Recent Entries
Capture One 4.1 RELEASED
Phase One tethering and new features!
Miami Open House Event May 7,2008
Come see Phase Backs and Color Mangement
Old San Jaun PhotoWorkshop
May 13-17, 2008
Phase One Body
New Body, New Lens, New Case. Read more now.
Atlanta’s tornado
Chris' take on the storm
Tornado in Atlanta?
Tim's take on the storm
Grand Opening of Peter Lik Gallery
Read about the grand opening of the Peter Lik gallery in Miami.
IAAP and Capture Integration team up
CI is partnering with the IAAP to provide equipment & expertise to architectural photographers.
New ALPA 12 MAX
Specifications & details for the new ALPA Max
Our First Event in Miami
Read about the first of many educational and fun digital imaging events in Miami.
James Russell, P30+
Phase One Body
New Phase One Body
- Improved shutter speed range 1/4000th - 60 minutes
- New AF motor with 3 AF points
- New digital board
- Improved dial, shutter, grip ergonomics, AF lever (for AF mode selection)
- Ready for 120 frames per minute
- Ready for leaf shutters, expected 2008
- Value Added Warranty: 3 year or 300,000 actuations (body and lens)
- Classic Warranty: 1 year or 100,000 actuations (body and lens)
- Compatible with Mamiya MF lenses, and AF lenses with no adaptor
- Compatible with Hasselblad V lenses with adapter (included with Value Added Warranty)
- Compatible with Pentacon 6 series lenses with adapter (available from Hartblei)
New 80mm F2.8 AF lens
- Extremely low chromatic aberration
- Steel barrel
- New ergonomic design
New Value Added Case
- Fits a laptop
- Has roller wheels and handle
- Room for body and two lenses
More information
- PhaseOne.com feature story
- Phase One Press Release in PDF
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Atlanta’s tornado
I was out of town on vacation when the F2 tornado hit downtown Atlanta. Luckily the SEC between Alabama and Mississippi went into overtime. If it had not, there could have been several thousand people heading back to their hotels or cars and the casualties could have been unbelievable. Our office is only about one mile from where it hit and we were spared, but I wanted to see what the damage was. I’ve attached a few pictures to show some of the damage. 
More photos after the jump
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Tornado in Atlanta?
For all of those who have written or called to check on us, thank-you very much for your concern. The “historic” Tornado of Friday night that struck Atlanta did miss our office and since most of us either live out of town or were out of town no personal of Capture Integration was directly affected.
It was not far away… these photos were taken from the street in front of our office….
The affected area started about one mile from us and headed away from our building…. which I might add, our office is on floor 1 & 2 of a stout 3 story brick and steel building. More photos after the jump.
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Grand Opening of Peter Lik Gallery
March 14, 2008 | News, Lance, Personal Blogs
Since I moved down here to sunny Miami I have spent a lot of time wandering around. At the end of last year while strolling down Lincoln Rd I noticed that a Peter Lik gallery was opening soon. I was very excited because I have read about his work and his galleries that he has around the world.
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Lance Email March 08
March 13, 2008 | Landing pages
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Architectural Bundle
March 5, 2008 | Promotions
For a limited time, purchase a Phase One P45+ or P25+ digital back and receive a FREE Cambo Wide DS body with a 24mm or 35mm lens, a $7,642 value. The ultra-sharp 24mm lens from the Schneider Apochromatic Digitar XL series is equiv. to a 17mm on a full-frame dSLR.
P45+ | Cambo WideDS | 24 or 35mm lens: starts at $29,990
P25+ | Cambo WideDS | 24 or 35mm lens: starts at $23,990
Also check out alternatives we offer such as the Horseman and ALPA systems.
For more information check out our wide-angle solutions page.
This offer cannot be combined with any other offer.
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Clearance Items
March 5, 2008 | Promotions
Demo and Refurbished Phase One Digital Backs
Capture Integration has a fresh inventory of demo and refurbished Phase One Digital Backs. Demo and used backs offer great value, longevity and a clear upgrade path. Phase One digital backs are made with almost no moving parts and with extreme build quality (see our Extreme Durability videos). For more information, check out the Demo and Refurbished Digital Back Price Guide or contact us for more information.
