Two Arca Swiss Cubes

November 24, 2009 | Doug

The Arca Swiss Cube is the world’s finest (and most expensive) photographic tripod head. Only those truly dedicated to their art/passion/work would invest in one. So why would you need two??

Well, I wrote an article, mostly for fun, over at getdpi.com (read the article) about why you would need two.

Big thanks to Charles Brown, one of our very talented customers, and a forum member of getdpi.com for the photo of the setup below.

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Zacuto Audio

November 24, 2009 | Doug

Capture Integration recently became a dealer for Zacuto products, a company specializing in audio/video accessories for doing motion work with dSLRs. We are extremely interested in the trend towards dual-purposing cameras like the Canon 5D mark II as both still and video systems.

As such we’ve been doing our homework. In the course of which Chris Lawery came across this great video.

Advanced Sound for DSLR’s from Zacuto USA, Steve Weiss on Vimeo.

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LaCie 4Big Quadras

November 20, 2009 | News, Steve

Capture Integration sells LaCie

Capture Integration is now an authorized Value Add dealer for LaCie products. Included in the LaCie product line are the 4Big Quadra RAID boxes. These are very sophisticated yet user friendly 4 drive enclosures that come in standard 2TB, 4TB, 6TB and 8TB configurations and can be scaled to 32TB’s.

The 4Big Quadras utilize a quiet, fanless cooling system, offer 7 configurable RAID modes at the flick of a switch, and burst transfer rates up to 230MB/s.The drives are hot swappable and are capable of rebuilding without interrupting operation, meaning they can rebuild while you continue to use the drives.

Why LaCie?

There are numerous hard drive manufacturers and many hard drive solution providers. At Capture Integration our primary objective is providing the best performing solutions to our customers that also provide the best response to customer issues. As a Value Add Dealer for LaCie, Capture Integration has direct line access to advanced (upper tier) technical support, and issues and turnaround are handled expediently as a result.

Also, LaCie is not a fly‐by‐night company. Their primary target markets are users of high end storage and high end displays. They are a well‐established, successful company that will be here tomorrow. And the products have become increasingly reliable and sophisticated.

Your Storage Strategy

Capture Integration specializes in assisting photographers with clear, executable storage and backup strategies. RAID plays a very important part in that. One of the primary benefits to RAID is improved reliability. RAID 6 is capable of withstanding simultaneous 2 drive failures. And RAID technology allows higher capacity than individual drives. This means an easier workflow for backing up. With fewer drives, a better workflow is easier to manage.

Larger drive solutions with more available capacity read/write faster than a smaller drive which has less remaining room on the drive. The LaCie RAID solutions offer premium read/write performance, and many photographers use them as primary working drives. In short, more capacity means more free space, fewer drives to manage, and better performance and easier backup as a result.

Find Out More

Contact Capture Integration to discuss your current storage/backup strategy and let us help you in improving efficiency, reliability, performance, and ease of use.

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Monthly Prize Pool (December)

November 20, 2009 | Promotion

Prizes

• FREE Mamiya AFD 1 Body with Warranty ($700 value)
• FREE Capture One 5 ($99 value)
• Canon Poker Set ($49 value)

How to Win

——-1. Subscribe to our RSS feed (instructions)

——-2. Sometime in December we will send a secret email address via RSS

——-3. Send an email to that address before 10am January 10, 2010

This secret email address will be different than the secret email addresses used in past prize pools.

We will then randomly choose three winners. Here’s how we do random drawings.

Fine Print: Only one entry per person will be accepted. If we believe you are submitting entries from more than address we will remove all offending entries. The Mamiya AFD 1 is ONLY available to winners in the Continental US and Canada (the other two prizes are available to any winner). We will notify the winners via the email address from which they submit their entries. The winner must contact us by phone within two weeks of winning to collect their prize. Family of Employees of Capture Integration are not eligible to win. Employees or family of employees of Phase One, Leaf, or Hasselblad dealers or corporations are not eligible to win. Come to think of it, anyone who has ever spoken to anyone who has thought about associating themselves with Hasselblad is only eligable if they write a note disavowing themselves of Hasselblad forever.

