10/5-8 | New England Landscape

June 30, 2011 | upcoming seminars

Introducing a World Class Workshop

Capture Integration is proud to announce it’s NE Landscape Workshop October 5-8, 2011. A Downloadable PDF is available with complete details.

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Ready to make your reservation? You can call our office at 404-522-7662 or complete your purchase online through our Workshop eStore.

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Capture Pilot Adds Camera Control

June 30, 2011 | Tech, Tech Features

Capture Pilot 1.2 Released

• Camera Control
• Improved Server List
• General minor performance/stability improvements

Now Control Your Camera from the iPad/iPhone

Just two months ago Capture One 6.2 added additional control of Canon and Nikon cameras. In addition to the existing tethering capabilities and ability to trigger the shutter from the software the user can now control Shutter Speed & Aperture. This is great for a variety of niche workflows, and for the huge market of digital techs who are assisting an otherwise busy photographer during a shoot.

Now Phase One has gone further, integrating this camera control (Phase One, Mamiya, Nikon, Canon) into Capture Pilot, their iPhone and iPad App. In an update released today  this control will be provided as an in-app purchase of $14.99.

Download / Install

If you already have Capture Pilot simply check the App Store’s “Updates” tab. If you’re downloading for the first time visit the App Store on your iPhone/iPad and search for “Capture Pilot” or download through iTunes and then sync your device.

Best Practices

In addition to the instructions provided in the official documentation, Capture Integration has compiled a list of Best Practices for Capture Pilot to ensure a smooth, fast, easy, and stable connection. For instance if Bluetooth is turned on the connection will be terrible as Bluetooth interferes with the WiFi connection.

Screen Shots

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Nye Simmons – A Journey Into Tech Cameras

June 30, 2011 | Guests

Editors Notes: The following are the thoughts and musings of one of our favorite customers, Nye Simmons, who recently made a major change of equipment. All images shown are © to Nye Simmons and are available for sale as Fine Art Prints. Contact Nye (nyesimmons@chartertn.net) for more information. All images below were taken using a Phase One P45 and Arca Swiss RM3Di camera. The 47XL lens referenced is the Schneider 47mm XL Digitar lens. The “stitching” technique used is “flat-field stitching” in which the lens stays stationary and the digital back is moved left/right or up/down to capture different sections of the same continous image circle. This technique will be covered in-depth at our upcoming New England Workshop.

A Newbie in the Land of Arca

There was a bit of a leap of faith involved… After lurking on the forums at GetDPI.com and Luminous-Landscape.com it became clear that this new beast was manageable, but there would be a learning curve. It has been quite an interesting journey. My camera and two lenses arrived a few short days before a scheduled trip to the Lake Powell area, where I have photographed many times. Arriving fatigued and with inadequate time to make all the needed presets, I spent the first 2 days resting and making presets with a couple of short afternoon photo sessions. I am not quite clear at what point I thought I could focus adequately on the ground glass, but with a laptop that was intermittently allowing tethered capture, I decided to give it a shot.

The Making of Alien Skin Redux

This first image was a revisit to an old favorite area near Coyote Buttes, a fairly easy walk once I got my bearings – flash floods had changed the appearance of the entry point. I had planned both vertical and horizontal stitches in this area but was foiled early on when a knob came off – more on this later. This image is a vertical stack of three horizontals using the rise / fall in the camera. My Rotaslide had not yet arrived, nor would it have worked for this configuration other than to mount the back. Actually that would have been huge as the [focus > remove ground glass > place back on camera > reverse after the shot] sequence became rather tedious. The sliding back is more secure for the digital back and much faster from a workflow perspective (also as an added advantage more dust/rain/mist resistant).

I used my presets for this and tweaked slightly for the upper part of the image. That area is a tad soft, but considering the geometry of the scene – the top being at over a 20 degree angle form the base , I was pleased overall. And “soft” with the Schneider 47XL isn’t far off from what I got with the Mamiya 45 non-D glass when focused properly. OK I’m sold.

I reverted to the Mamiya for a while, and the freedom of SLR versatility certainly has its strong points. A call to Rod Klukas and he was able to walk me through a field fix of the knob that came loose from the RM3Di, and back in business. The shift knob is held on by 2 lock screws. There was only one on mine and it had loosened. Guess they have Monday at Arca just like in Detroit. Anyhow – for those who need to know it’s a TorX – 6 (T6) screw. You can get a driver set at most auto stores for about $5.95. Many thanks to Rod who dissected his own camera to determine the needed fix and walked me through it. Try that for service and customer support!!

The Making of What Kind of Place Is This?

Another day and a side trip to White Pockets – a hard to reach area near Coyote Buttes for those not familiar with the Arizona Strip. This is a favorite haunt, but I was on a compressed schedule, scouting in blue sky and had an evening image in mind. I was hoping this mid-afternoon image might work with the intermittent soft light I was getting. This was a fairly tight three-panel vertical with the 47XL lower to the ground maybe 3 feet off the ground and maybe 3 degrees of lens tilt. The very tops of the near rocks get a little soft – but usable with additional selective sharpening. Some post processing, drawing off the extra dynamic range of the digital back, salvaged the sky. The tilt just barely worked; which is fortunate as I wasn’t eager to do a focus stack on an image requiring multiple panels.  In this situation I wished I had the 35XL or 24XL as an alternative option.

