CF Card Compatibility

February 24, 2010 | Tips & Tech

Whether or not a camera/digital-back is compatible with a CF card depends both on the firmware version of your camera/digital-back. Firmware allows the camera to speak the “language” of the new card. If your firmware doesn’t support a particular CF card one of two things will happen

1. you’ll get an error message stating that the card is not readable/valid
2. you’ll be able to shoot to the card but receive error messages when the camera goes to save a capture or receive sporadic error messages – the resulting files may or may not be readable on the computer

Obviously #2 is worse than #1 because you’ll think that things are ok when they are not. To help avoid this we’ve listed below the CF cards that Phase One has specifically tested with various Phase One digital backs. These are NOT a comprehensive list of all cards that will work – many many other kinds of cards are fully compatible. This list however represents complete assurance by direct testing.

Non Plus Backs

Consult KB Article

Phase One P20+, 21+, 25+, 30+, 45+

Approved cards on Firmware 3.2.6 or above

• SanDisk Extreme IV 2 GB
• SanDisk Extreme IV 4 GB
• SanDisk Extreme IV 16 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 1 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 2 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 4 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 32 GB
• SanDisk Ultra II 2 GB
• SanDisk Ultra II 12 GB
• Kingston 266x 2 GB
• Kingston 266x 4 GB
• Kingston 266x 8 GB
• Kingston 266x 16 GB
• Lexar 300x 16 GB
• Lexar 300x 8 GB
• Lexar 300x 4 GB
• Pretec 333x 16 GB
• Pretec 233x 64 GB
• Delkin UDMA 2 GB
• Hoodman 133x 2 GB
• Hoodman 133x 4 GB
• Hoodman 280x 4 GB
• Hitachi MicroDrive 6 GB

Phase One P40+ and P65+

Cards verified or re-verified on firmware 4.5.6 or higher

• SanDisk Ultra II 12 GB
• Hoodman 133x 2 GB
• Hoodman 133x 4 GB
• Hoodman 280x 4 GB
• Lexar 300x 4 GB
• Lexar 300x 8 GB
• Lexar 300x 16 GB
• SanDisk Ultra II 2 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 1 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 2 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 4 GB
• SanDisk Extreme III 32 GB
• SanDisk Extreme IV 2 GB
• SanDisk Extreme IV 4 GB
• SanDisk Extreme IV 16 GB
• Kingston 266x 2 GB
• Kingston 266x 4 GB
• Kingston 266x 8 GB
• Pretec 333x 16 GB
• Delkin UDMA 2 GB

Cards verified or re-verified on firmware 4.7 and higher

• Kingston 266x 16 GB
• Pretec 233x 64 GB

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Negative Clarity in C1 5.1

February 22, 2010 | Doug, Tips & Tech

Capture One 5.1 allows for a negative clarity value.

One major application of this image enhancement tool is for portraits. The best way to see the effect is, of course, by applying it to your own work. However, below is a basic primer that demonstrates what positive and negative clarity does for a portrait, along with how you might adjust an image after a large clarity change. You can view the small summary below or Download this as a layered Photoshop Document for a closer examination.

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C1 5.1 – Leaf Tethering & More

February 22, 2010 | Tech Features, Tips & Tech

Capture One has the dominant market share for tethered shooting. Up until last year this was limited to Canon dSLRs and Phase One digital backs. In version 4.6 tethering in Capture One was opened to Nikon dSLRs. Now in version 5.1 the game is changing again.

Leaf Cameras Supported for Tethered Capture in Capture One 5.1 DB:

- Leaf Aptus II 10, Aptus II 8, Aptus II 7, Aptus II 6, Aptus II 5
- Leaf Afi II 10, Afi II 7, Afi II 6

Leaf Cameras Supported for Tethered Capture in Capture One 5.1 PRO:

- Leaf Aptus 75S, Aptus 65S, Aptus 54S
- Leaf Afi 7, Afi 6, Afi 5
- Leaf Aptus 75, Aptus 65, Aptus 22, Aptus 17

This tethered support is offered for Leaf backs as-they-are and does not require a new firmware (though you should ensure your firwmare is the latest available) or hardware update. Many Leaf photographers already own Capture One 5 Pro for use tethering the Nikon or Canon or for processing their Leica or other camera’s raws – those photographers can update their software for free to 5.1 and plus in their Leaf and use it tethered immediately. Users who own Capture One 3 Pro or Capture One 4 Pro can upgrade to Capture One 5.1 Pro for $99*

Live View for Leaf backs is not yet supported, but R+D expects to be able to implement Live View for some backs soon (no details can be provided at this time since they are seeing what can be made to work as we speak.

