Tech

Zero latency can be your friend when using a tech camera.  It avoids the necessity of using a wakeup cable, a two shot cable, or double firing your valuable Copal-0 shutter. In Normal Latency, a wake up signal is required when using a tech camera, since it lacks the electronic wakeup pulse that the 645 bodies automatically perform that excites your IQ back to its ready state, milliseconds before the actual capture. Zero latency on a tech … Read More →

As technology increases in every segment of our world, the question arises both practically and philosophically; do we need this?   Let’s cut to the chase, who NEEDS a street car with 700+ horsepower?  (me.)  Who needs a 4k 60″ television?  (me.)  Who needs a 100mp camera? (me.) Who needs to sit in silence daily, focusing on my breath with no electronics whatsoever?  (me, whole ‘nuther post, not here.) Once we have the … Read More →

There really isn’t very much to say about these files.  We grabbed a friend, went out to the gulch, and shot some images.  We wanted to see what the new camera would do in natural light and at the new specifications. Enjoy! Equipment Used Phase One IQ3 100 Digital Camera Back Phase One XF Camera System Schneider 110mm LS Lens Capture One 9.0 at Default Noise Settings What questions were … Read More →

One of the unique new tools on the XF camera system is the Exposure Calculator. This tool allows you to set the correct exposure by letting the digital back make changes for you in compensating significant changes. This could be a long exposure, adding ND filters or changing several settings at once and still getting the proper balanced exposure. For the purpose of these initial instructions, we are going to base it … Read More →