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BERGGER Prestige Warm Tone Paper

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Bergger warm tone papers

Porto 2014. Copyright Aurélien LE DUC

 

BERGGER Prestige Warm Tone Paper 3 types of warm tone papers coated on a double-weight base (280 gsm). They deliver outstanding prints. They are able to produce both soft picture, and a hard grade picture, due to the incorporated sensitizers (blue and red sensitizers) in the emulsion. Using multigrade filters, grades from 0 to 5 can be achieved by half grade steps. It belongs to the family of chlorobromide papers, therefore, DMax is very high. Continue reading

Rodenstock Filters Overview

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Modern taking lenses produce sharp, high-contrast, true-color and distortion-free photographs. However, if ambient light is too bright for a low depth of field (e.g. for a high aperture) or for intentional motion blur (e.g. for a slow shutter speed), not even the best lens can help. It is no different if UV radiation falsifies colors and reduces contrast or if shiny surfaces produce irritating reflections. Or if colors are not converted into gray values in black and white images, on film or digitally, as the photographer actually wanted. Only filters can solve this problem.

However, the quality differences are huge

If you have spent a lot of money for a good lens, you do not want to run the risk of image quality losses due to inferior filters. For the filter is just as much a part of the optical beam path as the lens elements.

This Rodenstock filters overview explains the benefits of owning such a filter.

Optical glass and perfect surface

Light rays must remain parallel after passing through the filter, to prevent the possibility of blur and loss of contrast, the direction of outgoing light must remain exactly parallel to that of incoming light at all points. All Rodenstock filters therefore have a very flat slimline frame. In order to allow a screw thread for fastening a lens hood or a protective cap, the glass is only 1.4mm thick. Continue reading

Hasselblad X1D-50c Special Promotion

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Hasselblad X1D-50c Special Promotion

Hasselblad are offering a limited time promotion for all purchases of an X1D-50c (Silver).

Buy a Hasselblad X1D body and an XCD lens (30mm, 45mm and/or 90mm) and receive a promotional bundle worth up to €500. Offer valid until the 15th of September 2017.
In addition to this offer  – Linhof Studio have a special bundle price for a limited time on the X1D camera body and 45mm lens – also valid until the 15th September. See Below for more information

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LEE Filters IRND ProGlass Exposure Guide App

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LEE Filters IRND ProGlass Exposure Guide App

LEE Filters have produced a new app to accompany the ProGlass IRND range, making it easy to calculate the precise exposure when using any of the filters.

The LEE Filters ProGlass IRND Exposure Guide is an app designed for fluid and precise operation in the field, with a full range of shutter speeds in 1/3 stop increments and all the controls right under your thumb. Continue reading