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Dec 8, 2009 | Online – C1 Training

November 20, 2009 | upcoming seminars

Ready to Sign Up? 1. Check Browser/Firewall Compatibility The entirety of the seminar will be screen sharing via WebEx.com. This service is compatible with most browsers and internet connections. However, to ensure that your experience will be positive please visit webex.com and click on “View Demo – now in progress”. 2. Complete This Registration Form

3. Arrange Payment After you’ve registered you can call us at 877-217-9870 to pay by credit card.

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Best Upgrade Offers of the Year

November 20, 2009 | Promotion

Get a Specific Quote

General Range of Trade-In Credit

$4,000 – $10,000 Phase One LightPhase, H5, H10, H20, H25, P20, P20+ Leaf Volare, Cantare, Valeo CMOS, Valeo 6, Valeo 11, Valeo 17, Aptus 17 Imacon iXpress 96C, iXpress 384C, Flexframe 3020, Flexframe 4040 Hasselblad CFV, CFVII Sinar Sinarback 22, Sinarback 23 Sinarback 44 Other MegaVision S2, S3, T2, T3, E4, Kodak ProBack, Fuji Lumix, Dicomed Big Shot

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$7,000 – $15,000 Phase One P21, P25, P30 (non Plus) Leaf Valeo 22, Aptus 22, Aptus 54-S, Aptus II 5, Aptus 65, Aptus 65 S, Aptus II 6, Afi 5, AFi II 5, AFi 6, AFi II 6 Imacon iXpress 132C, iXpress 528C Hasselblad CF-22, CF II 22, H1D-22, H2D-22, H3D-22, H3DII-22, H3D-31, H3DII-31 Sinar Sinarback 54S, Sinarback 54H, Sinarback 54M, Sinar eMotion 54, Sinar eSprit 65

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$9,000 – $25,000 Phase One P21+, P25+, P30+, P40+, P45+ Leaf Aptus 75, Aptus 75-S, Aptus II 75, Aptus II 10, AFi 7, AFi II 7 Hasselblad CF-39, CF II 39, H2D-39, H3D-39, H3D II 39, H3D II 50 Sinar eMotion 75, eMotion 75LV, eVolution 75H Other MegaVision E6

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Dec 3, 2009 | Leica Open House

November 20, 2009 | upcoming seminars

What

Capture Integration will be evaluating a full-production Leica S2. Representatives from Leica will be joining us as we put the Leica S2 through our rigorous testing process. There has been so much interest in the Leica S2, and so few opportunities to work with a production model that we are inviting anyone interested in the S2 to join us by RSVP. If you are interested in a particular type of test or shooting please state it in the RSVP and we will try to accommodate.

Two models will be helping us spreading holiday cheer.

Where

At our new Miami studio location. 1040 Biscayne Blvd. Loft 1103, Miami FL 33132 (map)

Miami Studio Phone Number: 305.350.9900

Parking

Valet parking is available at the front of the building and costs $5 for up to four hours. There is very limited street parking in the area, and we strongly recommend the valet service.

When

December 3, 2009 at 6pm.
If you are not able to join us on December 3rd but have an interest in the S2 please complete the RSVP below and where it asks “Dec 3 or future date” simply state “future date”. Due to limited availability of production S2 units, if you are able to make it on December 3rd we strongly recommend you do so. If you state “future date” we will contact you to see if we can arrange another test day for those unable to make it on December 3rd.

Questions? 305.350.9900

RSVP

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Free Profoto Accessories

November 19, 2009 | Promotion

Until the end of the year, Capture Integration is offering up to $2000 in free accessories when you purchase any Acute2 Vlaue Pack, AcuteB kit, D4 Power Pack or Pro-8 Power Pack.

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What its all about………

November 11, 2009 | Dave

Do you work to live or live to work?

It’s a simple answer on my end. If I were asked what my favorite word was in the English language, it would take me seconds to pronounce “dad”. After reading Ralph Waldo Emerson as a young adult I have never been the same. These words keep me grounded. I pull them out and read them after a tedious day or a particularly bad month of business. They remind me of all that I have to be thankful for and help me focus on the incredible gift I have been given ….. the privilege of being a husband and a father.

