Category : Tech | Capture Integration

I Shutter To Think: Explorations of the IQ3 100/XF Kit

Posted on 2016/09/06 8:43 PM by Steve Hendrix

How to be really, really …. still!?! Brad Kaye – our Ace Tech Services Manager – and I often collaborate on sticky technical situations that we encounter. It usually goes something like this – “Brad, why the hell is it doing that?” And then Brad either tells me why right away, or he explores and eventually brings the pearl to the surface. So recently, the topic of the Phase One XF … Read More →

Tech Tip: Inserting a Time Delay in the XF Focus Stacking Tool

Posted on 2016/09/01 11:35 AM by Brad Kaye

Time Delay for shooting with Strobe Systems When shooting focus stacks with strobe lighting most likely you’ll need to build in a little extra time for the packs or monolights to recycle up to full power again. Currently there is no delay in the Focus Stack Tool on the XF, but you can easily build in a delay with the following steps: Set Drive Mode to Vibration Delay Set the Vibration Delay time value … Read More →

CI Recommended Sensor Cleaning Practices

Posted on 2016/08/31 5:10 PM by Brad Kaye

No matter how clean your studio environment, no matter how diligent you are in your lens handling, at some point dust is going to make it to your sensor. If you keep your back mounted to your camera, at every lens exchange you run the risk of foreign contaminants finding their way into your mirror box, and eventually slinging and being electrostatically bound to the protective IR glass that acts as the … Read More →

Seeing Sideways with the Cambo Actus

Posted on 2016/08/01 4:49 PM by Steve Hendrix

In the summer of 2014, Cambo introduced the Cambo Actus View Camera System, an amazingly small view camera that fits in a Messenger Bag and is compatible with mirrorless cameras, DSLR cameras, medium format digital backs, and accepts a huge variety of lenses that can all then become tilt/shift/swing lenses. What a great development for photographers! First Look: Cambo Actus, A Tiny Miracle If you’ve never experienced the ecstasy of complete … Read More →

Filters 101

Posted on 2016/08/01 2:11 PM by Kristin

LEE SW150 Filter System The LEE SW150 Filter System is the filter system we recommend for your medium format needs. This system fits every lens in the Schneider LS line up: 28mm-240mm along with most of the other lenses you find in medium format. In the video below we show how to assemble the SW150 system, what solution you need for the 240mm LS, and what lenses will work with this system including: … Read More →

High Speed Flash Triggering using the Phase One XF and Leaf Shutter Lenses

Posted on 2016/08/01 9:34 AM by Brad Kaye

In addition to low vibration at the time of capture, the primary benefit of leaf shutter lenses are their ability to sync with the flash of a strobe system above the limits of the focal plane shutter. On Phase One 645 cameras, the focal plane sync speed is at 1/125 and if you’re shooting a lens with no integral shutter, 1/125th is your limit for combining strobe with ambient light. In the … Read More →

Tech Tip: no, No, NO Firmware Updating with Thunderbolt to Firewire Adapter!

Posted on 2016/08/01 9:25 AM by Brad Kaye

Firmware updating of IQ, Credo & P-Series Phase digital backs is necessary for feature updates, bug fixes and compatibility updates, but if you are without a computer built with native firewire ports on it, you should NEVER do a firmware update via the digital back Firewire port through a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter. While this connection works fine for tethering (usually only with a Firewire Powered Hub,) attempting a Firmware … Read More →

Top 5 tips when placing your next rental order

Posted on 2016/07/26 5:14 PM by Cam Williams

There are many considerations to think about when selecting your camera of choice for your next shoot. Deciding which camera and lenses will work best for your needs will require some forethought on your shooting style and conditions. Keep these 5 tips in mind the next time you place your rental order with Capture Integration for a seamless transaction. 1) Digital back choices: Phase, Leaf, or Hasselblad – CCD or CMOS. … Read More →

macOS Sierra Public Beta

Posted on 2016/07/08 10:41 AM by Josh Booth

Do Not Install! Yesterday, Apple released a public beta of its next operating system, macOS Sierra. From our initial testing, we DO NOT recommend upgrading to macOS Sierra at this time, due to a number of compatibility issues with Capture One Pro, most notably affecting camera USB connectivity. We are continually testing Capture One Pro against macOS Sierra, and will post here on our blog when Capture One is cleared … Read More →

June 2016 Tech Tip: Bushing Removal

Posted on 2016/06/16 1:37 PM by Juan Fonseca

3/8″ to 1/4″ Bushing Removal on Phase One 645 cameras. Phase One 645 bodies have a 3/8ths tripod mount at their base that is reduced to 1/4” with a bushing for mounting most smaller tripod heads. The bushing is held in place by a small phillips head fixating set-screw so that the bushing doesn’t rotate out as you trade out mounting plates or tripod mounts. In order to remove … Read More →