Photographer Spotlight – Jose Manuel Alord
Jose Manuel Aloda is a worldwide interior and architectural photographer who resides in San Francisco, California.
Jose Manuel Aloda is a worldwide interior and architectural photographer who resides in San Francisco, California.
This morning we received an official statement from Alpa, which we have reproduced below. ALPA LENSES ANDTHE PHASE ONE X-SHUTTER New Photographic Functionality To Come Alpa Press Release. For [...]
I was born in Montreal. I attended undergraduate and medical school at McGill University.
Great clients creating great work We are excited to kick off the decade by celebrating the work of our talented client, Julian Calverley! Julian’s book, North Northwest, won Best British [...]
Less than two weeks ago the World Trade Organization ruled, through arbitration, that the French company Airbus has, over the years, received significant subsidies in the European Union creating [...]
The methodology of Light Painting exists in various forms for photographers. It can be used in the studio or out on location, and can be produced from constant lighting like a flashlight, a [...]
With the introduction of the IQ3 camera systems, Phase One has added additional pins for extra communication with the XF camera body with the digital backs. As some have noticed, the [...]
ALPA Electronic Shutter IQ4 Handgrip Kit New for IQ4! The ALPA Handgrip Kit offers a convenient way to trigger the Electronic Shutter. It can be attached to all classic ALPA 12 camera bodies via [...]
ALPA Tripod Pro 75 Set C39030 Summer Promo This professional tripod is stable, safe, and entirely modular and carries heavy camera combinations without problems. ONLY FOR THIS SUMMER, ALPA is [...]
Shipping! Alpa Lens in New Rodenstock Aperture Mount Digital backs with electronic shutter capability – currently Phase One IQ 3 100 series (including Trichromatic and Achromatic models) [...]
The standard distance markings on a Rodenstock or Schneider helicoil aren’t useful enough to set focus by unless your subject happens to be at infinity or at an even 5 meters away The [...]
Ok, before you freak out, notice there is an asterisk next to the YES. But an end user reported that they had successfully mounted a Schneider Blue Ring Lens to an Alpa 12 Camera by adding 28mm [...]
ALPA’s new promotions are ideal for architectural and landscaping photographers… ALPA cameras are designed for durability and reliability. Planned obsolescence is a no-no for ALPA. [...]
Exciting News from Alpa …. Alpa has released a unique design of the compact and powerful Schneider Apo-Digitar 4.5/90 mm in a new configuration. The new ALPA-version is now available with [...]
ALPA Rodenstock HR ALPAGON 6.3/138 mm Lens The new ALPA Rodenstock HR ALPAGON 6.3/138 mm lens is the first calculated lens for technical medium format cameras in years! This lens will be the [...]
When discussing high end digital capture, the question often arises, WHO NEEDS 150 megapixels?!? Well, sometimes 150 isn’t enough, as the project I photographed last week [...]
As covered previously in Copal Shutter Care & Alternatives, we are at a turning point for the use of the Schneider & Rodenstock optics used on technical cameras, with their purely [...]
Hot off the Press: Alpa 12 Plus Announced! The Alpa 12 Plus was just announced today (October 23, 2018). So what is this camera all about and why is it now here? Doesn’t Alpa have [...]
Up to 19% Off ALPA Camera & Tripod Kits ALPA revised the following pre-configured camera kits and now offer them as an advantage to purchasing individual products. The ALPA 12 FPS Canon EF [...]
New lens options for ALPA 12 Cameras Today Alpa announced their new lens module for Leica M. As with the recently introduced Alpa 35 mm lens module, the new module is also designed for use with a [...]
Since the dawn of Photography, we have made use of some sort of shutter that was part of, or that complimented the optics in the cameras early photographers [...]
New ALPA BALPRO Bellows ALPA announced that their classic range of products for the macro segment is now complete with the introduction of the ALPA BALPRO and BALPRO TS bellows. The modular [...]
Forty years of development have made Pentax 67 a household name in analogue medium format photography. With the ALPA lens module, the lenses of the series remain a safe value and for ambitious [...]
The NEW TrioPod-Pro 75 tripod is said to carry even the heaviest equipment reliably while remaining easily transportable thanks to its replaceable carbon legs. The Classic Ball 5 II is [...]
