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UPDATE – 2013: You can buy all Okii products at B&H, Zacuto Store and Okii System website. Discount: There is currently an offer of $50 off on the Okii FC1 USB controller. March 21, 2012 – You can read the official press release [HERE]: Zacuto USA is now the proud worldwide distributer of Okii Systems […]

UPDATE – March 4, 2012: RGrain is offering a new pack: “Super 8mm Package” at $30. Please check www.RGrain.com for more details. UPDATE – February 27, 2012: RGrain is offering “Instant Vintage” Bonus Plate. It will be available until March 15th. Please check www.Rgrain.com for more details. ____ Rgrain (www.rgrain.com) just released a package of seven […]

  UPDATE – January 15, 2012: We’ve been notified that this coupon code ended, BUT there’s another coupon code! Read below. __________ We have been notified by Okii Systems that there is currently a coupon code to get $30 off when purchasing the recently released Okii MC1. For more details on this controller, please check […]

There are currently many Instant Rebates available for Canon DSLR cameras, P&S cameras, Lenses and Flashes. The most relevant are ending September 3, 2011, but there are more. Don’t miss the chance! You can find all of them clicking on the following banners and links: CAMERAS & KITS Click the following link to check Instant […]

  UPDATE – March 12, 2012: This coupon still works! UPDATE – January 15, 2012: We have been notified that this coupon code still works! _________ We have been notified by Okii Systems that they are currently offering a coupon code for their Okii USB Focus Controller. Since we thoroughly tested and have been using […]

Contents: What is a Hot Pixel? Hot Pixels & Remap Function Test your camera right after buying Features Request The case Support us   UPDATE – December, 2012: Holiday Specials The 5D Mark II and 5D Mark III are at the lowest price ever, for limited time. Check them: EOS 5D Mark II (Body Only) […]

Laser beams may be VERY dangerous, not only for your camera, but also (and much more important) for your eyes. Through many years we’ve seen and known several cases of cameras damaged by laser, and much more sad: people injured by them as well. Damage is NOT limited to DSLR with video capturing capabilities. Lasers […]

UPDATE #2 – January 20, 2012: We have almost finished our tests and will post the results of this great lens very soon. We’ll include pictures taken at different f-stops and also video recorded with this lens on a full frame camera. Stay tuned! You can subscribe to our site to receive email notifications when […]

Since the beginning we have been following and supporting all possible campaigns requesting improvements for the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and other Canon HDSLR cameras. So we contacted Chuck Westfall at Canon USA on this regard (read below). On April 21 James Drake posted a VERY interesting article: How YOU can change the Canon […]

UPDATE: May 10, 2011 – Tim Kang from TSK Pictures has posted a preset file for Adobe Premiere CS5: As those of you that shoot DSLR video with Canon cameras may know, Technicolor (the big name movie post-production facility) released a new Canon picture style to aid in post production toning. You can download their […]

How to use stills to create simple matte painting effects for your DSLR footage This is another great video tutorial for people using HDSLR cameras for filmmaking purposes. Credits: Robino Films Quoted text from the video description: Taking stills before rolling your DSLR can save you a lot of time during post production when working […]

Canon DSLR Footage 10-Bit Colorspace Up-conversion Tutorial Credits: Robino Films Quoted text from the video description: Learn how to prepare your Canon DSLR footage for editing and color correction by up-converting 8-Bit compressed colorspace clips to true 10-bit 4:2:2 or 12-bit 4:4:4. NOTE: This tutorial demonstrates the cleaning of one clip from beginning to end. […]

Less than 48hs after the official release, the new USB Follow Focus Controller has run out of stock! But we were notified that due to the very high demand the manufacturer (Okii Systems LLC.) is now accepting pre-orders. SPECIAL DISCOUNT The manufacturer kindly allowed us to give a Coupon Code to get $50 discount on […]

Okii Systems LLC. has released today the Okii USB Follow Focus Controller for Canon HDSLR cameras. As mentioned earlier, this device can do MUCH more than controlling focus. We have opened a dedicated section called USB Focus Controller with full details, important information and some video tests for your convenience. SPECIAL DISCOUNT As previously announced, […]