Category : News | Capture Integration

New Profoto Line & Product Manager

Posted on 2010/09/22 2:15 PM by Dave Gallagher

Profoto has been one of our standard partners since I opened our company some 6 years ago. Most of this is due to their tremendous US Distributors, the MAC Group. But of course, it is also due to their high quality product lines and their commitment to innovation. There have been two distinctive products announced at this years event so we dropped in to say hello and were immediately approached … Read More →

Cambo dSLR Rig

Posted on 2010/09/22 1:54 PM by admin

Using 5D Mark 2 and Canon 7D bodies for video has opened a new world of video by dSLRs. The quality (when done right) from one of these bodies matches video-only solutions that are many many times as expensive. However many still-shooters greatly underestimate the importance of having a video-oriented support system around the camera to provide ergonomic shooting, smooth capture, manageable focusing, and professional appearance. Every time I shoot video without such a … Read More →

Meeting Cambo – Long Time Partner

Posted on 2010/09/22 12:36 PM by Dave Gallagher

Our second day at Photokina started off with a long meeting with Henk and Rene of Cambo Photograhic Industries. One of the huge advantages of owning your own company is that you can decide whose products you choose to promote. In my eyes, products are just products and only a small part of the business equation. Some of the most important aspects of my business are never seen by my … Read More →

Hands On: the new Arca Swiss RM3Di

Posted on 2010/09/21 4:40 PM by Dave Gallagher

By Dave Gallagher I have been in the large format business for over 20 years now. Architectural photography is a medium that I still have a passion for and love the technical aspects of the format. Loving the medium and shooting it myself, we have all the best gear in our demo collection or as my wife says “toys that make male photographers weak in the knees.” So it was … Read More →

Hands On: Schneider 120mm Tilt-Shift

Posted on 2010/09/21 4:02 PM by admin

Today at the Phase One booth at Photokina we got a chance to play hands on with the Schneider 120mm Tilt-Shift lens. Four things struck me that weren’t obvious from the press release: It’s much larger than I expected, physically It’s much lighter than I expected, weight-wise It’s got shockingly few glass elements The mechanics of the lens are some of the best I’ve felt Anyone who has used or … Read More →

Capture Integration Bips Invade Kina

Posted on 2010/09/21 3:46 PM by Dave Gallagher

Capture Integration Bip – Now in stock – $19.95 Our soft releases reduce camera shake, some experts recommend gently squeezing the shutter release button. Unfortunately, the recessed design of many shutter releases makes squeezing off shots difficult. The Capture Integration Bips screw into the shutter release button, thus raising it and overcoming the problem – allowing you to take hand-held shots at slower shutter speeds. Plus they just look really … Read More →

Phase One Partner of the Year, 2010

Posted on 2010/09/21 2:29 PM by Dave Gallagher

September 21, 2010, Cologne, Germany: Once every two years Phase One hosts an international dealer conference and invites its top partners from around the world to share marketing, sales techniques, and to view the road map of the company for the next 24 months. The partner conference coincides with Photokina in Cologne, Germany, the largest photographic trade show globally. At this meeting, Phase One singles out a Partner that it … Read More →

Leaf Aptus-II 12 & Aptus-II 12R

Posted on 2010/09/20 3:00 AM by admin

Introducing the Leaf Aptus-II 12 Leaf Imaging announces today the Leaf Aptus-II 12 and Aptus-II 12R 80 Megapixel 53.7mm x 40.3mm sensor size (full frame 645) 10,320 pixels x 7,752 pixels 1.5 seconds per frame continuous capture ISO 80-800 480 MB 16-bit TIFF 16 bit Color Native Print Size Comparison (300dpi) For more information and comparison to the other Aptus-II digital backs see our Aptus-II page. 100% Crop Example Click above for … Read More →

New Lenses for Phase One System

Posted on 2010/09/19 7:27 AM by admin

Adding to an already strong line of lenses available for the Phase One DF platform, today Phase One and Schneider announced four new lenses for the Phase One DF Platform. Phase One 35mm f/ 3.5 D Compact Fast AF Minimum focusing distance of 1.5 feet (45 cm) $1990 USD Phase One 120mm f/4 D Macro AF Up to 1:1 Magnification Limiter Switch for faster Auto Focus (70cm +) $3590 USD … Read More →

120mm Tilt Shift for DF

Posted on 2010/09/14 11:19 AM by admin

Schneider has announced a 120mm Tilt Shift Lens for the Phase One / Mamiya DF. We’ll do our best to get technical specifications posted here soon! Schneider-120mm-TS (downloadable PDF) See Update with Technical Specifications