Tag Archives: control
Save $30 off the Okii MC1 USB Mini Controller!
Posted on 22. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
We told you earlier about the new Okii MC1 USB mini controller and you can see our demo again down at the bottom of this post – but if you’re interested in buying one, right now, there’s a $30 off coupon! From the HDCamTeam site: We have been notified by Okii Systems that there is [...]
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Product Demo and Giveaway! Okii MC1 USB mini controller for Canon
Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by planetMitch.
As I mentioned the other day, we got our hands on an Okii MC1 USB mini controller and I also have one to give away! They’ve also updated their follow focus unit (which we also just got our hands on) – but that’s a story for a different day. This could be a great gift [...]
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Okii Systems Releases New MC1 USB Mini Controller
Posted on 21. Nov, 2011 by planetMitch.
This is pretty cool – Okii is the maker of the USB follow focus unit we reported on several months ago and now they have announced their Okii Systems MC1 USB Mini Controller – and we got a couple of them last week and they work just as advertised. It is a nice small unit [...]
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For those of you hoping to turn “AGC off” in the Canon 7D, sorry, doesn’t look good
Posted on 07. Oct, 2011 by planetMitch.
I know some of you have been hoping for a firmware upgrade to turn Audio Gain Control (AGC) off in the Canon 7D (it was added to the Canon EOS 5D Mark II in a firmware update), sorry, it doesn’t look good as Enrique Jorreto (@momentaneafoto) found out… read a bit of his blog post [...]
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onOne DSLR Camera Remote – a cool way to control your HDSLR with an iPad
Posted on 16. Mar, 2011 by planetMitch.
A few weeks ago, we got a copy of the onOne DSLR Camera Remote for iPad and let me say right off the bat it is pretty cool – not perfect, but still cool. We decided the best way to produce a review was to record a podcast – and the video below was entirely [...]
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using an iPad to wirelessly edit photos in Adobe’s LightRoom
Posted on 14. Mar, 2011 by planetMitch.
Sara Collaton pointed to this cool $10 iPad application called LRPAD for adjusting photos in Adobe’s Lightroom wirelessly from an Apple iPad – darn amazing! Wish there was a version for Aperture! Description LRPAD connects to Lightroom 3 over Wi-Fi, and it enables you to adjust different develop settings using multitouch controls. You can even [...]
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Awesome ways an iPad/iPhone can be your DSLR / HDSLR remote control
Posted on 24. Feb, 2011 by planetMitch.
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could use your iPad or iPhone to as a remote control for your DSLR/HDSLR (either Canon or Nikon or whatever)? It turns out there are several different solutions for you to choose from! We did a post a few weeks ago about using the Canon wireless transmitters to shoot [...]
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Hot off the presses – new HDSLR USB Follow Focus Controller
Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 by planetMitch.
This just came in from friends the 5D Mark II Team – they’ve been working with the manufacturer of this new USB Follow Focus Controller for Canon HDSLRs and are finally ready to announce it – and they’ve been gracious enough to share this with you – the planet5D readers first! PREVIEW: Accessory for Filmmakers [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Manual Exposure Control Firmware!
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by planetMitch.
Canon finally announces firmware update to manually control exposure while filming with the Canon 5D Mark II! Just a day after the second 5D2 hack was announced for Audio Metering Update: read about the new hack for ‘zebra striping’ From DPReview: “LONDON, UK, 27th May 2009: Canon announced today it will release a firmware update [...]
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More on the DSLR Remote iPhone app
Posted on 23. May, 2009 by planetMitch.
Today, we found a new blog post from onOne software with a video explaining a bit more on how the software will work. And we note that it still isn’t approved in the app store yet. The video makes it much easier to understand what will be needed and how it will work. (Sorry, couldn’t [...]














