Chris Valites

Capture One Pro 7.2.4 released

Posted on 2014/09/30 8:00 AM by Chris Valites / No comments

This is a service release providing mostly camera and lens support, along with a few bug fixes. Most importantly, it adds support for the Credo 50. This helps provide a solution for users who are not yet ready to upgrade their Macs and/or their operating system just yet. We are currently testing this release; we do not recommend upgrading into a critical workflow until our testing with this release is complete. … Read More →

Hasselblad H5X: Compatibility and Usage

Posted on 2014/09/25 9:59 AM by Chris Valites

Hasselblad’s H5X announcement came with a new advancement over the previous H4X: it can be used as a backup body for H5D users. The H4X could not be used with the H4D; only third party digital backs. With this new compatibility being offered, we decided to take a closer look at the H5X to see a full list of compatibility and features. Digital Back Compatibility This is the big one: … Read More →

Design Prize Switzerland Exhibition – Boston

Posted on 2014/09/24 11:58 AM by Chris Valites

Our friends at ALPA passed along news about great gallery exhibition featuring excellent projects of Swiss design. This exhibit in the Massachusetts College of Art and Design showcases winning products made from small- and medium-size brands for a biennial Swiss prize. This is an excellent opportunity to view the ALPA 12 FPS camera, which is one of entries in the “Product Design” category. The gallery show runs from 9/10/2014 to 11/22/2014. More exact … Read More →

Photokina 2014 Arca-Swiss Announcements

Posted on 2014/09/24 10:43 AM by Chris Valites

At Photokina 2014, several new products debuted from Arca-Swiss to compliment its digital back and view camera lineup. Amongst them were the Arca-Swiss Universalis line of view cameras for digital backs, and the dEx electronic system to control various parts of the view camera process. Universalis This view camera is available in three different versions, mostly depending on whether the user wants support frames or not. All three models … Read More →

Photokina News: Vü Filters, Sekonic, and Tenba

Posted on 2014/09/19 5:20 PM by Chris Valites

It’s been a busy week at Photokina, with many new products being announced. Capture Integration was there to view the new gear, along with passing along communications from the manufacturers in order to best serve our end users. Below are just a small sample of the new gear we saw: Vü Filters Vü is a new offering for photographers, offering a wide product line of UV filters, … Read More →

Photokina 2014: New Offerings from Leica, Canon, and more

Posted on 2014/09/18 9:30 AM by Chris Valites

Capture Integration is reporting live from Photokina to share the latest breaking news and product announcements. Stayed tuned to our blogs and social media for full Photokina 2014 coverage. New Leica Lens Offerings Leica made quite the splash at Photokina 2014, releasing six new cameras (analog and digital,) as well as 6 new lenses and two updates. These lenses include: M-system Lenses NEW: Leica Summarit-M 35mm f/2.4 ASPH Lens. This lens … Read More →

Broncolor news from Photokina 2014

Posted on 2014/09/16 1:01 PM by Chris Valites

Capture Integration is reporting live from Photokina to share the latest breaking news and product announcements. Stayed tuned to our blogs and social media for full Photokina 2014 coverage. Broncolor Announces New Siros Monobloc Broncolor continues its tradition of professional level lighting tools with their announcement of the new Broncolor Siros. Available in two different power levels, 400J or 800J, the Siros also comes in a basic- or S-model … Read More →

Top 10 Ways to Avoid Cord Clutter

Posted on 2014/08/11 3:00 PM by Chris Valites / No comments

First things first: let me introduce myself. I’m Chris Valites, a graduate from the Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Imaging Arts and Sciences. For the past three years, I worked at PocketWizard. While in snowy Burlington, Vermont, I provided technical support, photography, technical writing, janitorial skills, and wore many other hats and duties for the engineers in the Green Mountain state. Now, I hope to bring my skills along … Read More →