Phase One

While some prefer to shoot full manual all the time, the automated and automatic processes available on the XF provide safety nets that manual operation doesn’t provide. Auto ISO is the simple idea that the camera will sacrifice the noise-free realm of low ISO for higher ISOs if that change becomes necessary to make the image. When light is falling and extending the length of capture time isn’t practical, raising … Read More →

The ability to tune your camera specifically to your lenses has been around for sometime, not only on Canon & Nikon DSLR’s but also on medium format bodies like the Phase One 645DF+ The modular design of Phase One cameras and digital backs introduces some variance with where the exact sensor plane of focus is and rather than tweaking those physical distances with shims as thin as .01mm like on … Read More →

XF Feature Update #4 SR1 provides additional lens support for both AFr (Autofocus & Recompose) as well as the Automatic Focus Stack Calculator.  This release will update your XF to Firmware 4.01.5 1. Autofocus & Recompose mode (AFr) *Currently supported ONLY on the Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring Lenses: – 55mm LS f/2.8 – 80mm LS f/2.8 – 110mm LS f/2.8 – 120mm LS f/4.0 Macro – 150mm LS f/2.8 – … Read More →

As covered previously in the post XF Focus Trim, the XF has long had the ability to calibrate to each lens attached to it and calibrating the system in this way should be viewed as an absolute necessity for accurate results in autofocusing. Anyone who has followed my trimming procedure in the past or have had their cameras custom tuned by me absolutely need to re-calibrate their lenses immediately after updating … Read More →