Phase One 120mm AF vs. 120mm MF
EJJI 10K Rechargeable Battery
EJJI 10K Battery and Charger
Capture One 6.3.3
Phase One P40+ vs 5DMKII: ISO 800
For some time, I’ve wondered how the Phase One P40+ would handle high ISO in the Sensor Plus mode. In Sensor Plus mode, the P40+ produces a 10 megapixel file (40 megapixels at normal full rez mode). The Phase One P65+ also utilizes Sensor Plus technology and produces a 15 megapixel file in Sensor Plus mode (60 megapixels at normal full rez mode). I decided to do a basic comparison with my Canon 5DMKII at ISO 800. No adjustments have been made to these images other than white balance off the right arm of the white sweater.
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I have to say I was surprised at the results. While I expected good results, I didn’t expect the P40+ to rival the 5DMKII, but that is just what it did. Very similar results, if even a little more natural looking to my eye in favor of the P40+. This gives users a very flexible system that is capable of producing 35mm DSLR-equivalent image quality at high ISO. The beauty is that if light changes (either by choice or not), there is no need to change cameras and lenses, but instead, with the push of a button, you can continue shooting medium format, shooting with the same lenses and covering the same size sensor (no sensor crop when using Sensor Plus).
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Interestingly, though taken at virtually the same exposure, the P40+ file appeared about a third stop more sensitive than the 5DMKII file.
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Canon 5D II Firmware
March 16, 2010 | News
Hello again,
Below is the link for the new 5D II firmware.
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/firm-e/eos5dmk2/firmware.html
Firmware Version 2.0.3 incorporates five enhancements to the movie function and a fix to the manual sensor cleaning function of the EOS 5D Mark II camera.
- Adds or changes the following movie frame rates. NTSC:
- 1920×1080 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
- 1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
- 640×480 : 30 fps (changed – actual 29.97 fps)
- PAL:
- 1920×1080 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
- 1920×1080 : 24 fps (added – actual 23.976 fps)
- 640×480 : 25 fps (added – actual 25.0 fps)
- Adds a function for manually adjusting the sound recording level (64 levels).
- Adds a histogram display (brightness or RGB) for shooting movies in manual exposure.
- Adds shutter-priority AE mode (Tv) and aperture-priority AE (Av) mode to the exposure modes for shooting movies.
- Changes the audio sampling frequency from 44.1 KHz to 48 KHz.
- Fixes a phenomenon where communication between the camera and the attached lens is sometimes interrupted after manual sensor cleaning. (This phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.4.)
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10% Off All Phase One / Leaf
March 8, 2010 | Promotion
WPPI Special
In celebration of the WPPI trade show in Las Vegas every single Phase One and Leaf branded product is 10% until the end of the month.
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Link Affiliate Program
March 8, 2010 | News
Capture Integration is excited to introduce an easy to join affiliate program. Affiliates receive 3% off any product we sell.
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Miami Art Space Event
March 1, 2010 | News
I wanted to say thanks to all that attended our event at Miami Art Space. It was a long day filled with opportunities to meet the staff at Capture Integration, mingle with fellow photographers, and of course play with the most advanced digital capture equipment on earth. I hope you caught some of the lectures from our staff and manufactures. As we head into the new year please watch our events page where you will see all of the events that Capture Integration will be attending and showing the latest gear. And for those that did not get a chance to make, well you missed a good one. But there will be more to come, just stay tuned to www.captureintegration.com to find our next event.
Imad looking at his images from the new Leica S2 camera system.
Even the entertainers took a moment to shoot with the new equipment
One of our lovely entertainers.
Phase One Rep Murray Elliott explains new Hartbleil camera with 35mm lens mount.
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Capture Integration in Carmel
Last week, Don Libby of Iron Creek Photography in Tucson, AZ and Ken Doo Photography of Carmel, CA co-hosted the 2nd Annual Capture Integration in Carmel medium format digital workshop. Capture Integration in Atlanta, GA and Miami, FL is a Phase One Dealer of the Year, and is widely known for its customer service and knowledgeable staff. Stemming from its previous year’s activities, the informal and light-hearted workshop is also known as the 2nd Annual Pigs in a Blanket, where unbeknownst to most participants, last year Don Libby ordered everyone Pigs in a Blanket for breakfast at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Carmel Valley. And a monster was born.
Sutro Baths, San Francisco.
The workshop is primarily for those interested in medium format digital photography. Participants are able to use the latest technology, such as the Leica S2, Leica M9, Cambo RS, Phase One P65+, P40+ and P45+ digital backs, and a host of the latest lenses from Rodenstock and Schneider, all of which were graciously provided by Dave Gallagher of Capture Integration (CI). Although the focus of CI in Carmel is on landscape photography, many of those attending are also photographers that work in other fields, such as weddings, portraiture, commercial, and fine art—those that demand the finest in image quality for their clients.
Read More about Capture Integration in Carmel
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