Here is a lighting setup we used on the roof of 5 Beekman St. for 1 of 40 we did on Saturday.

Strobe was around 1 stop over ambient to give that dark background look. This effect is best done using a camera with a leaf shutter but can be achieved with any DSLR with a flash sync of 1/200 sec. or better. A Pola filter will enhance this effect.

Light test with about a 1 1/2 (maybe more, can't recall) stop difference between ambient and strobe.

GasLand the Fracking Movie  http://youtu.be/ecybVQuT00o

I just finished watching this very insightful and well put together documentary about current and proposed fracking here in the United Sates; and would really encourage everyone to watch this video, which at times I found incredbly disturbing.

After watching this you have to wonder what our values are.

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Light Laser and Sound trigger for your camera.

Check out all of the versions at their site.

Total Control from Capture-to-Delivery

The new Leaf Credo lets you shoot anywhere.

Featuring a high resolution 1.15 MP, 3.2” touch screen, Leaf Credo enables you to view, inspect and edit your images under all kinds of challenging lighting conditions, both in-studio and outdoors. Its powerful processor allows you to verify fine details instantly with excellent color rendition and tonal gradations with 16 million colors.

The touch screen's wide format aspect ratio allows plenty of space for histograms, highlight warnings and to display EXIF data right next to the image.

Its touch screen is extended and covers a larger area beyond the LCD, giving a new innovative handling experience, which enables precise control without touching the actual display area.

The Leaf Credo series of digital camera backs deliver legendary Leaf image quality along with speed and versatility that are second to none.

Available in 80, 60 and 40MP versions.

The Leaf Credo 80 offers the best price-performance ratio of any 80 MP single-shot capture device, allowing you to take your photography further by capturing the highest quality, single- shot images possible. The sensor provides the ability to record the finest detail, eliminating the need to use cumbersome multi-shot solutions.

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I've been going through some old Polaroids and images that have been sitting in a pile waiting to be scanned and archived.

Here is one such Pola and tech tech info written on the back.

More to come.

We are happy to announce that the latest version of Capture One - the best imaging workflow software on the market - Capture One 6.4 was released yesterday. This version of Capture One adds both tethered and file support for the new Leaf Credo 40, 60 and 80 digital backs.

Additional features are focused on tethered functionality and camera support. Focus control has been added for the Phase One iXR industrial camera when used with an IQ or Credo digital back. Capture One 6.4 also adds the following support for these third-party cameras:

√ File support for Nikon D4, D800E and D800.
√ File support for Canon 5D Mark III and G1X.
√ Tethered support for Nikon D5100.
√ File support for Olympus OM-D E-M5

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Download Capture One 6.3.4 and Release Notes

New design for high performance and blazing speeds

Mamiya Leaf is proud to introduce the new Leaf Credo digital back. The Leaf Credo platform, comprised of the Credo 80, Credo 60 and Credo 40 featuring 80, 60 and 40 MP resolutions respectively, sets a new standard with an array of ground-breaking features like:

• A large, high resolution (1.15 megapixel), touch screen with excellent rendition of 16 million colors for quick and easy verification of focus and tonal accuracy;
• Fast, new dual-core microprocessor enables powerful performance for the fastest available image viewing, focusing and editing;
• A new, intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) offers easy navigation and extends the touch screen beyond the LCD area -- letting you navigate and click outside the image area;
• New FireWire 800 and USB 3 implementation for fastest image transfer speeds.

Planned from the ground-up for comfortable, effective shooting both indoors and out, the Leaf Credo display delivers high-resolution Live View functionality for precise focusing when shooting untethered. It also offers a wide viewing angle and a built-in bi-directional spirit level.

The flagship of the Leaf Credo platform is a full-frame 80 MP CCD sensor with a dynamic range of 12.5 f-stops. New to Mamiya Leaf is a full frame 60 MP CCD sensor with 3:4 aspect ratio providing unmatched detail, richness of color, low noise and beautiful tonality. Also available is the 40 MP CCD sensor which offers the fastest capture speed in the Leaf Credo platform at 1.2 frames per second.

The internal, replaceable lithium-ion 2900 mAh battery delivers impressive, long-lasting performance when shooting untethered; when shooting tethered, the battery charges from the connection cable to ensure that it is prepared for portable shooting upon disconnection. Leaf Credo includes advanced memory card technology which eliminates any buffering delays for effective untethered performance.

Pricing for the Leaf Credo 40 starts at € 14,995/$19,495. The Leaf Credo 60 is listed at €24,995/$32,495 while the Leaf Credo 80 is selling for € 29,995/$38,995. Shipping is planned for June, 2012.

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