Leaf shutters have a number of benefits over focal plane shutters, including vibration-free capture, but the most predominant is being able to sync flash at speeds far faster than the focal plane [...]
Brad Kaye recently wrote an excellent article on the Schneider-Kreuznach 55mm Blue Ring Lens. In the spirit of taking a closer look at a particular product, I decided to write about the [...]
Officially released today, I’ve been working with the beta of Service Release 1 (version 8.01.0) for a couple weeks and can immediately recommend it for anyone who has already updated to [...]
UPDATE: As of 2/19/21, the below described situation has for the most part been remedied by Firmware Update V8.01.0. For the last two days I’ve been on set shooting at a pretty demanding [...]
Technical Support Issues As a full service authorized dealer for Phase One products, we provide complete technical support for our clients purchasing Phase One products through our dealership. [...]
Phase One Announces New Products! Err, no, this is not about new products, actually. Well, sort of. Cost = $0. So wait, you mean that up to 5 years after the fact, they have given us free, [...]
The Phase One camera system is my go-to system to shoot because I believe the XF / IQ4-150 pairing to be the most formidable image making system that exists in commercial photography. The feature [...]
Jose Manuel Aloda is a worldwide interior and architectural photographer who resides in San Francisco, California.
After importing your files, or even while tethering, it can be difficult to ascertain from the thumbnail in which mode you shot your images. When I’m shooting architecturally, I’m [...]
Now the 3rd Thanksgiving announcement in 3 years, it seems like Phase One likes to release products on American holidays. This morning Phase One has released information for their long awaited [...]
Today Phase One officially announced a first time in a long time, full Feature Update that applies to the XF & XT camera bodies as well as the IQ4-100, IQ4-150 and IQ4-150 Achromatic digital backs.
I lived in a suburban neighborhood on Ohio and there was a truck that would drive through the neighborhood spraying a foggy insect pesticide on summer evenings. I used to love to follow it on my [...]
Join our client, Gregory Crewdson today, Tuesday October 20th @ 2:00PM EDT as he premiers his new collection, An Eclipse of the Moths. Crewdson will answer questions on the live youtube chat and [...]
If I'm shooting commercially, I shoot the 55LS basically every time for at least a portion of my shoot.
The X shutter is Phase One’s redesigned industrial electronic shutter with a smaller form factor.
I was born in Montreal. I attended undergraduate and medical school at McGill University.
I was born and raised in Kenya and have spent most of my life on the move. My family moved to Kenya about a hundred years ago from the UK for adventure and new opportunities.
Introducing the Rodenstock 90 HR-SW Lens in X Shutter for Phase One XT System One of the recently developed HR lenses in the Rodenstock lineup is the 90 HR-SW. As of today, the 90 HR-SW is now [...]
I am a 74-year-old retired Dermatologist, since 2013, where I practiced in Hallandale, Florida. I am happily married for 49 years, have two sons, one daughter in law, two beautiful [...]
Phase One Price Changes – Effective June 1, 2020. Today, Phase One announced changes to their pricing. Generally, when we hear price changes in the photo world we can assume that they will [...]
Today Phase One launched the NEW Phase One XT – HR Digaron – W 50mm f/4 Lens. The Phase One 50 HR-W Lens in X Shutter for the XT System is now orderable and ready to begin shipping. [...]
Released publicly today, System Firmware 7.00.7 (including IQ4-150 Firmware 5.00.13) squashes some bugs, refines the UI and makes vast improvements to Live View as well as re-introducing Phase [...]
When we first starting working with IQ4-150 in Fall of 2018, the swipe of a window revealed a small beaker. Within that beaker was the control panel for Frame Averaging, a feature that we [...]
It’s no secret that I’m an absolute fan of Frame Averaging on the IQ4-150, not just for creating mid-day motion blurs without Neutral Density, but for noise reduction captured images. [...]
We are spotlighting our client, Ken Rhodes, who is currently being featured by Phase One, in their Extraordinary Passion Campaign. Phase One’s campaign is comprised of stories told by Phase [...]
Great clients creating great work at the Grammy Awards Show The Grammy Awards Show was a bit dim this year due to the horrific helicopter accident surrounding Kobe Bryant and others that were [...]
File Format Options IQ1 & IQ2 Series digital backs had IIQ L or IIQ S as available raw file formats, IQ3-100 introduced IIQ-L16 as the top tier format and now IQ4-150 offers up to 5 different [...]
Phase One IQ3 100 Trichromatic CPO at the lowest price ever… The 101-megapixel Trichromatic sensor, designed with focus on the capture of pristine and nuanced color, sets the standard for [...]
The IQ4-150 represents the highest fidelity capture of any digital back available today and within it resides the most powerful computer that Phase One has ever shoe horned into any of their [...]
Cambo has now released a standard version of the Phase One Blue Ring Lens Adapter for the Cambo WRS/WRC and Phase One XT Cameras. This combination will work with digital backs that have a [...]
Tell us a little about yourself, Paul. I am based out of Little Rock AR, and have 2 adult daughters and a wonderful wife. I have enjoyed hiking all across the US, but have spent most of my time [...]
Today, Phase One released the first non-beta firmware release for the new XT Camera System, Camera System Package 6.00.52. While largely only relevant to XT shooters, IQ4 XF & technical [...]
By now, you should have read about the new Phase One XT camera system but in case you have not, here are the basics that are covered by every other website today: The Phase One XT is the first [...]
The old adage of “you are only as good as your glass” rings as true today than it ever has in the past. We are in the age of smaller and smaller pixel widths combined with sensor resolutions [...]
Ok, kind of a teaser title, forgive me for that. But let’s face it, if you have by now any inkling of what the Phase One XT Camera is all about, then I think it becomes a legitimate [...]
Today Phase One publicly released the IQ4-Series digital back Creative Control Package Service Release 1, which serves primarily to fix the 5.00.20 Bug that upon digital back startup, [...]
Been having lots of fun continuing to test and use the IQ4-150’s new Frame Averaging Tool but in comparing frame averaged to non frame averaged files, there is nothing readily available to [...]
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, [...]
Meet Bob Kaufman In the spring of 1986, while working for a consulting firm in Boston, Bob made the fateful decision to come to Alaska and climb Mt. McKinley (now “Denali”). It was a decision [...]
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 [...]
Ok, so what does this title mean? You have to ask? Well, ok then. There is a term called Fat Pixel Magic(!) that refers to legacy digital backs that had larger photosites than newer backs. These [...]
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 [...]
March 18th, 2019 — Firmware 1.03.26 Released Today, Phase One has publicly released the first significant firmware upgrade to the IQ4-150 since its launch. Included [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Phase One XF IQ4 Has Arrived!!! The new Phase One XF IQ4 Digital Back Camera has ARRIVED and we are excited to share the FIRST LOOK with you!!! The possibilities are endless with this new [...]
DO YOU LIKE UPGRADES? How do we buy cameras today? How do manufacturers sustain a camera business? The answer is we always look to the next. What we have is great, but how can it be better? And [...]
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 [...]
