Category : Hardware Tests | Capture Integration

Lens Alternatives for Technical Camera Use

Posted on 2018/03/16 1:17 PM by Brad Kaye

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The great majority of my favorite landscape images have been taken at the wider end of the spectrum of focal lengths. Since moving to a technical camera a few years ago, my wide-angle lens of choice is the Rodenstock 32HR. It provides a field of view of roughly what a 21mm lens would provide using a 35mm format. If I need to create an even wider view, then I will … Read More →

A few hours with the Phase One Achromatic IQ3 100

Posted on 2017/08/14 7:31 PM by Dave Gallagher

We received our first Phase One IQ3 100 Achromatic back on Friday. There has been strong anticipation of this back since its release due to all the feature improvements over the previous Achromatic P45+ and IQ260. So I decided to grab it and shoot it for a few hours over the weekend. I strongly believe that you can’t support a product properly unless you have had it in … Read More →

XF Firmware Feature Update #3 (3.09.3) – SR 4

Posted on 2017/07/26 10:45 AM by Brad Kaye

The newly released XF Feature Update #3 Service Release 4 Combined Updater: Updates the XF Camera Body to Firmware 3.08.2 Updates IQ3 60mp & 80mp digital backs to Firmware 3.04.3 Updates IQ3-100, IQ1-100, IQ3-50, IQ250, IQ150 to Firmware 5.08.2 Updates IQ140, IQ160, IQ180, IQ260, IQ280, IQ260-Achromatic to Firmware 8.04.3 Corrects an issue which could lead to an internal error code #221 being displayed. (primarily seen in connection with Live … Read More →

XF Power Supply – Tested & Recommended

Posted on 2017/03/22 10:34 AM by Brad Kaye

Shooting tethered in a studio and replacing batteries has always been one of those little annoyances. No one wants to keep changing batteries during a day long photo shoot when you are in a location where you can actually use AC. While tethered battery charging has worked we have never been completely happy with it for many reasons. Finally, the Phase One XF AC Power Supplies were sent to … Read More →

Phase One 120mm Comparison Test

Posted on 2015/10/01 8:30 AM by Chris Valites

Why? Given the number of lenses at the 120mm focal length for the Phase One mount (now currently at 4,) we decided to do a comprehensive test to show the differences in resolution, clarity, as well as field of view changes, and more. Each lens has differing characteristics, as they’re all constructed differently. One of the lenses isn’t even a macro lens, but a tilt/shift option. Since each of these … Read More →

Schneider 35mm LS vs Phase One D 35mm

Posted on 2015/06/25 1:00 PM by Chris Valites

Capture Integration has built a reputation on a straight forward sales approach that puts the customer first above all else. We often tell customers not to buy products that they won’t be happy with or that isn’t right for their needs. This is the purpose of a partner that you can trust. You can feel comfortable that your buying decision from CI is backed by our knowledge of the products … Read More →

Capture Integration Exclusive: USB 3.0 Shoot-out

Posted on 2015/03/02 10:00 AM by Anthony Festa

USB 3.0 Extension Shootout With the release of the IQ series from Phase One and Credo from Mamiya Leaf, USB3 tethering was introduced. As Apple has moved away from native Firewire ports in favor of the faster USB 3.0 standard, and Thunderbolt, USB3 has been taking a stronger hold for tethered shooting. Unfortunately, spec for USB3 is 12’ and even at that, sufficient power does not exist to maintain tethered … Read More →

Best Long Exposure results with Phase One & Leaf

Posted on 2015/01/19 1:14 PM by Steve Hendrix

On occasion, I get asked by clients for recommendations on shooting long exposures with a CCD-based Phase One or Leaf digital back purchased from CI. There are, of course, a number of different ways one can achieve a long exposure. All digital backs have options for ISO selection in camera, typically ISO 50, 100, 200, 400, 800. In a typical city-scape night scene, an exposure at f/11 @ ISO 50 … Read More →

IQ series Firmware 5.14

Posted on 2014/12/31 2:00 PM by Chris Valites

In our continued testing of firmware 5.14 for the IQ series of digital backs from Phase One, we have discovered that resetting the back to it’s default settings will return the ISO to ISO 200, not the camera’s base ISO. Phase One is aware of this condition, and it will be fixed with the next version of firmware. 5.14 is very stable otherwise, so we do not feel this is … Read More →

Re-evaluating the Schneider 120mm T/S for P1/Mamiya 645

Posted on 2014/05/18 5:12 PM by Steve Hendrix

When the Schneider 120mm T/S lens was introduced in early 2011, there was a lot of initial enthusiasm for this lens – especially with tabletop shooters, food photographers, product photographers, etc. While a tilt/shift lens does not provide the same flexibility as a full fledged view camera, the ability to correct perspective, and expand or alter depth of field is a critical advantage for a food or product photographer. There … Read More →