Stability and Performance

Shot-to-preview time is currently a bit slower than Leaf Capture. This is an area of performance that R+D anticipates being able to improve in the coming months. C1 has always had incredibly fast shot-to-preview times with Phase One cameras, even those with very large files like the P65+, so stay tuned for further improvements in performance.

Capture Integration (our company) has earned a reputation for being careful with it’s recommendations for software updating in appreciation for just how important it is for tethering software to be rock solid stable. Although Phase and Leaf have tested this release with a variety of leaf backs and computers I would still advise that anytime such a large improvement is made (adding tethered support for 18 different backs in one release – let alone a new brand/type of back) that caution is required and that you should test your own specific setup extensively before using it on a job. We will be happy to report back here our findings as we, and our customers, start to use the new version with Leaf backs and we encourage you to do the same. Of course we also encourage you to do your own due-diligence – if you experience problems please read our Ideal Tethered Setup which, though catered to Phase One backs, still contains a useful checklist for Leaf owners, and to contact your Leaf dealer to see if you’re running the latest firmware for your camera. Often the forums get flooded by implied issues which are actually user error – and that doesn’t help anyone.

Support for Leaf tethering in Windows is being called “preliminary”. So be especially sure to test your specific setup before using it on a job.

FREE Trial

ALL users will be able to do a 30 day full-featured trial of Capture One. Even if you’ve already done a trial of 5.0 you are eligible for a free trial of 5.1.

Other Features and Bug Fixes

Auto Select New Capture - Auto Pause (on/off): allowing you to decide whether clicking on an image during tethered capture should pause the selection of new incoming images or not.
Spot Removal – previous spot removal only worked well for dust, new spot removal works for zits, dirt, and, apparently flies.
Advanced Noise Reduction – available for advanced users to easily modify the type of noise reduction based on their intended use, includes surface noise reduction which targets noise in areas of continuos tone (e.g. the paint on a smooth/shiny car), and fine grain which was borrowed from Leaf Capture to allow the introduction of a fine and uniform grain to help mask unpleasant noise in very high ISO or for aesthetic effect
Underline Acceptable – In 5.0.1 and 5.0.2 the underline key was disabled during text entry – in 5.1 this is fixed
Negative Clarity – used to enhance the smoothness of tonality in a portrait
Inverted Color Selection in Color Editor – the color editor is the most powerful tool in Capture One and this new tool makes it more flexible, allowing you to select the inversion of a particular color for editing
Improved Metadata Handling – GPS location and aut0-importing of metadata stored in compatible sidecar files generated in other programs
Improved Sorting – including sort-by-process-state and more intelligent sort-by-name
Aspect ratio available from Crop Cursor drop down – brought back from the days of version 3.X this option saves you time when switching cropping aspect ratios and just plain makes sense
Faster loading of recent folders – similar to the near-instant loads for folders which are assigned as favorites Capture One 5.1 now includes sophisticated recent folder handling
Faster loading of large folders – catalog shooters will notice improvements when opening folders with many hundreds or thousands of raw files.

10% Discount for purchase

Capture Integration offers an easy way to purchase Capture One online at a 10% discount. Check out our step-by-step instructions on Buying Capture One.

Installation

We recommend that for the best experience you remove the application, application support, and preference files of any previous Capture One version before installing Capture One 5.1. This is not “required” but it has been our long standing experience that doing so is a good idea. See our uninstall instructions for a comprehensive guide, but for the purposes of an upgrade you can skip all the steps except the application, application support, and preference files. If you skip this step and experience a weird glitch, bug, or strangeness, then close the program and delete the application support and preference files.

