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I know it's an ad but this page gives a really great overview of what capture one does.
(but if you want to buy it, go here and save yourself from the 25% Danish VAT!
A Group Shot Master Class
The slideshow above has what I'm sure will be some of the most iconic images of our time (certainly so far as the film industry is concerned).
Can you imagine who would have been in these images if they were shot in the '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, and '80s?
I'm not a fan of Annie's shot of the Queen but I love these.
(Seen on Strobist)
A bunch of us were in the Birmingham branch yesterday getting trained up on the 1DMkIII and WFT-E2 wireless transmitter.
The first thing we all addressed was the now infamous focusing issue.
My opinion now is this...
1. There is an issue with high contrast subjects (you might read this as sunny conditions), this is being fixed in firmware.
2. There are way too many customisation options for most photographers to deal with. This is especially true of the focussing system where it can be very easy to completely screw it up buy setting it up wrong.
So, we were happy with the conclusion that a good read of the manual and a flash of the firmware would sort everybody out.
The best part of the day by far came when we plugged in the WFT-E2 wireless transmitter. If you never had the pleasure of using the first version of this (the WFT-E1 strangely) you'll know it was an absolute dog to get working. I'm glad to report that Canon have definitely learnt from their mistakes. The new one has a short setup wizard (accessed on the camera's screen) that works like a dream. It shows you all the available networks, you pick one, enter a password (if needed) and you're up!
The system has two ways of working; PTP and http.
PTP works in conjunction with the new DPP (Digital Photo Pro) software and allows complete wireless control of every aspect of the camera, including manual focus adjustment, exposure and firing, you even get a live view through the camera courtesy of the cameras live video.
HTTP basically gives you a webserver running on the WFT-E2 so you can access it using any computer on the same network just by typing the cameras IP address into a web browser. Http access doesn't give you total control over the camera however, you can fire it ans see/download the resulting image and you can browse any storage the camera is using (SD card, CF Card or USB drive connected to the WFT-E2). However, there's nothing to stop you using port forwarding on your router to make the camera accessible from the internet.
This is the screen for firing the camera:
And this is the browser window:
We're aware of this.
Apparently most of Fasthost's customers have been off for the day, sites are coming back online slowly, hopefully we'll be soon.
Update: It might be a coincidence, but fasthost's "secure" data centre is in this area, currently coloured blue (on a floodplain!)
Update II: Now back up!
Flickervision is a great example of a web 2.0 style mashup, mixing geotagged Flickr images with google maps.
Well now Flickrvision's in glorious 3D.
I could watch this all day!
Bit more Permajet done, I think I'm gonna do one paper per day, that should keep me sane.
New rental pricelist uploaded. It includes lighting and camera products across all 4 branches. No fancyness, just a simple pricelist.
Loads of referb Phase One backs are now sold out.
Last few places available on Norman Childs lighting course for architectural interiors so I've put it in the side bar to fill the last slots.
Starting to get Permajet papers and Lumedyne up.
New "buyers guide to light' TFC pricelist is now available as a PDF download!
The pricelist has some cool new products including Bacht flash heads from germany and some TFC exclusive Lastolight products.
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