Van Diemen Speed Panchro T2.3 Set

The Van Diemen Cooke Speed Panchro T2.3 set is vintage Cooke glass rehoused by Van Diemen for modern cine use. It gives the warm, organic Panchro look with reliable mechanics and precise control.

Speed Panchros are known for warm skin tones, smooth bokeh and a gentle fall-off. Van Diemen's rehouse brings robust construction and precise focus and iris control, so the old optics behave like modern cine lenses on a follow focus. The T2.3 stop is a useful one for a vintage set and handles low light better than many older designs.

The set is T2.3, which gives a useful stop in low light while keeping the classic softness and subtle aberrations of the originals. It works best where you want a gentle, filmic image rather than a clinical one, such as narrative drama, period work and music promos. Because the glass is vintage, individual lenses vary slightly, so a lens test before a shoot is sensible.