Tech

Amidst the announcement of the Phase One IQ4 150 last year and the many substantially upgraded and new features, one of these stood out as a bit of a wild card. That was the “Phase One Beta [...]

Fresh out of the Danish computers, Phase One has released in Camera System 4.02.7, a suite of new firmware for all IQ series digital backs as well as the XF and in addition to some bug fixes, [...]

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 [...]

One of my favorite places to visit in the US is the desert of California.  I find it amazing that one state can have so many terrains within a short drive.  CA is truly a [...]

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 [...]

I have an offer for you and it’s absolutely free. Are you interested? I know that you are. For some years we (and others) have been pushing Xrite to add ICC profiling to the ColorChecker [...]

The Phase One XF IQ4-150 Camera Upgrade Kit Unboxing!! The Phase One XF IQ4-150 Camera Upgrade has ARRIVED and we are excited to share the FIRST LOOK with you!!! The possibilities are endless [...]

Whenever a new product is released it is our job to test it, push it, to know where it succeeds, and know where it fails.  How would it be possible to talk intelligently and honestly to our [...]

Bold blog title, I know, but let me break this down, because it is that exciting. The IQ4-150 by model number alone alludes to a new pinnacle of image gathering potential, with it’s 151 megapixel [...]

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 [...]