Zurich/Switzerland, 10 December 2017 – ALPA embraces the possibility of medium-format 4K video recording with the availability of the Hasselblad H6D-100c digital back and continues to [...]
ALPA 12 SWA / Helvatar 43mm – Limited Kit The ultimate wide-angle kit on classical roll-film. The Schneider ALPA Apo-Helvetar 5.6 / 43 mm corresponds to a focal length of 20/21 mm in 35mm [...]
Here is what’s new: Starting from today the ALPA 12 SWA comes in a new packaging with the Swiss Tool Mk II and an additional dove tail tripod adapter art.no. 410.000.330 for free The [...]
Alpa introduces us to its new ALPA Marco Switar 5.6/105 mm and the new Alpa Groove Adapter! The Rodenstock / ALPA Macro Switar 5.6/105 mm is a high-performance lens for image scales of 1:4 to [...]
The Alpa Gon tripod set is now available. The case consists of the complete ALPA GON tripod head, Triobal leveling head, pano plate, nodal point rail, carbon fiber and drumstick legs as well as [...]
For months… you’ve heard about it, read about it and probably tested the demos… now these ALPA products are ready to be the newest addition to your ALPA collection… ALPA [...]
You Want Precision …You Got It! Modular ALPA GON Tripod Leveling System Just in time for the summer, the new modular GON, ALPA opens new perspectives to photographers. Camera setting is now [...]
Every year at Photokina the world sees the debut of stellar photography products from around the world. And, 2016 is no exception. ALPA has release the following fantastic specimens into the [...]
ALPA has introduced a 70 year anniversary Anniversary Edition Set commemorating 70 years of ALPA as brand and 20 years ALPA 12 Medium Format System Presented for the first time in the dark [...]
Make sure to checkout the new ALPA PL mount available through Capture Integration. The PL mount is compatible with all professional movie/ciné lenses in PL mount. The adapter comes with shims so [...]
Check out the new ALPA Universal Rail Adapter available through Capture Integration. The adapter features the standard ALPA interface and comes with “captive“ 3/8“ screw and acts also as a [...]
Check out these new ALPA products available through Capture Integration. ALPA Triobal mini This integrated and very compact head comes with dove tail coupling device and “short legs“. It is [...]
LEE SW150 Filter System The LEE SW150 Filter System is the filter system we recommend for your medium format needs. This system fits every lens in the Schneider LS line [...]
ALPA’s additive manufactured lens shades are now available with all sixteen models. You will find per lens type two subtypes: 1. Subtype 0 (round) is optimized for the full image circle of the [...]
ALPA has introduced new accessories for their growing product line: The all new ALPA 12 FPS lens modules for Contax 645, Hasselblad H and Rollei 6000 enhance the FPS system to one (or the) [...]
The ALPA 12 STC is not only a compact camera, but at the same time also the most versatile. Both is located in its genes: When ALPA introduced the camera in 2010, customers placed the desire [...]
Registration What’s Included Who’s Coming Julian Calverley Itinerary Equipment Location DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP PDF INTRODUCTION Thank you for your interest in our 6th edition in the Master [...]
Ever misplace a lens cap for your tech cam while hiking? Perhaps you went up a mountain and came down a little bit lighter, or your cap just took a tumble out of your pocket when you were [...]
A must read if you use a Technical Camera or View Camera. This is a re-print/re-edit from an article we posted back in 2010 regarding Copal Shutter repairs, and the recent increase we had seen in [...]
Today Phase One officially announced their new A-Series line of digital backs packaged with an ALPA TC front end. There has been so much misinformation about this system leaked online over the [...]
A few weeks back, Anthony Festa and I spent 4 days in Zurich at Alpa Headquarters. Capture Integration has been selling and supporting Alpa solutions since late 2013, and this trip was designed [...]
Phase One today begins shipping the first A-series medium format camera systems. Blending the best of Phase One and ALPA technology through highly-integrated precision components, these cameras [...]
1. Design and usability The ALPA 12 FPS is distinguished by a clearly laid out and easily accessible keypad, which, together with the rotary knob that can be clicked, makes it possible to adjust [...]
Reposted from http://www.alpa.ch/en/news/2014/fps-shutter-memorygame.html Customers recently asked which shutter is less prone to vibration – the Copal or the FPS focal plane shutter [...]