Film-based photographers tend to have fixations (some would call them fetishes) about their favourite film / developer combinations.D76 2:1 for 8 minutes with agitation every 30 seconds, or the like. There's a bit of voodoo to it, but there's sometimes also years of experience that tells a photographer that some things just work better than others. The same with lenses and other gear. AnEL Nikkorenlarging lens has a certain look, or a cold light enlarging head is preferred. This is what the craft side of photography thrives on.

The digital image processing world is new enough that even for those of us that have been at it for a number of years such preferences are still developing (pardon the pun). In the past few days I've discovered my first such fetish —Capture One DSLRfromPhase One.

What Is It and Who's It For?

Phase Oneis a Danish company that makes a line of high-end digital backs for medium and large format cameras. Their products have a sterling reputation. Unl...