5/13 | St. Louis: Roadshow

April 30, 2010 | News

–$59/person In-Depth Capture One 5 Workshop

9am – 1pm In-Depth Workshop Phase One Leaf Capture One

Advanced Capture One Training Our Capture One education is unparalleled in it’s emphasis on workflow speed. How quickly can you take 2000 images and make basic adjustments, edit down to a group of selects, fine tune, make final picks, and process to TIFFs? How consistent will the exposure be between those images? After this training you are sure to be a faster, more confident, and more consistent editor and processor. Through a myriad of custom keyboard shortcuts, window customization, tool reorganization, and custom workspace simplification you will access and use tools and features faster. For example using our custom keyboard shortcuts you’ll be able to [Sort by Tag] [Assign Ratings] [Select 5 Star Rated Images] [Move 5 Star Images to Selects Folder] [Process 5 Star Images to TIFFs] [Open Folder Containing Processed Files in Finder] with only one mouse click. Transitioning from Capture One 3 Capture One 5.1.1 Pro is not an incremental update from 3.7.9. This is a radically changed program. There are amazingly-powerful new tools, but without poper explanation the switch to version 5 is likely to have you banging on your keyboard with frustration. We’ll guide you through changes in locations, updates in workflow and alterations in philosophy. If you’re making the transition then save yourself the headache and hours of lost time; take this class. Your keyboard will thank you! Advanced Troubleshooting for Digital Techs & Solo Photographers Most training classes focus on today’s issues, today’s software incompatibilities, today’s glitches. Our training goes beyond today and go in-depth on the underlying technologies, design, strengths, and weaknesses of cameras from Phase One, Leaf, Canon, Nikon and the Capture One software package. You’ll leave with a deep understanding of the way these program work under the hood, so that you’ll be a better troubleshooter. You’ll also learn the mindset and methodology of our Head of Technical Services Doug Peterson, known throughout the web and amongst our customers for his fast ability to find and solve issues. How often has a bad cable, bad battery, software setting, or OS glitch caused you to pull your hair out? Doug has seen it all and will share how to quickly analyze which component is causing the issues so you can be up and running quickly.

–Open-House / Educational Seminars, 1pm-8pm

	1:00 pm Introduction		1:30 pm Leica S2 & M9		2:30 pm Eizo Monitors		3:15 pm LaCie Storage
	Dave Gallagher Capture Integration President Dave Gallagher has spent the last XX years helping photographers integrate high end photo equipment into their workflow. With an emphasis on customer service, and becoming experts on the products.		Victor Naranjo Leica Camera USA S2 Product Specialist The Leica S2 is a new camera system mixing the power of medium format with the handling of a dSLR. The M9 is the world’s only full-frame digital rangefinder. Both take advantage of world-renowned Leica lenses.		Bill Croskey MAC Group Tech Sales Manager The only way to view your digital images while editing and retouching is through your monitor. Find out how an Eizo monitor shows you a truer version of your image and allows you to accurately proof both web & print usage, saving you time and money.		Linh Do LaCie US Technical Rep Do you have WAY too many hard drives and no good plan for your storage? If your main drive failed today do you have a backup you KNOW is good? Linh will talk about how you can simplify your life with LaCie storage solutions.

	4:00 pm Phase/Leaf Future		4:15 pm Phase / Leaf Products		5:00 pm Capture One Intro		6:00 pm Profoto Lighting
	Presenter TBD Phase One US Phase One Rep In 2009 Phase One acquired the technology, product lines, and personnel of Leaf. Claus will discuss how both product lines will benefit and take your questions.		Murray Elliott Phase One US Area Sales Manager Phase One and Leaf have a broad range of digital backs and cameras ranging from $3,900 to $45,000. Murray will talk about the current line and shed some light on where Phase One and Leaf are headed.		Doug Peterson Capture Integration Head of Tech Services If you’ve never used Capture One before this is your chance to see why it’s worth a look. This class will cover the process of importing, organizing, adjusting, and processing your images with a brief demonstration of tethered shooting.		Bill Croskey MAC Group Tech Sales Manager Widely regarded as the world’s finest lighting solution Profoto has a new more affordable line of accessories under the brand Creative Light. Bill will show both, including the $11,000 para reflector.

