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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!  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:-)  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!  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?  Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: in studio test Continue reading: Leica X1 vs Fuji X100: the final round. In-studio performance 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.  Today I had this pretty cool test shot: Leaf Aptus-II 12 80 Megapixel digital back on Phase one 645DF camera. Amazing quality, very interesting results: as usual, I was pushing it to a sensor’s limits to see how it will handle over/under exposure tortures. Very close to what I had done to Hasselblad H4D 50 Continue reading: Leaf Aptus II-12 80 MegaPix review is coming soon.  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.  Please look at the portrait below: do you really think it was shot in front of that lake and mountains, or it was a studio shot and digitally applied background? When I saw this image first time, background looked completely unnatural, like it digitally applied on a studio portrait. However, this is one shot image… Continue reading: The magic of PLM (parabolic) umbrella  How important the camera and lens for a photographer? This is our bread and butter, all our work depends from it. A good camera and high quality lens can do wonders in a good hands. Continue reading: Do you really need an expensive DSLR camera? Point-and-shoot vs professional DSLR  I had a great opportunity to test-drive a new Hasselbald H4d camera with its huge 50 Megapixel digital back, thank to John Williams from Hotwire-digital.com. Knowing specification of the Hasselblad, I did not want to simply compare those 2 cameras: they are very different animals, with different purpose… besides the fact they both capture images Continue reading: Hasselblad H4D-50 against Canon 1Ds MarkIII: what do we get for the money?  This week I’ve got 2 additions to my studio gear I was waiting for a long time: heavy, solid and huge Fatif studio stand and amazingly fast workstation laptop, Lenovo W700ds. Both of them are really monstrous creatures: Fatif studio stand: Old, by still strong as my red pepper Ukrainian vodka I brought 8 years Continue reading: My new monster toys: AKELstudio equipment upgrade.  I was asked many times what camera and/or lens I would recommend to buy in given price range, so I’ve decided to answer this question on my blog, next time I can direct people to this article. For today this is a longest epic in my life I wrote in English and I really hope you’ll Continue reading: Digital Camera buying guide: What is good to know before buying one |  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! 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