Posts by Author: John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 25 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter – and occasional beta tester – of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.
Godox grows its LED Tube Light lineup with the new long Godox TL180
Sep 1, 2022
John Aldred
Godox has expanded its tube line lineup again with the new 180cm long Godox TL180 bringing the family up to four lights including the foot-long…
The Pikon is a 3D printed interchangeable lens Raspberry Pi camera with a mirrorless camera form factor
Aug 31, 2022
John Aldred
You know, it’s funny. I just want from saying how there are hardly any Pi 3 portable cameras out there that make use of the…
Not surprisingly, those “30 terabyte” SSDs you can buy at Walmart and AliExpress are all a scam
Aug 30, 2022
John Aldred
It’s probably not that much of a surprise to most of us who actually use large storage drives but there seems to be a big…
Tamron announces development of their first Z mount lens – 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD
Aug 30, 2022
John Aldred
Given the news that Canon is apparently quashing 3rd party efforts to create autofocus lenses for the EOS R system, I’m curious to see how…
Report: Canon orders Viltrox (and possibly others) to stop selling RF mount lenses
Aug 29, 2022
John Aldred
If you wondered why major third party lens manufacturers like Sigma and Tamron hadn’t released any RF mount lenses yet, this might explain it. It…
This LEGO camera is a fully functional pinhole camera and shoots with real 35mm film
Aug 26, 2022
John Aldred
There isn’t much of a shortage of LEGO cameras. We’ve covered a bunch on here before that either look like real cameras, such as Nikon,…
The “Pi Cam” is a 12-megapixel, 3D printed, Raspberry Pi-powered camera you can control from anywhere
Aug 26, 2022
John Aldred
I knew we’d see a smaller interchangeable lens Raspberry Pi-powered camera than the Paparazzo at some point. This one’s a little different, though. Instead of…
DJI has officially announced the Avata – Their new “cinewhoop” style FPV drone for filmmakers
Aug 25, 2022
John Aldred
DJI has announced the new DJI Avata drone, their attempt at a teeny tiny “cinewhoop” style FPV drone. On paper, it makes DJI’s previous FPV…
This 3D printed 163mm f/2.5 lens with built-in aperture and focus adjustments can be made for less than $15
Aug 23, 2022
John Aldred
When it comes to 3D printed lenses, they usually suffer from some limitations that manufactured lenses do not. Two of those limitations specifically are the…
MIOPS launches the new Capsule Pro motorised pan and tilt motion control head for video and timelapse
Aug 23, 2022
John Aldred
MIOPS has today announced the new Capsule Pro motorised pan and tilt head for shooting timelapse and motion control video. Released four years after the…