COOKE MINI S4/i 50mm T2,8 PL

The rental copy I got was in great shape, no scratches on the glass, and the PL mount felt solid on my camera. The 50mm T2,8 gave me that lovely Cooke character for close-ups, with falloff that made faces pop. Exactly what I needed for the shoot.

Shot with this rental Cooke 50mm and the skin tones rendered beautifully—it handled flaring on a backlit scene better than I expected. The PL mount locked solid onto the camera without any play, which made pulling focus a breeze.

The T2.8 aperture is perfect for low-light interviews; the rental copy I got rendered skin tones beautifully without any chromatic aberration.