Phase One has just announced a summer promotion where you can pick up a refurbished medium format back, DF+ camera body and a 80mm LS lens. You can read more about it here: But in a nutshell, there are 3 camera systems that you can pick … [Read more]
06/15/13 Phase One failures using Silver vs Black batteries
Posted on June 16, 2013 //
As many Phase One users may know the main battery used in most modern Phase One Digital backs, is based on a Canon Video camera battery. In fact in the older Phase One cameras which had the battery external to the back, like the P45+, P65+ etc. you … [Read more]
06/13/13 Review of recent highwater levels in Arkansas Ozark and Ouachita streams
Posted on June 12, 2013 //
In Arkansas, there are times of drought and times of heavy rains which create high flows in Ozark and Ouachita mountain streams. In a normal year, most of this high water will happen in mid to late March and most of April, and starts to wind down … [Read more]
06/07/13 Phase One starts to ship IQ260 units to both dealers and customers
Posted on June 9, 2013 //
It looks like Phase One has started to ship the IQ260 Medium format digital backs to some customers and dealers. U.S. dealers will be receving a back for demo purposes and it also seems that some customers, mainly overseas have already … [Read more]
05/19/13 Close but no cigar–Really Right Stuff 5D MKII L bracket fitting to Canon 6D
Posted on May 20, 2013 //
Canon 6D vertical grip release and RRS (Really Right Stuff - Company) 5D MKII L bracket interference ball head from them over 10 years ago. Really Right Stuff makes hundreds of different types of camera accessories, but one of the number one items … [Read more]
04/28/13 New information on Stretch Relief Pliers and wide back Stretcher bars
Posted on April 29, 2013 //
I was able to reuse some of my older 1.5 inch stretcher bars that were made by Omega with the new stretch relief pliers. These bars are called a 1.5 inch bar, but they have a wider back side. This makes it a bit harder to work with the … [Read more]
04/11/13 My thoughts on the Phase One Investment Protection Policy
Posted on April 12, 2013 //
Phase One is the company that produces one of the largest lines of medium format digital backs. They were pioneers in the production of Medium format digital products from the first scanning backs to their newest lineup the IQ series of backs. One … [Read more]
04/05/13 Nikon posts new Firmware for the D800 and D800e
Posted on April 5, 2013 //
I noticed from reading some of the forums that Nikon has released a new firmware for the D800 family of DSLR cameras. When Nikon brought out the first upgrade for the D800e I did not upgrade. My camera was working fine and I did not see any … [Read more]
04/03/13 How to get a better grip on a Arca rm3di– Arca Grip extension
Posted on April 3, 2013 //
I have written a short article describing the advantages of using the grip extension for the Arca rm3di technical camera. I have used the rm3di now for over 1 year and have the grip extension installed on my camera. The extension is a one piece … [Read more]
03/31/13 I have written a new article about Stretch Relief Pliers by Breathing Color
Posted on April 1, 2013 //
I recently wrote a review of the the Breathing Color Stretch Relief Pliers. These Pliers are a revolutionary design that allow a person stretching a inkjet canvas to have a tremendous amount of control over the canvas during the stretching. These … [Read more]
03/23/13 Copal no longer to be in the manual leaf shutter business–possible bad news for Tech Camera users
Posted on March 23, 2013 //
On the Luminous Landscape website, I ran across a posting about Copal and the possibility that they will no longer be manufacturing leaf shutters. Copal is a large company and appears to still be involved with many other aspects of electronics and … [Read more]
03/15/13 Interesting Feedback on the new Phase One IQ2X Digital Backs
Posted on March 15, 2013 //
After following some of the more prominent web forums it has been interesting to see how the feedback on the new Phase One IQ2X backs has filtered down. I have watched the frenzy from the first day back on the 4th of March drop … [Read more]
03/13/13 30 minute or Longer Exposures and IQ260, Do they make sense
Posted on March 14, 2013 //
Since Phase One announced the new IQ260, the majority of the talk has been about the use of this new back with long exposures, exposures up to 1 hour in length. One aspect is the use of this back in night photography, where the photographer is … [Read more]
03/06/13 Follow up on New Phase One IQ260 Medium Format Digital Back
Posted on March 6, 2013 //
I received a detailed email response from Doug Peterson at Digital Transitions. Digital Transitions is one of the largest Phase One dealers in the United States and has been very helpful in informing me about the features of the new IQ260. There … [Read more]
03/04/13 Big Day for Phase One–New IQ2x backs are announced
Posted on March 4, 2013 //
What a surprise to open my email and find that Phase One has announced a new series of IQ backs, the 260 series. I received a very informative email from Doug Peterson at Digital Transitions this morning in regards to the new Phase One IQ260 backs. … [Read more]
02/27/2013 Back online after a brief period of sequester
Posted on February 27, 2013 //
It's been a while since I have been able to write, and like the shot of the new moon above, I am hoping that I will be able to get back to a more steady stream of new postings. For most of December I was running and gunning with sales of my prints … [Read more]
10/25/12 An interesting facet of Long Noise Reduction on the Nikon D800/e Cameras
Posted on October 27, 2012 //
While working in the woods over the past week, I was finally able to work with the long noise reduction settings on the Nikon D800e. Long noise reduction can be a very important feature on any digital camera, since most sensors will generate more … [Read more]
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