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 were [...]

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 [...]

There is new pricing on the IQ3 100 While the IQ4 150 announcement has produced a lot of excitement around not just the 150mp BSI sensor, but many new features, lost amongst this has been the [...]

The Phase One XF IQ4 Digital Back was just announced and you’re probably wondering what’s the difference? How does this back compare to the others?? Will the new back improve or [...]

This morning Phase One DK announced their new IQ4 product line.  While the new Sony Backside Illuminated 151 megapixel sensor has been one of the world’s worst kept secrets, It was [...]

The purely electronic shutter in Phase One’s IQ3-100 digital backs allow for imaging without the use of any mechanical shutter.  As explained previously, the use of the electronic [...]

In order to maximize image quality and minimize noise on all Phase One digital captures, an additional dark frame of the same shutter speed duration is captured immediately after the image [...]

Phase One released version 2.0 of Capture Pilot for iOS last month and now provides Sony camera support as well as unlisted bug fixes and performance tweaks. Version History 2.0 – [...]

Owning a complete Phase One XF Camera System is within reach. Step into a whole new world of photographic possibilities with the XF platform and get industry-leading resolution, feature updates, [...]

We knew this day would come.  While these camera systems have been solid workhorses in our studios and in many cases still are, we have come to the point where they will no longer be [...]

While some prefer to shoot full manual all the time, the automated and automatic processes available on the XF provide safety nets that manual operation doesn’t provide. Auto ISO is the [...]

From Now until March 31st take advantage of these AMAZING Prices! XF IQ1 100MP Camera System Includes:XF Camera Body XF Prism ViewfinderSchneider Kreuznach 80mm LS LensIQ1 100MP Digital BackList [...]

Testing a camera system is not as simple as one might think.  We literally have thousands of customers and each one has their own individual workflow, system components, and style. [...]

The ability to tune your camera specifically to your lenses has been around for sometime, not only on Canon & Nikon DSLR’s but also on medium format bodies like the Phase One 645DF+ The [...]

If you have always wanted an On Camera Flash (OCF) for your Phase One Medium Format body and have struggled with adapters and frankenstein contraptions in the past, your prayers are now answered. [...]

XF Feature Update #4 SR1 provides additional lens support for both AFr (Autofocus & Recompose) as well as the Automatic Focus Stack Calculator.  This release will update your XF to [...]

As covered previously in the post XF Focus Trim, the XF has long had the ability to calibrate to each lens attached to it and calibrating the system in this way should be viewed as an absolute [...]

Today, Phase One has released Feature Update #4 for the XF camera system and IQ digital backs, yet again opening up new features and functionality to existing cameras. This is an especially [...]