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March 22, 2011

Magic Lantern AJ 5.0

MAGIC LANTERN AJ 5.0 Our friends at Planet5D have recently posted the announcement of a new version of Magic Lantern. This version includes many improvements, along with a great and enhanced user interface (menu). Just check the video and you’ll see what we mean. Here is a brief list of improvements: 1) AJ MENU: * […]

March 16, 2011

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Canon Rebates – March 2011

INSTANT REBATES ENDING SOON – Promotion ends March 19, 2011. For those who still don’t know, there is an “Instant Rebate” and “Double Instant Rebate” promotion available for Canon DSLR cameras and lenses ending soon. This may be a good time for making your purchases. It works as always: you simply buy one or more […]

March 1, 2011

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Canon EOS T3i / 600D in Stock!

The latest Canon DSLR camera, EOS Rebel T3i/600D, announced in February of this year is finally in stock! This entry-level HDSLR has really great features, especially if you are interested in the movie/video capturing capabilities, or if you are new to the DSLR world. Please check these links: Canon EOS T3i/600D Kit Canon EOS T3i/600D […]

February 16, 2011

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Using Stills to create Matte Painting Effects in your footage

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 […]

February 14, 2011

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Tutorial 10-Bit Colorspace Up-conversion

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. […]

February 3, 2011

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USB Follow Focus Controller PRE-ORDERS

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 […]

January 28, 2011

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USB Follow Focus Controller Released

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, […]

January 20, 2011

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USB Follow Focus Controller

** UPDATE – August 29, 2011: There is a coupon code available thru September 14. Please check this post. ** IMPORTANT UPDATE – January 28, 2011: The Okii USB FC1 controller has been officially released. Please click here to check full features details, full specifications, technical information provided by the manufacturer and test videos. PREVIEW: […]

January 17, 2011

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NON-Official ISO on Canon DSLRs

NON OFFICIAL ISO on Canon HDSLR We have been testing for over a month a very nice new device compatible with all Canon HDSLR cameras that will be released by the manufacturer soon. During this testing process we discovered a very interesting and unexpected function that is available on some cameras. This option is not […]

December 29, 2010

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Canon Double Rebates Ending Soon

ENDING SOON! – CANON DOUBLE INSTANT REBATES Additionally to the normal “Instant Rebate” Canon launched a great promotion some months ago that “doubles” the rebates, but they are both ending very soon: January 8, 2011. Don’t miss the chance if you are planning to buy a new camera, lens or flash! We all love promotions, […]

December 17, 2010

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EOS 60D Firmware 1.0.8

FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.0.8 for Canon EOS 60D – Canon has revealed that the latest firmware update – Version 1.0.8 – for the EOS 60D DSLR is now available for download. Firmware Version 1.0.8 incorporates the following fix: Fixes a phenomenon in which captured images may become overexposed when using the camera’s built-in flash, or […]

December 9, 2010

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Selected Great Deals 12/2010

Christmas is almost here! If you still didn’t buy all your gifts or want to buy some more, you might find this post very useful. Below there’s a very short list of selected great deals, promotions and items you may want to consider. Some of them are ending in few days, so don’t miss the […]

December 7, 2010

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Mode Dial Lock Upgrade

Canon has recently announced a Mode Dial hardware (optional) upgrade for owners of Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D. It is already available for USA residents. According to Canon Product Advisory: “The modification is intended to prevent the Mode Dial from accidentally moving, once set to a particular exposure mode by the user.” […]

November 25, 2010

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EOS 7D Firmware Update 1.2.3

CANON EOS 7D – FIRMWARE UPDATE 1.2.3 Today Canon has released a new firmware update for the Canon EOS 7D. Firmware changes: Firmware version 1.2.3 incorporates the following fixes. Fixes a phenomenon in which the settings of the Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 revert to the default settings when both the camera and the ST-E2 are set […]