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Cameras: News and Updates
| Okii Systems Products for DSLRs Now Distributed by Zacuto By StudentFilmmakers.com posted Mar 23, 2012, 15:32 |
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Zacuto USA is now the proud worldwide distributer of Okii Systems products. In case you aren't familiar with the company, Okii Systems specializes in building remote control devices and other accessories for Canon EOS DSLR cameras. In other words, they make the stuff that DSLR filmmakers are looking for. The company is owned and operated by William Paul Tadao Roberson, a computer science graduate of North Carolina State University."
Okii Systems is pleased to enter into a strategic partnership with Zacuto USA, an industry leader in high quality, originally designed camera accessories," says Roberson. "Our controllers are an excellent fit with Zacuto's product line. Additionally, Zacuto's worldwide, exclusive distribution of our controllers and accessories will introduce Okii to a dynamic and growing audience of photographers and videographers. Loyalty, honesty, and customer satisfaction are the cornerstone of Okii Systems, and Zacuto shares this same commitment and zeal."
The concept behind Okii Systems came from one of Roberson's family trips to Japan. Will's background in embedded systems design and enthusiasm for photography coincided with his brother-in-law Fabio Cordoso's expertise in filmmaking. Fabio currently runs 3Toad Films and Love Sick Video Journalism in Honolulu, Hawaii. While lugging multiple cameras around Tokyo, Will and Fabio realized that a controller that leveraged Canon's USB implementation could potentially replace a mechanical follow focus, while providing a whole range of additional functions. This is where Okii Systems began.
One of Okii's most popular products is the FC1 USB Focus Controller. The FC1 USB Focus Controller connects to your Canon EOS DSLR camera via USB cable and uses the autofocus motor in lenses to control focus. The FC1 does function while recording video and also works in any Live View modes, which can be useful for photography. The HDMI output can still be used in tandem with the controller as well. The nine other switches located around the central focus knob can be used to access important camera functions, such as video start/stop, digital zoom, saving focus points, and adjusting camera settings.
If you don't need focus control but still want remote video start/stop, digital zoom, and settings changes, the MC1 USB Mini Controller is another option from Okii. The MC1 also connects to your Canon EOS DSLR through a USB cable and easily mounts to your camera rig, providing easy access to your camera functions. The MC1 can also control ISO, aperture, and shutter speed but not while the camera is recording.
Check out this demo and review of the FC1 and MC1 from Gray Jones of www.tvwriterpodcast.com:
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