First Schneider 150LS Arrived Today

Posted on 2011/09/23 10:10 AM by Rob Baker

…and it is compact! We received our first demo version of the Schneider Kreuznach LS 150mm f/3.5 lens today! Check out the photo above of a size comparison between the Schneider 110LS f/2.8, the Schneider 150LS f/3.5, Phase One/Mamiya 150D f/2.8, and the Hasselblad 150mm f/3.2. The 150LS is barely bigger than the 110LS. Not only is the Schneider 150LS compact, but it is also lightest of the group weighting … Read More →

DF Body Minor Firmware Update

Posted on 2011/09/19 12:29 PM by admin

There is new firmware for the 645DF that corrects a minor issue with the Schneider Kreuznach 150mm LS. The issue is that if you set the camera body to half step aperture (1/3 steps are default) then sometimes it will jump the setting f/4, and go directly from f/3.5 to f/5.6. Users who do not own and do not plan to rent the 150mm LS can disregard this firmware update. … Read More →

IQ Firmware: Live Preview & More

Posted on 2011/07/28 6:34 AM by admin

Firmware 1.33 Now Available Phase One has released firmware 1.33 for the Phase One IQ series (Phase One IQ180, Phase One IQ160, and Phase One IQ140). Compared to firmware version 1.19 this firmware offers the following improvements: Live View is now available on the IQ display IIQ Small file format is now available New Specific camera mode for Mamiya RZ PRO IID General stability improvement IIQ-Small IIQ Small (IIQ-S) format is … Read More →

.TIF vs .IIQ

Posted on 2011/06/15 11:14 AM by admin

Executive Summary .TIF and .IIQ, available on P+ digital backs, are only file extensions. They do not change the format of the file (which is always the Phase One Raw Format).

Unboxing the Phase One IQ

Posted on 2011/05/02 12:48 PM by admin

With the arrival of our first Phase One IQ180 the first question we wanted to know was naturally: what’s in the box? Notes of interest: The USB cable included is 10′ rather than 15′. It will work with any standard USB2 or USB3 computer port. The 15′ FW800-FW800 cable is significantly stiffer than past Phase One FW cables Step-by-Step Unboxing Full Box Contents: The two-bay charger with LCD (w/ AC … Read More →

Phase One IQ180 – Delivered!

Posted on 2011/05/02 6:33 AM by Steve Hendrix

This morning we had a surprise waiting for us with early Fedex. We’re looking forward to testing this out and seeing what she can do! We’re taking suggestions for tests – let us know what you’d like to see.

Phase One IQ – New Features

Posted on 2011/04/28 11:55 AM by admin

Whenever a new product is being developed from scratch, as was the case with the Phase One IQ digital back series, some things inevitably change from the initial announcement and prototype to the final shipping version. The R+D Lab is literally inventing the technologies you read about and some things turn out to be easier than expected, and others harder than expected. Well the final-hardware Phase One IQ180 begins shipping … Read More →

Phase One IQ180 Sample Raws

Posted on 2011/02/04 2:47 PM by admin

80 Megapixels of OMG Capture Integration believes that the proof is in the pudding.  That’s why when our owner, Dave Gallagher, was invited to be one of only two US Phase One dealers present at the Dubai pre-release of the Phase One IQ he was very happy to see the back being tested by photographer Bryan Siebel in the most challenging of situations:  Shooting directly into the desert sun.  The … Read More →

Nauticam 645DF Underwater Cam

Posted on 2011/01/27 12:10 PM by admin

Nauticam 645DF Underwater Cam

P65+ goes Underwater for first time in new Nauticam Housing A few weeks ago I traveled with our company to Cancun, Mexico to test the new Nauticam Underwater Housing for Phase One P65+ with Del Sol Photography. We met Matt Adcock and Sol Tamargo and traveled into the deep country side of Cancun to a Cenote where they like to shoot. For this test they wanted to do a “trash … Read More →

The Phase One IQ180, IQ160, IQ140

Posted on 2011/01/22 10:53 AM by admin

Phase One Announces IQ Series Digital Camera Backs Designed for Ultimate Creative Freedom Copenhagen, January 24, 2011 — Phase One, the world’s leading pro photography equipment provider, today announced a bold new generation of medium format digital camera backs. The Phase One IQ180, IQ160 and IQ140 digital camera backs feature maximum resolutions of 80, 60.5 and 40 high quality megapixels respectively. This series sets new standards for medium format camera … Read More →

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