DF Body Minor Firmware Update

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 →

Capture One 6.3, CI Certified

As usual we have been testing the latest version of Capture One on a variety of Mac machines under both 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and 10.7 (Lion). We test Phase, Leaf, Mamiya, and Canon tethering. We do extensive LCC testing and work with large sessions. In this case we are happy to report that Capture One 6.3 has passed all of our testing with flying colors. Nothing is perfect, but we … Read More →

Capture One 6.3, Lion Supported

Update: We have now tested Capture One 6.3 for enough time to draw a strong conclusion. Read More. Capture One 6.3 is now available for download at phaseone.com. If you are upgrading from version 3, 4, or 5 please see our article on Saving 10% on Capture One Pro. Lion (OSX 10.7) Compatibility Lion Style Fullscreen (when using Lion) Lion Style Scrollbars (when using Lion) OpenCL supported in Lion Keyboard … Read More →

Broncolor IR Receivers

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Broncolor power packs with an IR Receiver (identified by the small red dome on the pack which is the IR receiver itself) have a potential problem in studios with new eco-friendly room lights. These new eco-friendly room lights put off enough IR light to trigger the pack. In other words the pack mistakes the room lights IR flicker as a signal to fire and consequently fires in a stroboscopic manner … Read More →

IQ Firmware: Live Preview & More

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 →

IQ Firmware: Live Preview & More

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 →

Firmware 5.2.2 for P40+ and P65+

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Firmware 5.2.2 has been released for Phase One P 65+ and P 40+ digital backs. It solves an issue where the digital back would not reconnect when the FireWire cable had been disconnected. As noted in our blog entry about this issue this was particularly noticed when using computers with FW800 ports since FW800 cables are more prone to being pulled out of their port on the computer than a FW400 cables. … Read More →

Media Pro Update

Media Pro 1.0.1 has been released. It is a service release addressing a number of issues experienced by our customers. The release include the following fixes and improvements: Fixed stability issues including crash when working with large JPEGs in Slideshow and on the Light Table. Fixed Renderings bugs, including no full resolution TIFFs on Mac and missing PDF thumbnails on Windows XP. Fixed a issue where a catalog upgraded from Expression … Read More →

10.6.8 and dSLR Tethering

There have been a number of reports of “Assertion Failed” error messages when shooting Nikon and Camera cameras tethered to Capture One since the release of OSX 10.6.8. Until this is isolated to specific models, or resolved by a new OS or Capture One release we recommend dSLR shooters not update to OSX 10.6.8. Those who follow our advice of Backing Up Before a Shoot by creating a fully bootable … Read More →

Capture Pilot Adds Camera Control

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Capture Pilot 1.2 Released Camera Control Improved Server List General minor performance/stability improvements Now Control Your Camera from the iPad/iPhone Just two months ago Capture One 6.2 added additional control of Canon and Nikon cameras. In addition to the existing tethering capabilities and ability to trigger the shutter from the software the user can now control Shutter Speed & Aperture. This is great for a variety of niche workflows, and … Read More →