RSVP and Directions after the jump

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Spring Cleaning

April 22, 2010 | Promotion

Its a very exciting time to be in our industry. Capture Integration needs to clear some room off our shelves.

Please give us a call immediately if you see anything to your liking. It is a first come/first served scenario and we expect a few of these items to fly off the shelf at these prices.

Make	Model	Retail	Now
Cambo	Wide DS Body with adapter plate	$2,200	$1090
Cambo	RS leveling Head	$599	$299
Mamiya	AF 55-110mm f/4.5	$2,399	$999
Mamiya	645AF Auto Extention Tube #3 NEW	$269	$149
Mamiya	Angle Finder FA401 NEW	$499	$249
Mamiya	SD402 Type A4 Focusing Screen NEW	$199	$99
Mamiya	RS402 Remote Control for AF/DF NEW	$399	$149
Mamiya	300mm f/4.5 IF Lens NEW	$3990	$1,799
Tenba	ShootOut Rolling Backpack M	$226	$139
Leica	SF 24D Flash	$315	$225
Profoto	D4 Air 2400 w/s Generator	$7,587	$4,990
Profoto	Softlight Reflector for Ringflash	$384	$250
Profoto	Closeup Reflector for Ringflash	$384	$250
Profoto	D1 250 Air Monolight NEW	$1,105	$849
Profoto	2x2' Softbox	$330	$220
Profoto	2x3' Softbox	$375	$275
Profoto	3x4' Softbox	$399	$299
Profoto	4x6' Softbox	$720	$520
Profoto	1x6' Softbox	$480	$380
Profoto	Softgrid for 4x6' Softbox	$934	$350
Profoto	Softgrid for 2x3' Softbox	$703	$275
Profoto	Barndoors for Zoom Reflector	$221	$150
Profoto	20 Degree Honeycomb Grid	$111	$89
Profoto	Head Extension Cable for D4/Acute	$249	$175

Spring Cleaning: New / Overstock Inventory

Make	Model	Retail	Now
Lexar	Pro UDMA 400/800 Firwire CF Cardreader (Stack)	$79.95	$54.95
Tenba	Roadwired 15" Laptop Sleeve	$34.95	$15.00
Tenba	Skooba Skin for 17" Laptop	$34.95	$15.50

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FREE Eizo & LaCie 8TB w/ New Phase

April 22, 2010 | Promotion

Promotion Details:

*Promotion is active from April 15, 2010 through May 31, 2010.

*Qualifying Phase One products are P30+, P40+, P45+, P65+.

*New purchase only, without trade-in.

*Eizo model is the Eizo CG243W 24″ LCD Display.

*LaCie RAID Model is the 4 Big Quadra 8TB RAID.

About the Eizo CG234w

Seeing is Believing

The only window a photographer has to his digital images is the monitor. A monitor that produces poor gray-scales, poor color-gradients, and uneven brightness, along with poor stability and accuracy of color means looking at a digital image through a haze; you can never be sure of what is in the file, versus what is only on the monitor. Otherwise you’ll spend valuable time manipulating images to reduce noise, patterns, uneven-lighting, or inaccurate color which in fact was a result not of a bad file, but of a sub-par monitor.That said, numbers, specs, and technical explanations can’t show you the difference between a decent general purpose monitor and a world-class monitor designed exclusively for accurate color reproduction. The only way to see the difference is to come to one of our locations and see a demo. For an image with strong color, large areas of smooth gradation, areas with critical shadow detail, or for workflows that require fast and accurate soft-proofing for print, there is a significant difference. Come and see for yourself; seeing is believing.

