Photokina 2012 – Sony Alpha 99, RX1 and NEX-F3

All Photokina photos in this post were provided by Matze Müller. You can catch Matze on his blog post on Photokina 2012 @ www.Swabble.me, or check out his photo talent over at www.couch-concert.com. Many thanks, Matze! The Sony SLT-A99 Digital Camera is a 35mm full frame digital camera body equipped with Sony’s translucent mirror technology. [...]

Multi-Finder – The All New LCD ViewFinder from Varavon

Varavon’s Multi Finder is an all and improved LCD Viewfinder Varavon. This unit is compatible with the Canon 5D Mark III and 1Dx and the Nikon D800 and D4. It has a universal plate and a 3.5″ wide frame. That’s 0.5″ larger than the previous model. The Multi Finder has an adjustable bracket and fixed [...]

eBay Daily Deal – 540W Photo Studio Flash Strobe Light Trigger Softbox Umbrella Kit

Today eBay is having a One Day Deal on a 540 watts studio flash light/strobe kit at a pretty reasonable price (56% off right now) considering what you get. The kit could be a nice addition for those producing photo and video content for web retailers or commercial product catalogs. Here’s a look at what [...]

Nikon D600 – Quick Preview and ISO Comparison with the Canon 5D Mk III

First off, I think we can all agree that there have been an overwhelming amount of cameras that hit the public market in a very short time frame. A lot of these have been revolutionary for shooters with expanded features, small form factors and solutions to common problems that we’ve been asking to fix. The [...]

Buff Armor Shock Absorbing Mobile Phone and iPad Screen Protector

I run at night when the sun is down and seeing small inclines in the pavement isn’t very easy. Last night, for the first time in years, I tripped on an evil sidewalk crack and bailed- HARD. Luckily for me, I landed with full impact on my iPhone. Unlucky for my iPhone, the screen died [...]

Tuesday Tips – iSight Photo Booth Shortcuts

Today’s Tuesday Tip is all about making the most out of your laptop’s iSight Photo Booth camera. Nothing is crappier than wanting to take an instant or flash free photo, clicking the shutter button, and then having to wait a whole 3 seconds just to have a simulated flash ruin your already perfect lighting. Solution? [...]

Photokina 2012 – What’s New From Fujifilm and Pentax

All Photokina photos in this post were provided by Matze Müller. You can catch Matze on his blog, www.Swabble.me, or check out his photo talent over at www.couch-concert.com. Many thanks, Matze! On September 18th 2012 Fujifilm released a Firmware update for the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 Digital Camera (Body Only) – version 2.0. The update addresses [...]

Nikon D800 Clean HDMI Out to the Atomos Ninja 2 Video Recorder / Field Monitor

A special thank you goes out to Guy Cochran and the entire team over at the dveStore for making this video happen and for all of their support since the inception of OTech as a blog. When recording videos to your camera, the information that the sensor is capturing, no matter how amazing of a [...]

Photokina 2012 Photos and More

My friend, Matze Müller, from Germany is in attendance this year at Photokina 2012. Matze has been sharing with me his first impressions and experience from the show so far. You can catch Matze on his blog, www.Swabble.me, or check out his photo talent over at www.couch-concert.com. Many thanks, Matze! We’ll be bringing you guys [...]

How To Install the Free Replacement Block for Varavon Slidecam Lite Camera Slider

Many of you are now receiving your replacement blocks from Varavon for the Slidecam Lite Slider. To address some questions on how to replace and assemble the new block, I made a quick video explaining the process. The new block features a side break rather than the middle break that sometimes would get caught in [...]