The Making of Chinle Skeleton

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Broncolor July Promo

June 28, 2011 | Promotion

UPDATE: 2nd Chance At This Promo

When this Broncolor July Promotion was announced we knew it was a great deal, so we bought the entire remaining stock of Broncolor Graffits. Consequently we are still honoring the now-past promotion (as of September). However, we are now down to our last few. Check out the details below and contact us soon.


More Detail on The Broncolor July Promo

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Self Timer for Capture One

June 28, 2011 | Tech, Tech Features

The Need for a Self Timer

Tethered shooters will know that Capture One can trigger the camera from the computer. However, in some specific situations you may wish to trigger the camera from the computer with a delay. This would allow you to, for instance, hold your own reflector/light when shooting still life solo.

Capture Integration Has Done All the Work

Capture One does not feature a self timer, but if you’re an Apple user you can make one very easily. The solution is a VERY simple AppleScript. AppleScript is allows the user to write a sort of mini program. It can be extremely complex and daunting if you want to do something very complicated. However, all we need it to do is tell the computer to wait for a few seconds and then simulate the keyboard shortcut Command-K. This sort of simple need is very easy to do in AppleScript, even if you have no experience with programming. But don’t worry we’ve done all the work for you! Just fill out the form below and follow the instructions to install the AppleScript on your computer.

Usage

Download and Install Instructions

Complete the below form to receive the download link and install instructions.

Continue reading Self Timer for Capture One…

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NE Workshop Preliminary

June 16, 2011 | News

More Details Coming Soon!

Update: details now at the link below.
http://www.captureintegration.com/2011/06/30/nelandscape/

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Hyperdrive Colorspace UDMA Review

June 15, 2011 | Guests, Tech, Tech Features

- Video in this blog entry provided by Mark Esposito

One of our wonderful customers was kind enough to post a video review of the Hyperdrive Colorspace. This device allows him to download the CF card from his Phase One P+ digital back and visually confirm the images have been downloaded. This provides him a backup of the images when traveling without a laptop.

A few notes for clarity:

• Only the file extension .TIF is supported. Read this note about .IIQ vs .TIF file extension for clarity and how to change this on your back.
• This is likely not compatible with the IQ series (due to requiring a .TIF file extension)
• The lines you see on the LCD are a result of the way the video was captured.
• You can only view the embedded preview, not the raw file. So no zooming in on the image to e.g. check focus.
• The histogram is based on the embedded preview, not the raw data and may vary from the P1 histogram on the P+ LCD.

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.TIF vs .IIQ

June 15, 2011 | Tech

Executive Summary

.TIF and .IIQ, available on P+ digital backs, are only file extensions. They do not change the format of the file (which is always the Phase One Raw Format).
Continue reading .TIF vs .IIQ…

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Ian Summers comes to Atlanta

June 10, 2011 | News

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Leica S2 Raw now compatible with Capture One 6

June 1, 2011 | Tech

Today, Leica Camera released a color profile that makes the Leica S2 raw files compatible with Capture One 6. Registered Leica S customers can download the profile and find installation instructions in the Leica Owner’s Area.

See full press release below:

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Leica Camera is pleased to announce that a S2 color profile for ICC based workflow software is now
available as a download.

The LEICA S2 raw data format complies with the specifications in the ADOBE DNG 1.1.0.0 standard (June
2009). This enables DNG-compatible raw data converters to be used for processing LEICA S2 DNGs.

As a result, products such as Capture One 6 from Phase One can be used.

To improve the color characteristics of the Leica S2 data, we now offer an ICC color profile, which has
been specially developed for the LEICA S2.

Please note that Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw do not support this profile. A special ‘Adobe
Standard’ LEICA S2 DNG color profile is integrated into the software and is used automatically.

For registered S customers, the color profile and installation instructions are available for download in the
owners’ area:

https://owners.leica-camera.com/index.php/de/login

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Demo Digital Backs from $4k

June 1, 2011 | Promotion

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Canon Firmware Updates: 1D Mark IV and 5D Mark II

June 1, 2011 | Tech

Update: Rob Galbraith has received word from one reader that 1d Mark IV v1.1.0 firmware has rendered a camera unusable. As with all firmware updates, please proceed with caution especially if you have a camera that is out of warranty and you do not have a backup.

 

Canon 1D Mark IV v1.1.0

This firmware update (Version 1.1.0) incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

1. Improves the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.
2. Fixes a phenomenon that occurs when using high-capacity (32 GB or greater) CF cards: If either a CF card with only a little available space remaining or the battery is removed and then reinserted into the camera, and then the user attempts to start shooting movies immediately, shooting may stop.
3. Corrects some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic and Portuguese.

The update and instructions for installing it is available from the EOS-1D Mark IV’s Drivers & Software page on the Canon USA website.

 

Canon 5D Mark II v2.0.9

This firmware update (Version 2.0.9) incorporates the following improvements and fixes.

1. Improves the writing/reading speeds when using UDMA 7-compatible CF cards.
2. Fixes a phenomenon that occurs when custom function C.Fn III-2 is set to [5: IS start] to assign IS start to the AF stop button on the lens: When used with lenses that do not have an AF stop button, the IS function will not work.
3. Corrects some mistakes in the menu screens displayed in Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish, and Thai.

The update and instructions for installing it is available from the EOS 5D Mark II’s Drivers & Software page on the Canon USA website.

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