As of 07/08/14, Microsoft has added yet another firmware update to the Surface Pro 3 family of Laptop/Tablets. This is the 2nd firmware released since the units were first sold. You can access this upgrade via the Surface Pro 3 update process. … [Read more]
07/10/14 New Surface Pro 3 Firmware–All is still not well with WiFi and battery life
Posted on July 10, 2014 //
07/02/14 New lens in the Phase One-Schneider LS lineup the 40-80 zoom
Posted on July 3, 2014 //
About 2 weeks ago, Phase One made a new lens announcement, the LS 40-80 F4 to F5.6 zoom. This is an all new design, not a reworked Mamiya lens as some of the other LS lenses appear to be (28mm LS, 75-150mmLS, and 80mmLS to name a few). You can … [Read more]
04/30/14 New Images added to my Arkansas Panorama Gallery
Posted on April 30, 2014 //
I have recently added several new panoramas taken throughout Arkansas to my Panorama Gallery. You can view the images here: Over the years, I have started to shoot more panoramas than standard format photography as I feel it gives a better view of … [Read more]
03/30/14 Mountain Lions in Arkansas–A follow up on my 1st report
Posted on March 30, 2014 //
Recently I was sent a copy of this video from a game camera near Fallsville Arkansas by David Smith. The series is about 11 seconds long total, but clearly shows an adult mountain lion. If one has any doubt, just take the tree in the background for … [Read more]
02/24/14 Silver Fleet purchases 60% of Phase One–what may happen
Posted on February 24, 2014 //
This is old news now and has been hashed back and forth in various discussion forums for the past 2 weeks. The net of the announcement is that Silver Fleet a venture capture firm purchased the controlling share of Phase One. Phase One based in … [Read more]
02/14/14 Why I didn’t purchase a Sony A7r–Thoughts from a Nikon shooter
Posted on February 14, 2014 //
When Sony Announced the A7r I was very impressed. In the past Sony has produced some very impressive camera solutions and I was almost moved enough by the A99 DSLR to purchase one. However my local dealer, Bedford Photo in Little Rock Arkansas, … [Read more]
02/13/2014 The First Testing of the IQ250 on a tech camera–More details on my testing of Digital Transitions files
Posted on February 13, 2014 //
As posted on this site and many others, Phase One, about 2 weeks ago, announced the IQ250, the worlds first CMOS digital Medium format back. The announcement also stunned quite a few folks out there when it was discovered that Sony was the chip … [Read more]
02/12/14 My testing of some Phase One IQ250 raw files on a tech camera–Most impressive
Posted on February 12, 2014 //
Over the past week Digital Transitions , my Phase One dealer based out of New York, NY, has been doing some series comparison testing of the IQ250 and IQ260 with various tech camera lenses. The scene was the Morgan Library Room in New York City. … [Read more]
02/06/14 Low light viewing of Live View on the Phase One IQ250–most impressive
Posted on February 6, 2014 //
From some night photography testing that was done by Alpa, maker of fine Tech camera solutions for Medium and 35mm format, it appears that the Live View Screen of the IQ250 is going to work exceptionally well in low light. This is a huge … [Read more]
02/05/14 Capture One 7.2 is released to the field
Posted on February 5, 2014 //
If you are using Capture 7.x, look for the latest version of the software which is 7.2. Capture One has finally released this newest version to the general population, about 1 week after they announced their latest digital back, the IQ250. It looks … [Read more]
01/25/14 Phase One IQ250 Arrives and Changes the game in a big way
Posted on January 25, 2014 //
It was hard to miss that this announcement was coming sooner than later, and photo rumors tagged this correctly. On Friday the 24th of January 2014 with the IQ250, Phase One has set the wheels in motion that will change Medium Format Digital forever … [Read more]
01/22/14 Phase One to announce IQ250 with 50MP CMOS Date Uncertain
Posted on January 22, 2014 //
01/23/14--Just a bit more information. Phase one obviously has a camera done as briefly yesterday they has some image posted on the main Denmark website from the IQ250. So at least the name is certain. It will be interesting to see if this back is … [Read more]
01/21/14 Hassleblad shakes up/wakes up the Medium Format Digital world with new 50MP CMOS back
Posted on January 21, 2014 //
With this announcement on Hasselblad's main site, they have just rocked the world of Medium Format Digital. Yes, in one quick paragraph, Hasselblad has taken the possible lead and stolen the thunder from Phase One on this technology. Not much has … [Read more]
01/05/14 A bit of trouble for my IQ260–WiFi top plate loose
Posted on January 6, 2014 //
If you own a IQ260 or IQ280 and you purchased it early in the product life cycle, you may want to see about having the top plate (WiFi cover) replaced. There is a possibility that the plate may loosen up and start top pop up. This will create an … [Read more]
01/04/14 It’s offical Sam’s Throne is now a full featured Forest Service Campground.
Posted on January 6, 2014 //
This actually happened in Mid 2013, but I never got around to writing about it. They finally finished the improvements and created a formal campground status for Sam's Throne. This spot is a climbers paradise and for me a photographic wonder. I … [Read more]
11/19/13 Some more thoughts on my nighttime photography
Posted on November 20, 2013 //
I have a new write-up on some of my nighttime photography throughout Arkansas. I have place a small gallery inside the article and then have some descriptions about the various images. Each of the images involves a different form of photographic … [Read more]
10/13/13 Popular Photo Missed a critical couple of Cameras in the “30 most Important Digital Cameras of all time”
Posted on October 13, 2013 //
In the latest issue of Popular Photography, they have an featured article, "30 digital cameras that changed photography". Usually I read these type of articles and move on, but I was amazed by a couple of cameras that were totally overlooked. 1. … [Read more]
02/15/14 News from the CP+ Show in Japan–Pentax 645DII CMOS 50MP Camera
CP+ the Japanese eqvilent to the U.S. CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is going on through tomorrow. and one of the highlights as far as larger camera systems goes, is the information about the upcoming Pentax (now Ricoh) 645D2014. Instead of calling … [Read more]