Training Available

Capture Integration is known throughout the world and the web as a leading expert in Capture One. If you are a Leaf user who is considering purchasing or using Capture One you should subscribe to our newsletter. We’ll be announcing March classes online specific to Capture One 5.1 for users coming from Leaf Capture in our next newsletter.

Parting Thoughts

When Phase One purchased the assets and took on many of the employees of Leaf we received many calls from Leaf users asking when they would get to use Capture One. Now, just a few months later, this support is being offered even back to the Aptus 17. This is a good day for Leaf users and for Phase One, which has just expanded it’s user base enormously.

*depending on when you bought your Capture One 3 Pro license you may be entitled to a free upgrade to version 5 Pro. Check with your dealer or look in your account at phaseone.com > my account (sign in) > license management > select your license.

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Our 2010 Travel Schedule

February 15, 2010 | Uncategorized

Capture Integration has made a New Years commitment to get out and travel more! We’ve already scheduled trips to Carmel, Monterey, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Palm Springs, Atlanta, High Point, St. Louis, Cologne, and New York.

We welcome the chance to meet new customers, reconnect with old customers, and of course connect with potential customers. So check out our schedule and RSVP!

Full Travel Schedule

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2/17-2/21 | Carmel: Roadshow

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Editors note: this is a cross post from our friend and client Ken Doo who is hosting an upcoming get together for medium format photographers Feb 18-21. Original article at Ken’s website.

It’s back! Phase One Dealer of the Year, Capture Integration from Atlanta and Miami is returning to Carmel February 18-21, 2010. Owner Dave Gallagher is heading the entourage, co-sponsored by my good friend, Don Libby of Iron Creek Photography from Tucson, Arizona and Ken Doo Photography in Carmel, California. Similar to last year’s event, CI in Carmel is not a typical photography workshop. It is geared more towards landscape photography and having fun–without adult supervision! The focus is on the best of the best in digital photography and primarily medium format digital camera equipment. This year, CI in Carmel will feature the new Leica S2, Leica M9, Phase One P65+, P45+, P40+, Schneider 80mm leaf shutter, Rodenstock Digiron 40mm t/s for Cambo RS, among others.

Click here to read more

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3/4-3/8 | Las Vegas: Expo

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Dave Gallagher, President of Capture Integration, is at WPPI with the Phase One and Leaf team. If you’d like to meet him at the booth for an equipment demonstration, or to socialize and relax off the floor please call him on his cell 770-846-5223.

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3/18-3/19 | Miami: Roadshow

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Note that in a recent marketing email there was a typo which reversed the dates for the S2 and the M9. The correct dates for the events are reflected below.

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LEICA M9 Miami Roadshow: 3/19/2010

You will learn more about the LEICA M9, the world’s smallest full-frame digital rangefinder camera and the M-System including our new lenses, the 18mm/f3.8,50mm/f0.95, and the 24mm/f3.8 at an M-Event. Take this rare opportunity to enhance your knowledge or simply learn more about the LEICA M System.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Rangefinder cameras
• Introduction to Lightroom
• Basics of color management
• Image management
• Hands-on experience with the cameras
• Get a chance to talk with a professional who has been using the system, see his work and hear how he has created better business through controlled
  workflow.

Who should attend the M9 Roadshow?

We recommend that any photographer looking for a hands-on experience with the cameras attend. Professional photographers will present their work and Leica representatives and our Partners will provide a unique experience to test-drive these cameras.

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LEICA Miami Roadshow: 3/18/2010

You will learn more about the LEICA S2, and be able to test-drive the Leica S-System. The tool for fashion, beauty, advertising, landscapes, portraiture and still photography will be featured in a studio – yes, just like being in your own studio! Take this rare opportunity to enhance your knowledge or simply learn more about the LEICA S System.

Topics include:

• Introduction to Lightroom
• Basics of color management
• Image management
• Hands-on experience with the cameras
• Get a chance to talk with a professional who has been using the system, see his work and hear how he has created better business through controlled workflow.

Who should attend the S2 Roadshow?

