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 This past weekend I had a great opportunity to play with newest Hasselblad model, H4x (x for extended) medium format camera. As you know (if not, check here) I own an old PhaseOne P25+ digital back for H mount, and I use it with a H1 Hasselblad. It works great and I love the system, but I was locked Continue reading: Hasselblad H4x camera hands-on review: back to open architecture!  I had an opportunity to test the Elinchrom RX series strobe lighting in a studio environment. I’ve got one of the most interesting Elinchrom’s to work with, the top of the line Style RX 600 Pro monolight and Digital RX 1200 Pro Power Pack with A3000N speed flash head. Continue reading: Elinchrom RX series strobe review: pros, cons and comparison with PCB Einsteins lights  Take a look at this craziness: The lens is very similar to the Canon 14mm F2.8L by size and look. I was using the 14mm for commercial architecture assignments a Continue reading: Canon 8-15mm F4.0L Fisheye lens first impressions: you can’t shoot wider than this:-)  A day ago, I installed Windows 8 developer edition (it’s free from Microsoft) on my Acer W500 tablet PC (more about it here). Continue reading: Windows 8 on a tablet PC: hands-on review of Acer W500 tablet running Win8  I was always looking on the tablet devices, and the only thing was stopping me from buying one is that I could not find a use for it: -) Web browsing, ebook reading, occasional video, emails, Skype and similar activities I happy to perform on my DroidX2 phone. Larger screen alone was never a deal Continue reading: Tablet PC for a photographer: Acer W500 review. Cool toy or a serious little tool?  I do not read much magazines these days, you know… And if I read something, it is usually not about photography. There is a reason for this: I’ve found (it was about 5 years ago) that unfortunately there are almost no photography-related magazines exist which I can read without getting over tons of advertisements and Continue reading: The great magazine for a photographer: meet c’t Digital Photography!  Do you remember a question I asked the Universe a few weeks ago? :-))) I hope you’re smiling now :-))) Continue reading: How I Met My Hasselblad: A story of how I made my dreams come true ;-)  My fellow pixiq.com expert, photographer and writer Haje Jan Kamps has this very cool project in development I want to tell you about. He is working on a universal remote triggering device which will work with any DSLR and it will carry laser, sound and time triggers all built-in. Plus an AUX input for any Continue reading: Meet TriggerTrap: all-in one triggering solution for a photographer  As promised, I run few in-studio tests to see if there is any noticeable difference in IQ between 35mm DLSR Canon 5D mark II and Phase One p25+ medium format digital back. This comparison makes more sense than the previous one between Canon 1Ds Mk III and Hasselblad H4D-50 I had earlier. Continue reading: Canon 5d Mark II and PhaseOne P25+: Does a physical sensor size make a difference?  Now, when I’ve got everything assembled and working, I am excited to show my new studio camera, Cambo Ultima D: My previous setup (cambo master PC + 1Ds Mk III) was very cool view camera learning tool , but now I feel the difference: Working with this Cambo Ultima is like a riding a Mercedes-Benz after Continue reading: My new studio warrior: the charismatic camera with tough personality (do I say goodbye to Canon?)  Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: in studio test Continue reading: Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: the final round. In-studio performance  Fuji X100 vs Leica X1 Continue reading: Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: Two hi-end point and shoot cameras compared. Got a video from the Leaf Aptus II 12 test shot: Full article: Enjoy:-)  Last week I have a chance to play with top of the Leaf’s line of digital backs, Leaf Aptus-II 12, 80-megapixel digital back mounted on Phase One 645DF camera. Many thanks to Steve Hendrix from Capture Integration for bringing all this beauty to the studio. I’ve got a video as well, it will be posted Continue reading: Leaf Aptus-II 12 80 megapixel digital back review: it is not only pixels that count.  I know this questions was raised millions times on many discussion boards, but because I couldn’t find a good image quality comparison results, I’ve decided to run few tests myself. Now, when I’ve got Canon 5D MkII as a secondary camera and looking to get MF digital back for my studio view camera, the Continue reading: Canon 1Ds Mark III v.s 5D Mark II: is there is any difference in image quality? In-studio test run. |  I share everything I know here. Lighting setups, gear reviews, tutorials, tips and behind the scenes videos from our photo sessions. Make sure to subscribe for weekly updates below so you don't miss anything.    Questions and Answers. Quite often I receive interesting questions about the particular lighting setup or issue with the particular shot that other photographers are dealing with and such questions is not directly related to any post I have here in the blog. Read More->>  (C)Philip (www.80eight.co.uk)Get inspired, post your results here! This post inspired by the readers who used materials published on this blog to do their own shots. Similar technique, different results. Thank you, guys!  Loading ... | ||
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