My Newphew

July 30, 2008 | Doug

New + Nephew = Newphew

I visited my sister and brother-in-law in Virgina this month.

Yes, he is the cutest baby ever.

Yes that includes your baby.

Check out large images after the jump.

Continue reading My Newphew…

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Kayaking / Rafting weekend

July 28, 2008 | Uncategorized

My brother-in-law, Bill Privette, set up a weekend of camping, hiking, kayaking and rafting in SC with all of the Privette family.  We drove 2.5 hrs north of Atlanta to pick our camp site on the bank of the Chattoga River in Long Creek, SC.  We set up camp, made a fire and relaxed by the fire.   The next day we went to Chattooga Whitewater Outfitter and got outfitted with our sea kayaks. [About Kayaking]. We drove about 4 miles to Lake Tugaloo and put in.  The great thing about the lake is that they do not have any construction on it and do not allow any boats with motors over 20 hp on it.   If you want a quite relaxing lake to kayak or fish on … this is it!  We also found a beautiful waterfall that must have been 100+ ft tall and we also found a great rope swing… reminds me of when I was a kid.

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Phase One Port Covers

July 22, 2008 | News, Tips & Tech

We are proud to announce that the new (long awaited) rubber “Port Covers” for Phase One P and P+ will be ready to ship August 1st. 2008. The Port Cover can cover both FireWire, Multi connector and flash connector at the same time.

The design makes it possible to eject either the FireWire side or the Multi connector side leaving it hanging only in the other connector. Thereby helping the user to not loose or misplace the cover even if one of the ports are to be used.

The Port Covers will be backwards compatible with all P systems – it will be mounted on all shipping units, and if a unit comes in for service it will go back with a port cover mounted!

Please contact us for availability.

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Stop the Madness and take the time to Jump

July 21, 2008 | Dave

I believe that the rate of time speeds up as we age. The summers lasted so long when I was a kid and now they speed by in a blink, leaving me in a whirl wondering what just flew past me. It is so easy to focus on deadlines, sales goals, accounting paperwork, etc. and let important family time go unspent. This Friday I was able to to take a business trip to deliver a P45+ kit and managed to extend through the weekend taking the family along to create some lifetime memories. Looking at the pictures I realize how just amazingly foolish I am for forgeting sometimes how important these summers are to my family. Not just today but for years to come. Why do I need to combine a business trip in order to understand this? Thank God I have an incredible wife to steer me in the right direction and slap me back to reality when I need it. I am a very lucky man. Here are a few of our pictures from this weekend. I hope you enjoy them.

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Custom Function List: Phase One 645

July 17, 2008 | Doug, Tips & Tech

The Phase One 645 Kit has a great set of Quick Cards; easily the 2nd best in the world (next to our own of course). These cards contain an list of the custom function sof the camera, but not a list of what each setting of the custom function represents. For that information you’ll want to download the following PDF: Phase One 645 Custom Function List.

Also related: Phase One 645 User Manual.

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Sep 16-20, 2008 | Fort Lauderdale – GetDPI Lighting Workshop

July 11, 2008 | Chris, upcoming seminars

I just wanted to give a plug for an upcoming Studio Lighting Workshop that is being organized by our friends at the GetDPI.com Workshop Forums. I can speak from experience that the workshops that Guy and Jack organize are worth every penny. I recently had the opportunity to travel on their most recent workshop to Old San Juan, Puerto Rico (blog entry soon I promise!). If you are not aware of the GetDPI.com forums I urge you to check them out and see for yourself the type of community that they are building for photo professionals and enthusiasts of all levels. Capture Integration is proud to be part of their forum and we plan contributing or technical knowledge and of course all the latest toys for you to play with and use, especially the latest from Phase One.

The dates for the Studio Lighting are September 16th through 20th 2008 at Tye Studios in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Instructors will be Guy Mancuso and Jack Flesher, with David Kipper assisting. The basic workshop format will be as follows:

The format for the shooting of the modules insures each participant has a significant amount of “one-on-one” shooting time with the models; you will NOT be shooting model sets as a “group” of photographers all shooting the same set! Instead, participants will be working in pairs as a team — one shoots and directs while the other assists — taking turns for each studio set. In this fashion, each participant is guaranteed ample time as the directing photographer working independently with the model(s) on any given set.

Note that any camera brand or format size is welcome, including film cameras, but your camera needs to be able to trigger a studio strobe light pack, so it should have either a PC flash synch port or hot shoe for use of a Pocket Wizard or Skyport style RF strobe triggering device.

Space for this workshop is limited to 12 participants and will be offered on a first-come, first served basis.

Full details are at the following link, also check out the site it is full of great people and information:
more info

Hope to see you there.

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News Flash: P65+ & Tilt-Shift Lens

July 10, 2008 | News

Phase One P65+

Phase One has announced details about the Phase One P65+. We’ve posted initial details about the P65+ and will continue to be the first to bring you further developments. We can also tell you there are big announcements coming at Photokina, and we will be blogging near-live updates. Stay tuned!

Phase One 45mm f3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens

Super Rotator Design

Shift and Tilt in any combination in any direction (360 degrees). This means you can lean focus forward or back, or slant it across the frame at any angle.

Large Aperture Opening

At f3.5 the Phase One 45mm TS is bright and allows for narrow depth of field. Because it is a true lens mount, and not an adapter there is no loss of light, or lens multiplier as there would be with an adapter design.

High Quality Wide Angle View

When coupled with a P65+ this lens gives the same field of view as a 29mm lens used with a mm dSLR without the softness and distortion associated with dSLR tilt-shift lenses. When shifted-and-stitched this lens produces an ultra-wide 98 degree field of view, the equivalent of a 34mm lens (or a 22mm lens on a 35mm dSLR). While nothing can replace the unparalleled quality and range of a fully dedicated wide-angle solution, this lens represents easy, portable, and fast access to high quality technical movements.

Impressive Movement Range

The Phase One 45mm TS allows for up to 12mm of shift in any direction. Up to 8 degrees of tilt can be added, and the shift and tilt can be applied in any combination.

Compact and Easy to Handle

The lens is light (less than 900 grams) and compact (3.8in x 4.3in). The contoured barrel allows for quick and easy rotation, tilt, and shift.

Close Focus for Flexible Applications

Minimum focus is just over one foot, allowing this lens to be used for everything from tabletop, to portrait, to landscape and architecture.

Convenient Filter Size

With an 82mm rounded filter, landscape photographers will be able to easily purchase polarizing, ND, and other filters to use to maximize the quality of the captured image and reduce the reliance on post-production. Competitors solutions exceed 90mm thread sizes which increase the cost and decrease the selection of filters which are indispensable for creative landscape and architectural photographers.

Software Correction of Chromatic Aberration and Distortion

Capture One will automatically analyze and correct Chromatic Aberration and Distortion. This one-button-push is an instant way of improving the quality of the final image and can be quickly applied to an entire photo session as easily as to one image.

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Backup Solutions for During and Before your Shoot

July 9, 2008 | Doug, Tips & Tech

Capture Integration takes dozens of tech support calls a week. Lately we’ve received a lot of calls about backup options during a shoot. So by popular demand we have drafted a 2 page PDF entitled “Backups Before and During a Shoot to Prevent Downtime or Losing Photos“.

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