We recommend that any photographer looking for a hands-on experience with the cameras attend. Professional photographers will present their work and Leica representatives and our Partners will provide a unique experience to test-drive these cameras.

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Address and Map

Studio 27

27 NE 27th St
Miami, FL 33137
See Map on Google

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3/24-3/26 | Orlando: Expo [Booth 530]

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

About the Event

You’ve never seen a training camp like this! Photoshop World is the ONLY Photoshop and digital photography conference designed to put you at the top of your game with fast and furious classes from the world’s leading experts. Photoshop World is where Photoshop users go to learn hard and play even harder!

Think about it… 35 of the best photographers and Photoshop pros in the business… all gathered together for three-days of incredible training!

So mark your calendar and come see Capture Integration in booth # 30. You will meet Dave Gallagher, President, Capture Integration and Chris Snipes, Sales Manager for Florida, Capture Integration. Let us share our 20 + years experience in high end digital capture. See the latest digital camera systems from Phase One, Leaf, and Leica.  We will also be demonstrating Profoto studio strobes and Eizo 30 inch calibrated monitors.

Map and Address

Orange County Convention Center: Booth 530

9800 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819-8111
(407) 685-9800
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RSVP

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3/28-3/31 | Palm Springs: Workshop

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Capture Integration will be at the Palm Springs Workshop. If you will be at the workshop or in the area and would like to take the opportunity to meet us or to schedule an appointment to have a hands on demo of any high-end photographic gear please use the form below to let us know! We love seeing our existing customers and meeting new photographers.

Map and Address

Hyatt Regency Suites, Palm Springs California
Korakia Pensione, Palm Springs California
The Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California

View Palm Springs Photo Festival in a larger map

RSVP

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4/5 | Atlanta: Training

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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4/7 | High Point: Training

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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4/9 | Miami: Training

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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5/6 | St. Louis: Roadshow

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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9/11-9/12 | Atlanta: Workshop

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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Sep 21-26, 2010 | Cologne: Expo

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Details for this event will be posted soon. Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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Oct 28-30, 2010 | New York Photo Plus

February 15, 2010 | upcoming seminars

Can’t wait for details? You can RSVP now and we’ll contact you with details when they are decided on.

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Cambo Wide RS w/ Rod. 40mm TS

February 9, 2010 | Guest Writers, Tech Features

Editors note: If you have any interest in landscape photography, traditional or alternative film and print processes, or enjoy photo forums but find yourself sometimes turned off by the typical forum-bickering-and-posturing, we strongly recommend the GetDPI.com forum. They provide a positive environment for the discussion of photography, aesthetics, techniques and gear. The members are very knowledgeable and helpful and the discussions are very often the best place on the web to get advice.

Further Editors note: GetDPI also runs some of the best photographic workshops in the world. They have one spot remaining in their upcoming Salton Sea workshop starting Feb 28.

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By Jack Flesher of GetDPI.com

Thanks to our good friends at Capture Integration, I was able to borrow their Cambo W-RS tech camera with a Rodenstock Digiron HR lens mounted in a Cambo TS lensmount for a quick field test.

Some background. I have avoided investing in a tech camera kit since one of the main features I wanted was separate tilts and swings up front with rise, fall and shifts at the back, and only recently has that option become (readily) available. Sinar released the Arctech about a year ago, and to date I have not been able to even look at one, though I understand there are a few floating around. Arca recently introduced their RM3D tech camera that incorporates a front standard tilt with rear rise/fall and shifts, all while using a dedicated focusing helical on the camera for all lenses. Without going into laborious detail, both of the aforementioned solutions will accomodate my desires, but if I understand their operation correctly, require some added camera gymnastics to get a combination of swing, tilt, rise and focus at the same time. For me, that trio is an often desired combination of movements when photographing three-dimensional subjects with broad near-far subject distances. Which brings me to the main feature that intrigued me about Cambo’s TS lensmount solution — it allows separate tilt and swing adjustments up front on the lens axis while allowing rise, fall and shifts at the rear. (There are a few excellent view camera choices which offer all of these movements, even independently at both ends, which is an obvious advantage for precise adjustments. However a view camera makes for a significantly larger package to transport, is more complicated to set up and use, and is virtually impossible to use hand-held, so I leave them out of the tech camera discussion.)

