Question: Is there a right or wrong way to ship Cooke lenses?
The recommended way to transport Cooke lenses is horizontally in a carrying case. Some Cooke lenses have a fairly heavy optical unit and if they are standing up (with the optical axis in a vertical position), they can be jolted from a drop of the case on a hard surface. The cam follower can be damaged and in the more severe cases the cam can be dented and may require a factory replacement.
With the lens lying down ( the optical axis in a horizontal position), the cam follower is not subjected to the same stress in the case of a similar drop and the bearings supporting the lenses in that position are much more resistant to impact.
However several inches of chock absorbing foam are recommended to minimize the impact in case of mishandling.
We also recommend that you set the focus ring to the stop-value just past the MMOD.
Applies to:
CKE 100i,
CKE 135i,
CKE 14i,
CKE 75i,
CKE 65i,
CKE 40i,
CKE 35i,
CKE 32i,
CKE 27i,
CKE 25i,
CKE 21i,
CKE 18i,
CKE 16i,
CKE 12i,
CKE 300i,
CKE 50i,
CKE REDSET,
CKE5 100,
CKE5 135,
CKE5 18,
CKE5 25,
CKE5 32,
CKE5 40,
CKE5 50,
CKE5 65,
CKE5 75,
CKEP 100,
CKEP 135,
CKEP 18,
CKEP 25,
CKEP 32,
CKEP 50,
CKEP 75,
CKEP SET,
CKEP SET6,
ZGC-Cooke5/i,
ZGC-CookeS4/i,
ZGC-Panchro