Read More about Eizo

About the LaCie 4Big 8TB RAID

• The security of RAID with speeds up to 230MB/s
• Huge capacity for backing up all your data
• Superior protection and speed for creative pros
• Four hot-swappable disks for non-stop data access
• Ultra quiet cooling system to fit to working environment
• Genie and Intego Backup Manager Pro incl.
  Mac: Time Machine® Compatible

About LaCie

Request More Information

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Robert Capalbo – Pittsburgh, PA

April 21, 2010 | Client Gallery

In His Own Words

“High business ethics, integrity, trustworthy: These words describe Dave and his staff at Capture Integration. This is the only place where I purchase my products. Shouldn’t it be yours?”
Capalbo Photo

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5/13 | St. Louis: Roadshow

April 21, 2010 | News

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The Brands of Capture Integration

April 20, 2010 | News, Promotion

Capture Integration has always been known as the experts in the marketplace for the Phase One and Capture One product lines.  Of course, this is still the case.  However, we are also a full photographic systems integrator.  Since our business does not fit the mold of the old style counter and showroom photographic dealer, it is easy to not think of us as such.   Our main products are listed on the header and footer of our website, but here is another list of the many of the manufacturers we represent as well.   We are full line dealers of these products and know them as well as anyone else in the field.

Did you know we also sell the following brands?

Did you know that we are one of the only distributors of Cambo in the States?

Did you know that we are price competitive on all Apple Products?

Did you know that we are the leading seller of Arca Swiss Cubes?

Did you know that we currently have Leica M9 and S2  in stock and rental?

Please give us a call or drop us a line if we can help with any photographic product you have interest in!

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6/18 | Orlando: Roadshow

April 14, 2010 | News

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

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 S2

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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RSVP

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6/23 | Nashville: Roadshow

April 14, 2010 | News

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

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 S2

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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RSVP

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Capture One Styles (C1 v5)

April 13, 2010 | Tech, Tech Features

Note: See Styles Updated for Capture One 6

by Doug Peterson, Head of Technical Services
One of Capture One’s most powerful features is the styles menu. However, it often gets overlooked because the variety and usefulness of the included styles is somewhat limited, and the method of creating your own style is easy, but not very intuitive or discoverable.
We hate to see our users missing out on powerful features we think they would benefit from, so we are working on a set of styles under our own Capture Integration brand. They will be free and offered without limitations / watermarking etc, though you do need to enter your email address to receive the download link.<!–more Click here to read the rest of the article and download the styles.–>
Consider this our first pass at an ongoing process. We would love feedback (send to doug@captureintegration.com) about these styles and what sorts of styles you would find useful in a future version of our styles package.<h1>Mac Install Instructions</h1><ol> <li>Ensure you have Capture One 5.1 or 5.1.1 installed.</li> <li>Close any programs that are open (other than this browser!). Most especially close Capture One.</li> <li>Fill out the simple form at the end of this blog entry to receive the link to download the ZIP file containing the styles.</li> <li>Navigate to the following location [User Folder* &gt; Library &gt; Application Support &gt; Capture One &gt; Styles]</li> <li>Place the individual styles from the Capture Integration Zip file into the Styles folder so that the Styles folder contains 27 style files.</li></ol><h6>*your user folder is the one with the house icon. Usually it is your name or the name of your company. If you don’t know what your user folder is the easiest way to find it is to click on the desktop and then go to the pull down menu [Go &gt; Home]</h6><h3>Usage</h3><object classid=”clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000″ width=”640″ height=”385″ codebase=”http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0″><param name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true” /><param name=”allowscriptaccess” value=”always” /><param name=”src” value=”http://www.youtube.com/v/MxNEeBMRaWo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;” /><param name=”allowfullscreen” value=”true” /><embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”640″ height=”385″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/MxNEeBMRaWo&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true”></embed></object><h3>Naming and Examples</h3>There are four types of styles in this release.<ul> <li><strong>FX -</strong> meaning Effects. These are strong, sometimes radical, changes to the image meant to create a very distinct look. With the wrong image these will be over-the-top and corny looking. With the right image they will be dramatic and emotion evoking.</li> <li><strong>Color -</strong> meaning different color responses. Similar in concept to the differences between various color films</li> <li><strong>BW -</strong> meaning different black and white responses. Similar in concept to the differences between various black and white films</li> <li><strong>Toolkit -</strong> meaning specific changes to a color for a specific purpose. If that color is not in your image there may be no visible change to the image.</li></ul>They are named with relative ambiguity to avoid consigning them to a specific usage. After all any given style may look great for a type of image (landscape, portrait, product) and look comical/corny/ugly for another. So play around with a couple types of images before you make too many judgements.

