Category : Tech | Capture Integration

Leaf Aptus-II 8 V / Leaf Aptus-II 6 V

Posted on 2013/07/12 10:00 AM by Louis Novak / No comments

A customer contacted our team to request sample files. The customer requested files from the Leaf Aptus-II 6 and Leaf Aptus-II 8 – on the same Hasselblad 500 camera with the same 80mm lens. Here are the results: Testing Notes for Leaf Aptus-II 6 V and the Leaf Aptus-II 8 V Both backs were used on the same Hasselblad 500 C/m body and Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f/2.8 lens. Images were taken … Read More →

New Hasselblad Firewire Cables

Posted on 2013/07/03 3:15 PM by Rob Baker

Hasselblad firewire cables | Capture Integration

Item Number Description List Price H-3054164 Black Cable, H5D $85 H-3054165 Grey Cable, HxD/CFV $85 Hasselblad has introduced two new FireWire cables: one with black connectors for the H5D only, and another cable with grey connectors primarily for the HxD/CFV only. Both cables feature an angled connector on one end, and a straight connector on the other. Both connector types will fit either the camera port or the computer … Read More →

Fall Workshops | Coming Soon…….

Posted on 2013/06/21 5:00 PM by Rob Baker

We are so excited to announce two upcoming workshops for the fall. This is only a sneak peek, as we pull the final elements together….. Capture Integration offers hands-on workshops that provide access to the latest and greatest photography gear on the planet. We put the gear into your hands, so that you can test drive the latest medium-format and technical camera systems. Digital backs, lens, camera bodies, accessories – … Read More →

Phase One 75-150mm Test | LS vs. Non LS

Posted on 2013/06/21 4:00 PM by Louis Novak

Test Conditions Phase One DF Body Phase One P65+ digital back Cambo Copy Stand Profoto Acute Strobes Capture One 7.1.1 Capture Engine: Capture One 7 Both lenses used the same camera body and digital back Lenses were locked down to prevent drifting Both lenses are compared at f/11 at 1/125 sec LCC’s were applied to each image to even out lighting on the Cambo Copy Stand Default Sharpening Setting (no … Read More →

IQ260 + Mamiya MF 120mm Macro Sharpness

Posted on 2013/06/19 4:57 PM by Josh Booth

This past weekend, I got an opportunity to take a Phase One IQ260 and the Mamiya MF 120mm Macro lens. I got up nice & early to shoot a early morning sunrise photo of the Atlanta skyline, and decided at the last minute to switch to this lens. While I did not have a very interesting sky that morning, I am blown away by the sharpness of the resulting images. … Read More →

Profoto and Capture One Pro – Integration Plug-in

Posted on 2013/06/17 7:00 AM by Rob Baker

Phase One has released a unique capture and light integration solution together with Profoto. Capture. Light. Integration. Sound familiar?? With this, Capture One now makes it possible for photographers to link their Profoto studio light to the aperture or ISO settings of their DSLRs or Phase One 645DF+ cameras (with IQ backs only). When shooting tethered via Capture One, the studio light can automatically be adjusted when changes are made … Read More →

Phase One IQ1 and IQ2 Firmware Updates

Posted on 2013/06/17 7:00 AM by Rob Baker

Phase One IQ firmware | Capture Integration

New firmware versions will be released for both the IQ2 and IQ1 at the same time as the announcement of the Profoto capture and light integration. The IQ2 firmware highlights include improved performance and stability. The big news for the IQ1 firmware is that the new version adds support for the long awaited USB connectivity. This new firmware is also required for the IQ1 backs to function with the new Profoto … Read More →

Special Phase One Promotion: P45+ to IQ260

Posted on 2013/06/14 2:00 PM by Rob Baker

The Phase One P45+ has been one of the best-selling digital backs of all time. The combination of Phase One’s sleeping architecture, amazing processing technology, and Kodak’s unique CCD sensor design yielded a capture quality that we had never seen before in the photographic process. For many discerning photographers, this combination was what they had been waiting for in the digital capture medium. Never before had we been able … Read More →

Hasselblad Tethering Using Thunderbolt to FireWire 800 Adapter

Posted on 2013/06/13 3:30 PM by Zac Henderson

As I’m sure many of you know by now, Apple has announced a new Mac Pro tower that is devoid of any FireWire port. This appears to be a growing trend as more and more Apple machines are being released without Fire Wire ports, including newer MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs. While many photographers use FireWire to tether to a computer, there is no cause for alarm. Apple manufactures a … Read More →

Phase One IQ260 Achromatic In Action

Posted on 2013/06/13 2:35 PM by Louis Novak

The IQ260 Achromatic back, is the new all Monochrome digital back from Phase One. One thing that sets Capture Integration apart from the rest of our competitors is our no nonsense approach to determining the difference between actual quality or marketing fluff. It is very important that each team member uses each piece of equipment and learns how they perform and where they fail. So we were very excited to … Read More →