So armed with the Cambo and 40 HR, I mounted my P65+ back and set out to photograph a decent test subject. In this case, an old passenger train car. I’m going to get straight to picture examples showing results, and leave out all the preparatory discussion on how to use a tech or view camera. While the how-to portion is a worthwhile discussion, it’s lengthy, and most folks considering a tech camera purchase will already know the basics of working them. For those of you who don’t, you’ll hopefully at least be able to see why a camera with movements is worth considering.

Click on the images below to view at 100%.

Here’s the “normal” shot. For this one, the Cambo is leveled and zeroed, meaning no movements of any kind have been made:

The first problem we note is my shadow is in the image, which is an absolute no-no. So the first movement I make is rise, or back fall. Here I used 5mm rise, and note it has the effect of moving the camera to a shooting position several feet higher — note that the camera has not moved at all, the only adjustment is 5mm of rise:

Note that my shadow is gone, and I have more room over the train car, all good things. The three red squares indicate where I’ll be pulling crops from. The far left is the “near” subject point, the center is the “focus” point and the far right is the “far” subject point. Our goal is to get all of them into acceptable focus. I shot all of these frame at f10 as that is near the ideal performance aperture for the lens before diffraction starts deteriorating the fine detail. Here are the crops from the frame with no tilts or swings and only the 5mm rise:

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Aperture 3 Release hints at 1Ds IV

February 9, 2010 | Doug, News

By Doug Peterson Head of Technical Services

Apple released Aperture 3 today. Under the Raw File Support List is the Canon 1Ds IV.

Granted this doesn’t really say anything about release dates, specifications, or usability. But it’s interesting to see a company obsessed with secrecy about unreleased products slip up on a partner’s unreleased product.

Also supported is most of the Leaf line of digital backs. With Leaf raw files now supported in Capture One, Aperture, Lightroom, Photoshop (ACR), Raw Developer, Silky Pix, as well as Leaf Capture the openness of Leaf’s platform under Phase One’s ownership is a clear benefit to it’s users.

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Oregon Panoramics

February 9, 2010 | Doug

By Doug Peterson, Head of Technical Services

On the eve of GetDPI’s upcoming workshop in Salton Sea I thought I’d revisit the images that I took on GetDPI’s last workshop in Oregon.

One of the nicest parts of working with high resolution systems like the backs/bodies/lenses in the Phase One ecosystem is that it is so versatile if your intended output is panoramic. The shots below were taken with a range of bodies and techniques to accomplish a 2:1 or 3:1 aspect ratio with enough resolution to print many feet wide.

Panoramic images, by their nature, need a larger width when printed in order to maintain the visual impact of the image. While a 20″ x 24″ image may feel immersive a 8″x24″ does not (my opinion only of course). To get a 4 foot wide print of a panoramic evens the game again, providing an immersive and engaging viewing experience, but this requires a lot of resolution.

For a dSLR a single 22 megapixel frame may end up being 10-12 megapixels by the time you make a substantial crop. With the large starting resolution of a P45+, P40+, or P65+ however large crops still leave loads of pixels to print. Moreover on a technical camera you can stitch a higher resolution panoramic out of one continuous image circle (a much nicer process than panning-and-stitching as used with a dSLR).

I hope you enjoy these images. They are nothing too special, and the others on the GetDPI trip captured far finer imagery. But I hope they do give you a bit of inspiration to go out and capture the world in a panoramic format if it’s been a while since you’ve done so. There is something magic about the 3:1 aspect ratio.

A huge thank you to Dave Gallagher the owner of this highly specialized motley company to whom everything I do on the job is owed. These images were captured with equipment he bought, maintains, and pays for me learn. It’s a great job and I am lucky to have it.

Click images below for technical details and a larger view.

