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Phase One Rental · Denver

Rent the Phase One XF IQ4 150MP in Denver.

The highest-resolution camera system money can rent — 151-megapixel full-frame medium format, up to 15 stops of dynamic range, and Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring glass. One of the only places in the Rocky Mountains to rent a full Phase One kit.

The system

A $52,000 medium-format system, on your shoot for a day.

The Phase One XF IQ4 150MP pairs the modular XF camera body with the IQ4 Infinity Platform digital back and Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring lenses. Its full-frame medium format sensor is roughly 2.5× the area of a full-frame 35mm sensor, capturing more light, more detail, and gradations that hold up under the heaviest crop or the largest print.

It’s a deliberate, tethered instrument — built for fine art, architecture, product, fashion, and commercial work where the file has to be flawless. Rent the complete kit or just the piece you’re missing, billed on our 3-day rental week.

Headline specs

Resolution
151 megapixels (14204 × 10652)
Sensor
Full-frame medium format CMOS BSI, 53.4 × 40mm
Dynamic range
Up to 15 f-stops
Sensitivity
ISO 50 – 25,600
File format
16-bit IIQ RAW
Platform
IQ4 Infinity Platform · Capture One Inside
Lenses
Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring LS (leaf-shutter)
Tethering
Ethernet (PoE), USB-C, and wireless

Why medium format

Past the ceiling of full-frame.

The reasons a photographer reaches for a Phase One over the best 35mm mirrorless — and the trade-offs worth knowing.

≈2.5×

the sensor area of full-frame 35mm — more light, more detail, smoother tone

151 MP

vs ~45–61MP on top 35mm bodies — enormous prints and crop latitude

15 stops

of dynamic range in 16-bit IIQ RAW — deep, malleable files

1/1600s

leaf-shutter flash sync — impossible on a focal-plane 35mm system

The honest trade-off: medium format is slower, heavier, and tripod-minded — built for considered, high-value capture, not sports or run-and-gun. For work that lives on a billboard or a gallery wall, that’s exactly the point.

IQ4 Infinity Platform

Capture tools you can’t get anywhere else.

The IQ4 back isn't just a sensor — it's a capture computer with tools that change what a single exposure can be.

Frame Averaging

Capture long-exposure looks with no ND filters — the back combines a series of frames into one RAW, cutting noise, extending dynamic range, and protecting highlights.

Dual Exposure+

A second exposure is captured and blended into your frame for extra dynamic range and cleaner shadow detail — HDR-grade latitude, straight out of the capture.

Capture One Inside

The Capture One RAW core runs inside the digital back: custom IQ Styles, 4K JPEG processing in-camera, enhanced Live View, and a seamless tethered workflow.

Automated Focus Stacking

Built-in focus-stack calculator and sequencing for edge-to-edge sharpness on product, still-life, and macro work — controlled from the camera or Capture One.

Leaf-shutter flash sync

The Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring lenses carry integrated leaf shutters, syncing flash up to 1/1600s — far past what a focal-plane 35mm system can reach.

Modular by design

Body, digital back, viewfinder, and lens are all separate. Rent the complete kit, or just the piece you need — an IQ4 back for your own XF, or glass to round out a shoot.

Kit & rates

What you get, and what it costs.

Daily rates, straight from our catalog. Everything is billed on the 3-day rental week — three to seven days cost the same as three.

Phase One XF IQ4 150MP complete rental kit

IQ4 150MP complete kit

$825/day

XF body · IQ4 150MP digital back · 80mm Blue Ring lens with UV filter · 4× batteries · charger · tether cable · 325GB CFexpress card · CFexpress reader · 256GB SD card.

XF camera body only
$145/day
IQ4 150MP digital back only
$650/day
Blue Ring LS lenses (35–240mm)
$75–$85/day

How rentals are billed

We rent on a 3-day rental week. Three, four, five, six, and seven days are all billed as a single 3-day rental — so a full week costs the same as three days.

The glass

Eight Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring lenses.

Leaf-shutter LS primes from 35mm to 240mm — flash sync to 1/1600s, autofocus, and the resolving power to feed a 151-megapixel sensor. Rent one with a body, or add to a kit.