<h5>Photo above by Doug Peterson, Model is Rebecca Gillispi</h5><h3>Reminder: We Sell Capture One</h3>As a reminder, as the leading Phase One Dealer in the US we sell Capture One across the globe via the internet. If you don’t own Capture One or have not upgraded to Capture One Pro 5 please visit our <a href=”http://www.captureintegration.com/phase-one/buy-capture-one/”>How to Buy C1 from Capture Integration</a> blog entry – which includes a 10% discount!<h3>Receive Download Link</h3><!– ddfm3 –>

by Doug Peterson, Head of Technical Services

One of Capture One’s most powerful features is the styles menu. However, it often gets overlooked because the variety and usefulness of the included styles is somewhat limited, and the method of creating your own style is easy, but not very intuitive or discoverable.

We hate to see our users missing out on powerful features we think they would benefit from, so we are working on a set of styles under our own Capture Integration brand. They will be free and offered without limitations / watermarking etc, though you do need to enter your email address to receive the download link.
Click here to read the rest of the article and download the styles.

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OSX 10.6.3

April 9, 2010 | Tech, Tech Features

OSX 10.6.3 was released late last month. It served as an excellent reminder that if you are a professional photographer depending on your computer as a tool to accomplish his work that you should not update their software or operating-system until:

• the update has been out long enough to give a sense of whether it contains any nasty bugs that would slow down your workflow, waste your time, or worse.
• you have time to make a complete bootable backup of your system in case you need it
• you have time to do a complete test of anything critical you do on your computer (tethering, processing, retouching, printing etc)

In this case 10.6.3 appears to contain two bugs that affect Capture One users. As with most types of bugs these may or may not effect all 10.6.3 users. If either of these issues seem relevant to you or if you don’t have time to properly backup and test your system you may wish to hold off on updating to 10.6.3 for the time being.

• KB 2207 – specific bug in the operating system which causes license issues in programs including Photoshop CS4 and Capture One – Capture One crash after upgrading to Mac OS 10.6.3 if system serial number is greater than 12 characters.
• KB 1168 – After updating to Mac OS 10.6.3 all my images are blue (effects those proofing in CYMK only)

For more information on creating a bootable backup of your system see our article on backups before and during a shoot.

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Copal Shutter Repairs On the Rise

April 8, 2010 | Tech, Tech Features

A must read if you use a Technical Camera or View Camera.

One of the best parts of working for Capture Integration is the direct interaction our company has with the technicians and engineers at the manufacturer’s we represent.

This email came from the Head of Technical Services at Cambo. Note that while his English is very good he is not a native speaker.

We like to share with you some experience that occurs lately more than previously.

Schneider as well as Rodenstock confirm that there is an increase of needed repairs for Copal shutters. We also notice this, where in the past the Copal shutter was a reliable product for years.

One of the possible reasons might be a different way of use by the newer generation of users
who shoot digital and may use a different workflow compared to the old style Large Format Shooters.

The traditional way of working is to open the shutter for viewing, then close the shutter before setting the shutter speed and aperture, and only then cock the shutter just before releasing the shutter. This is trouble free.

Appearantly with the workflow of digital shooting with a CCD-back always in place, it is tempting to cock the shutter directly after the shot, and perform time adjustments after that. On itselves this is OK, but once the shutter is cocked, and then the shutter opening lever is opened for viewing and the shutter speed setting ring is being used, the mechanism will be destroyed after some time. This can be noticed also because the time setting travels very difficult and stiff in that case.

So, please consider that the shutter speed setting may NOT be used when the lens is open
and the shutter is already cocked.

This information applies to any lens mounted on a Copal shutter, independent of the type and make
of the camera.

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Dirk Anschütz – New York

April 8, 2010 | Client Gallery

In His Own Words

“When I started shopping for a digital back, Dave Gallagher and the folks at Capture Integration were not an obvious choice since I was in New York and Capture Integration was in Atlanta. But the word of mouth about Dave was so good that I decided to purchase my P25 from them and I was never disappointed. Their costumer service has always been great and their prices very fair. I will definitely buy my next back from them too.”
knipser.com

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