Other Clearance Items
81% off list price - demo Canon 1Ds II 16mp dSLR - $3,500
51% off list price - new Canon 40D 10mp dSLR - $1,099
50% off list price - new Schneider 80mm Digitar Large format lens- $700
50% off list price - new Greytag Macbeth EyeOne Proof - $795
24% off list price - new ProFoto D4 2400 - $5,185
15% off list price - new ProFoto Compact 300 Kit with case - $1,480
Let us know if you are interested in any of these items.
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High Dynamic Range - Highlight and Shadow Recovery
March 5, 2008 | Tips & Tech Support, Doug
Overview of HDR
Phase One digital backs capture tremendous dynamic range. The new HDR adjustments in Capture One 4.0 taps into this dynamic range to easily recover clean, accurate, and natural detail from deep shadow and blown-out highlights. The process is simple and straight forward. Best of all, using Capture One 4.0 you can compare different variations (see image to the right) of HDR, exposure, and contrast to create exactly the look you and your client want.
An alternative method, Photoshop’s Merge-to-HDR, can offer powerful solutions in difficult shooting situations, but it requires tremendous computing power and post processing time. Also, due to the need for blending multiple captures, the subject must be completely still making it unsuitable for landscape or models. In contrast, the HDR tools in Capture One 4.0 has none of these handicaps.
Continue reading High Dynamic Range - Highlight and Shadow Recovery…
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Multiple Strobe Pops for Interior Lighting with Phase One
March 4, 2008 | Guest Writers, Tips & Tech Support
This article is was contributed by our valued customer, Jeffrey Totaro. You can check out his website at www.jeffreytotaro.com. If you are a customer and have a technique to share with the community please contact Doug Peterson.
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Digital photography provides many excellent solutions to photographic challenges. But coming from 4×5 film I missed one previously film-only technique: multiple strobe pops while shooting interiors. I have developed a unique switch-box that brings the multiple pop method to Phase One digital backs. The device is built by Kapture Group, and available for purchase from Capture Integration. The device can also be used for other long-exposure and multiple exposure techniques.
Continue reading Multiple Strobe Pops for Interior Lighting with Phase One…
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IAAP and Capture Integration team up
March 4, 2008 | Guest Writers, News
Editors Note: This article was contributed by Thomas Bliss, the president of the International Association of Architectural Photographers. Steadily Capture Integration has been proving itself as the authority on specific markets in our industry. If a product doesn’t exist to solve a photographic problem Capture Integration will develop one, thus establishing our branded line of exclusive products. The combination of high ideals, customer service, and the superior quality of the Phase One line of digital backs has been integral in establishing Capture Integration’s reputation as the #1 source of information for the discerning photographer. Our expertise in the Architectural market has lead us to partner with an organization that is like minded. We look forward to a long relationship with IAAP and its members.
The International Association of Architectural Photographers was first launched by founder and “emerging” architectural photographer Thomas Bliss on January 1st, 2003 as NAAPA. The name was changed in mid 2003 to the IAAP to reflect a growing international membership.
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New ALPA 12 MAX
The new ALPA 12 MAX was just shown to the public at the Focus on Imaging seminar in the UK last week. Here are the specifications for their new camera system. What is great about this system besides offering X/Y movements and its compact size is it has the ability to use all of the exact same lenses,back adapters, digital and roll film backs, viewfinders,etc. as all of their existing models (TC,WA,SWA,METRIC,MAX,XY). The ALPA 12 MAX can be used handheld or on a tripod.
Here are some of the detailed specs and features:
Measures:
Weight (body alone): around 1’000 g
Height: 206 mm
Width: 177 mm
Depth: 31 mm
Simultaneous vertical and horizontal shift movements:
shift upwards/rise: 25 mm
shift downwards/fall: 18 mm
vertical shift total: 43 mm
shift left: 18 mm
shift right: 18 mm
horizontal shift total: 36 mm