Schneider Kreuznach 35mm LS f/3.5 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

35mm LS f/3.5

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 45mm LS f/3.5 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

45mm LS f/3.5

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 55mm LS f/2.8 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

55mm LS f/2.8

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 80mm LS f/2.8 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

80mm LS f/2.8

$75/day
Schneider Kreuznach 110mm LS f/2.8 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

110mm LS f/2.8

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 120mm LS f/4 Macro Blue Ring lens for Phase One

120mm LS f/4 Macro

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 150mm LS f/3.5 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

150mm LS f/3.5

$85/day
Schneider Kreuznach 240mm LS f/4.5 Blue Ring lens for Phase One

240mm LS f/4.5

$85/day

All Blue Ring LS lenses use the Phase One 645 bayonet mount and carry an integrated leaf shutter for high-speed flash sync. Billed on the 3-day rental week.

Who rents it

Built for the work that can’t compromise.

Fine-art landscape

Resolution and tonal latitude for gallery and large-format print.

Architecture & interiors

Detail, straight lines, and highlight control for spaces.

Product & still life

Focus stacking and 151MP files for e-commerce and hero shots.

Fashion & beauty

Editorial-grade skin rendering with leaf-shutter flash sync.

Commercial & advertising

Files that hold up on billboards, wraps, and wide crops.

Art reproduction & archival

Color accuracy and detail for fine-art and heritage work.

How renting works

From account to on-set in three steps.

  1. 01

    Set up a rental account

    First-time on-location renters register once — a driver's license scan, two business references, and either a Certificate of Insurance on file or a card authorization for the replacement value of the gear.

  2. 02

    Build your estimate

    Add the Phase One kit — or just the body, back, or lenses you need — pick your dates, and get a live price. Prefer a written quote? Send your list and we'll confirm the same business day.

  3. 03

    Pick up or we deliver

    Collect at the Kalamath St. shop Mon–Fri, 8:30am–5:30pm by appointment, or we deliver anywhere within 500 miles of Denver. Out-of-town crews: we stage the kit on arrival.

FAQ

Phase One rental questions.

Can I rent a Phase One camera in Denver?

Yes. photospace rents the Phase One XF IQ4 150MP system — one of the only places in the Rocky Mountains to rent a full medium-format Phase One kit. The complete kit (XF body, IQ4 150MP digital back, 80mm Blue Ring lens, batteries, charger, tether, and cards) is $825/day, and the XF body, IQ4 digital back, and Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring LS lenses can also be rented à la carte. Everything is billed on our 3-day rental week — three to seven days cost the same as three. Pick up at the Kalamath St. shop or have it delivered anywhere within 500 miles of Denver.

What is the Phase One XF IQ4 150MP?

It's the highest-resolution professional camera system commercially available — a modular medium-format platform built from the Phase One XF body, the IQ4 150MP Infinity Platform digital back, and Schneider Kreuznach Blue Ring leaf-shutter lenses. The IQ4 150MP back has a 151-megapixel full-frame medium format CMOS sensor (53.4 × 40mm — about 2.5× the area of a full-frame 35mm sensor), up to 15 stops of dynamic range, ISO 50–25,600, and 16-bit IIQ RAW files, with Capture One running inside the back for a tethered studio workflow.

Why rent a Phase One instead of buying one?

A new Phase One XF IQ4 150MP system runs roughly $52,000 for the body and back alone, and a working kit with several Blue Ring lenses easily exceeds $60,000. Renting puts that system on a single shoot — a fine-art landscape, an architecture or product campaign, an editorial, or an archival reproduction job — for a fraction of the cost, and lets you test-drive medium format before committing. photospace rents the complete kit for $825/day on a 3-day rental week.

Do I need a rental account to rent gear on location?

Yes. To take equipment on location you register for a rental account once — a quick step that includes a driver's license scan, two business references, and either a certificate of insurance on file or a credit-card hold for the replacement value of the rental. Renting just the studio doesn't require this.

How are gear rentals billed — what's a 3-day rental week?

We rent on a 3-day rental week: three, four, five, six, and seven days are all billed as a single 3-day rental, so a full week costs the same as three days. Daily rates are listed on every category page, and longer or recurring rentals are quoted on request. Invoices are payable by card or ACH bank transfer and carry a payment-processing fee — 3% for card, 1% for ACH — shown as its own line item on the invoice before you pay.

How do I get a gear rental quote?

Send your gear list (or a brief) and your shoot dates through the request-an-estimate form, and we'll confirm availability and send a written quote — usually the same business day. Estimates are free and open to anyone; a rental account is only needed once you're ready to take the gear out.

Can I rent gear without booking the studio?

Yes. The gear-rental house is completely separate from the studio — pick up (or have delivered) cameras, lenses, lighting, grip, and production supplies and take them anywhere. No studio booking required.

Denver medium format

Put a Phase One on your next shoot.

Add the kit to an estimate and get a live price, or send your list for a written quote. Pickup at our Denver shop or delivery within 500 miles.

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