See the rest of the panoramics

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I never believed this would happen

February 8, 2010 | Steve

By Steve Hendrix, Capture Integration Sales Manager Atlanta

I can’t believe I have to say this. But I like the Phase One  DF camera. I would use the Phase One DF camera. This is no small feat. For years, I have sold the Hasselblad H camera system as the best and most usable medium format digital camera system available. I tried – really hard – to like the Phase One AF camera, an updated version of the Mamiya AFD III, which was an update from the Mamiya AFD II, which was an update from the Mamiya AFD, which….well, you get the point.

The problem was that these upgrades put the their stamp on incremental. There was no “Ah, yes” moment. Instead, there was “Well, it’s a little better”. I am very happy and frankly quite surprised that when I first used the Phase One DF camera, I had an “Ah, yes” moment. I never thought this would happen.

That it took this long to happen is a bummer. But it is here and it’s an important product for those who prefer Phase One or Leaf digital backs (or even Hasselblad digital back users as it remains an open digital platform, accepting of all). Most of the rental houses in the world stock Phase One or Leaf digital backs with Hasselblad H1 or H2 cameras and that combination is what gets rented the most. But sticking with Phase One or Leaf has its penalties on the Hasselblad H platform, as compatibility does not exist for non-Hasselblad digital product users with the HC28mm and HC35-90mm lenses.

No matter, now there is a camera that matches (or even exceeds) the responsiveness of the Hasselblad H series and it is the Phase One DF. The auto focus performance is accurate and quick, the shutter response without delay. Further, for those who have experienced the first Phase One AF camera, the fit and finish on the DF feels much, much nicer. In particular the exterior grip material now doesn’t appear as if it was glued on.

For me, it’s a camera that I can now comfortably shoot digitally, and I have access to 28mm lenses and Leaf Shutter lenses and all kinds of good stuff. There is even an announced vertical grip, which will use either AA batteries or the same battery as the Phase One digital backs scheduled for release 2nd quarter, 2010.

Many others have caught on to the good vibes from this camera. As a high volume Phase One dealer,  we have a large backlog of orders, and Phase One is slowly fulfilling them. Hang in there. It will be worth the wait….as long as it’s not too much longer….

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Leica S2 Rental

February 3, 2010 | News

As one of the few Professional Leica Dealers in the country we are proud to offer rentals of our Leica S2 body and lenses. We understand what professional rental means – it means you’re spending thousands or tens of thousands on models, assistants, production crew. Moreover, your client may be on set with you. When we rent to a professional we take the commitment very seriously. With that in mind we do everything we can to ensure a smooth rental. We test our equipment both when it goes out and when it comes in and maintain it with exacting standards. Our equipment’s firmware is kept up to date. Just in case something goes wrong we keep our cell phones on 24/7 and are happy to help at any point during your rental. We stay apprised of any known issues with the hardware or software. When you rent Leica S2 bodies and lenses from us you have peace of mind.

Leica Rental Pricing

$400/day – Leica S2 Body Rental with Sapphire LCD
$100/day – Leica S2 Lens Rental, Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH CS
$100/day – Leica S2 Lens Rental, Summarit-S 70mm f/2.5 ASPH CS
$100/day – Leica S2 Lens Rental, APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 CS
$100/day – Leica S2 Lens Rental, APO-Elmar-S 180mm f/3.5 CS

Learn More

Check out the Leica S2 Rental Guide for details on rates as well as other products we rent.

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Arca Cube Quick Release Fix

February 3, 2010 | Tips & Tech

The Arca Swiss Cube is the best tripod head in the world. We have sold many of these to landscape and architectural photographers for whom the quick and precise ability to level both axis regardless of whether the tripod is flat and then, on a flat surface, pan left and right.

At the top of the Arca Swiss Cube is a quick release for the nearly universal Arca Swiss quick release system. Quick Release plates from Arca Swiss itself are always the same width, but third parties may use the phrase “Arca Swiss compatible” even though their plates are slightly wider or narrower. To allow for this variation in size the cube has an adjustable screw which widens or narrows the quick release.

If you over-loosen the quick release the “jaw” will pop off and the springs/washer/net may go flying. So first: try not to do that!

However, if you do have this happen to you we have written this article to make it easier for you to reassemble the quick release.

The final working assembly

Read the step by step

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