Shooting Action With Medium Format Shooting

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“WHY THE HELL WOULD ANYONE WANT TO SHOOT ACTION WITH A MEDIUM-FORMAT CAMERA?” by Guest Photographer Christopher Wilson I was recently commissioned by Strawberry Frog/New York to photograph fast action shots of sand boarders, sand bikers and Arabian horses in the Rub ‘al Khali Desert outside of Abu Dhabi. Somewhere during preproduction, I made the somewhat dubious decision to use my Phase One IQ3 Trichromatic for the shoot. I knew … Read More →

Get Up To $1000 in Profoto Light Shaping Accessories

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From NOW until December 31st!! Purchase A1 or A1 Duo Kit – receive a free A1 Grid Kit (101205) Purchase A1X or A1X Off Camera Kit – receive a free A1 Grid Kit (101205), A1 Gel Kit (101209), and Wide Lens Adapter (101228)   Purchase B10 receive up to $500 in OCF/RFi accessories Purchase B10 Plus receive up to $500 in OCF/RFi accessories Purchase B10 Duo Kit receive $1,000 in OCF/RFi accessories Purchase B10 … Read More →

Pay for One Day and get Three FREE Days of Rental – Thanksgiving Weekend 2019

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Schedule Your 1 Day Paid Rental For Thanksgiving Weekend By 12 noon, November 22nd and get 3 days free! When you rent from Capture Integration with a pick up or delivery on Wednesday, November 27th, you will get to have the gear on Friday, Saturday and Sunday RENT FREE! Here is how it works…. Schedule your rental no later than 12 noon on November 22nd.    (No Exceptions, ALL Regular Rental … Read More →

November 2019 Instant Rebates

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  Rebates Run November 3-23, 2019 Check out Canon’s new rebates for November! Take advantage of these cameras and lens savings beginning on November 3rd. Place Your Orders! 877.217.9870. Contact your CI Salesperson or our home office to order yours today!  

Capture One 12.1.4 Released

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Once again out of the labs in Denmark, Capture One 12.1.4 releases and most importantly provides Mac OS Catalina support (thru version 15.1),  new camera support for Sony, Fujifilm and Leica as well as lens support for some Sony, Leica, Canon & Sigma lenses. 12.1.4 Camera & Lens Support Sony a9 II (*Live-view currently only supported through USB2) Sony RX100 VII Sony RX0 II Sony a6600 Sony a6100 Fujifilm X-Pro3 Fujifilm … Read More →

Free Profoto Accessories with A1 or A1x Purchase

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FREE Profoto Light Shaping Accessory  With the purchase of a new Profoto A1 or A1x Flash or Duo kit, you will receive a free light shaping accessory from Profoto.  Order NOW 877.217.9870 To place your or learn more about the special, contact your CI Salesperson or our home office.

Chief of Engineering’s Log: October 2019 – Zen & the Art of Knife Sharpening

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Sharp knives are a vital part of any working kitchen, and we like to cook in our house.  We like (love) our knives enough that my wife and I have different 8″ chef knives that we prefer, which works out well when we’re food prepping at the same time.   For a number of years now I’ve been using water whet stones to sharpen our blades to varying degrees of success, … Read More →

Profoto B10 or A1X for less than $35 per month

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Profoto Financing Special Our financing partner Clicklease has partnered with Profoto to bring you two amazing offers between now and December 24, 2019! Get a Profoto B10 for as little as $34 per month OR get a Profoto A1X for as little as $23 per month Clicklease is offering a special holiday doc fee of only $79 for all new lease applications ($500-$15,000) This equals $300 in savings! ClickLease Financing Info … Read More →

Own the Hasselblad X1D II for $189 per month

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  Hasselblad X1d 50 C Lightweight and portable, the X1D II 50C lets you take the power of medium format in a footprint smaller than most full-frame 35mm cameras. Individually calibrated for optimal performance, its large 50-megapixel medium format CMOS sensor (43.8 x 32.9mm) features outstanding color depth and a huge dynamic range of 14 stops. Hasselblad Natural Colour Solution technology is integrated into the camera’s system, delivering superb, true-to-life … Read More →

Released: XT Camera System Firmware 6.01.1

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Today, Phase One releases a quick fix firmware release for the new XT Camera System, Camera System Package 6.01.1. While largely only relevant to XT shooters, IQ4 XF & technical camera shooters will also see some small refinements to the interface, suitable for all IQ4 shooters.   Highlights: This system firmware package provides support for the XT Camera System by making sure that the firmware on both the IQ4 as … Read More →