers. Cooke is also the developer of /i Technology, the protocol enabling vital lens and camera information to be captured and passed digitally to post-production teams. Cooke was honoured with a 2013 Academy Award of Merit (an Oscar statuette) for its continuing innovation in the design, development and manufacture of motion picture camera lenses. Features in production or recently shot with Cooke lenses include Jungle, Swiss Army Man, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Inferno, Dirty Grandpa, Carol, Steve Jobs. Television shows in production or recently shot with Cooke lenses include Valkyrien, Westworld, Fleabag, Poldark, Doctor Who,Grace and Frankie, Game of Thrones, Midsomer Murders, Orange is the New Black, Fargo, Breaking Bad, Person of Interest,and Downton Abbey. www.cookeoptics.com

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