To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded

Ralph Waldo Emerson

These photographs of my purpose in life are Copyright © Camden Photography

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Hard Fall At Waterfall Has Lessons

November 11, 2009 | Atlanta, News

One of Capture Integration’s good customers, Ed Cooley, recently found himself in a great deal of danger when shooting in Ozark National Forest. Ed was out shooting the falls for the opening of his gallery, when he took a fall off of a 30′+ cliff breaking his collar bone, pelvis and right leg. Luckily Ed had a SPOT beacon with him that could send a message out for help.

To follow more about Ed’s story please follow the links below to read and see more about his endeavors.

http://www.traviswilliams.net/pdf/hard-fall-at-waterfall-has-lessons.pdf Ed’s Story

http://www.whiterivergallery.com/Injured_Rogers_Photographer_Recovering.mp4 News story about Ed

http://whiterivergallery.com/ Ed’s photography

http://www.findmespot.com/en/ SPOT Beacon

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Capture One 5 Pro Upgrade Costs

November 3, 2009 | Uncategorized

Capture One 5 Pro was released last week. While Capture Integration is still evaluating it for use in production environments the new feature set is drawing a lot of attention and we’re receiving a lot of calls asking what it costs to upgrade. The answer is that it depends on what version you purchased. For some users it is free, for others it is a $99 upgrade, and still others will need to purchase a normal copy at $399.

Note that this article only concerns those wishing to use Capture One 5 Pro. The non Pro version of Capture One 5 has a different set of upgrade costs.

Free Upgrades for Capture One Pro 3 Owners

Many users who purchased Capture One Pro 3 will find they can upgrade to Capture One Pro 5 for free. This is because Capture One Pro 3 was sold for $499 which included two free upgrades (version 4 and version 5). The easiest way of determining if you can upgrade for free is to go to PhaseOne.com > My Account, then License Management, then select your license.

If the page then says “Free Activations Remaining: 1″ then you can upgrade to Capture One Pro 5 for free.

$99 Upgrade for Capture One Pro 4 Owners

Capture One Pro 4 was sold for $399 ($100 less than Capture One Pro 5) and did NOT include free upgrades. Owners of a Capture One Pro 4 license can upgrade to Capture One 5 Pro for $99. If you buy through Capture Integration you’ll receive 10% off.

$299 Upgrade for Capture One (Non Pro) Owners

If you own a license for Capture One, the non professional version, then you can upgrade to the professional version for $299. Read about the differences between Capture One and Capture One Pro. You can purchase this upgrade through Capture Integration and receive 10% off.

$299 Upgrade for Capture One Leica Owners

If you received Capture One as part of a Leica purchase (e.g. an M8 with C1 Leica bundled) then you can upgrade to the professional version for $299. Read about the differences between Capture One and Capture One Pro. You can purchase this upgrade through Capture Integration and receive 10% off.

$399 for First Time buyers

If you’ve never purchased Capture One before then the full version price is $399. If you purchase through Capture Integration you’ll receive 10% off.

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Canon Instant Rebates

November 2, 2009 | Promotion

The following Instant Rebates will be deducted from your purchase price. No forms, mailers, or hassle.

Canon Rebates

Rebate	Series	Model	Aperture	Notes
$100	EF Lens	16-35mm L	f/2.8
$50	EF Lens	17-40mm L	f/4
$80	EF Lens	24-70mm L	f/2.8	Highly Reccomended by CI
$40	EF Lens	70-200mm L	f/4
$75	EF Lens	70-200mm L IS	f/4
$80	EF Lens	70-200mm L	f/2.8
$150	EF Lens	70-200mm L IS	f/2.8	Highly Reccomended by CI
$130	EF Lens	85mm L	f/1.2	Highly Reccomended by CI
$500	EF Lens	200mm IS L	f/2	Huge rebate
$50	EF-S Lens	10-22mm	f/3.5-f/4.5
$70	EF-S Lens	17-55mm IS	f/2.8
$30	EF-S Lens	60mm Macro	f/2.8
$50	Speedlite	580 EX II		Highly Reccomended by CI
$30	Speedlite	430 EX II
$20	Speedlite	270 EX
$50	Macro Light	MR-14 EX
$70	Macro Light	MT-24 EX

Offer Ends November 21, 2009

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