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.
Accsoon’s new CineView SE offers low-latency SDI and HDMI wireless video transmission up to 1200ft
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Accsoon has announced its newest video transmitter, the Accsoon CineView SE. It’s an SDI and HDMI wireless transmitter and receiver pair for on-set and on-location…
YoloLiv’s new YoloCast cloud service lets you stream to YouTube, Facebook and Twitch simultaneously
Jul 27, 2022
John Aldred
Live streaming has become immensely popular over the last couple of years, to the point that even though many parts of the world have opened…
The XDynamics Evolve 2 is an entry level cinematic drone that shows a lot of promise
Jul 26, 2022
John Aldred
As drones go, the XDynamics Evolve 2 drone sits in an interesting place. It’s an entry-level professional cinematic drone that’s above the likes of the…
This 3D printed DIY teleprompter has a built-in screen and can be used anywhere
Jul 26, 2022
John Aldred
Anybody who’s ever had to sit (or stand) and do a spoken piece to camera will know the struggle of trying to learn and memorise…
Here’s how to build a complete portable podcasting setup into a single case for easy travel
Jul 25, 2022
John Aldred
Now that the world has spent the last couple of years stocking up on microphones, lights, new cameras and a mountain of other bits to…
Canon EOS R3 gains 240fps 1080p video, EOS R5 can disable automatic overheat shutdown with new firmware
Jul 25, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has released a number of new firmware updates for its EOS R3, EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras. Amongst the standout features are…
Arducam announces new 108-megapixel USB camera module for IoT and Machine Vision application
Jul 21, 2022
John Aldred
For those developing their own DIY cameras, the various modules that pop up on the market can be a lot of fun to experiment with….
Meta acknowledges Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses privacy issues but isn’t really doing anything about them
Jul 15, 2022
John Aldred
Last September, the then Facebook teamed up with Ray-Ban to give us the new Ray-Ban Stories, their first pair of “smart glasses”. They combined the…
Godox goes even more retro with the 60s-styled Lux Senior on-camera flash
Jul 15, 2022
John Aldred
Last month, Godox took a walk on the 80s side with the release of the new retro-themed Lux Junior on-camera manual flash. Well, now they’ve…
Nikon Z9 is the first Z camera to get DSLR-like focus speeds with adapted F mount AF-S lenses
Jul 15, 2022
John Aldred
When Nikon started shifting over from the screw-drive autofocus system of their regular F mount AF lenses to their AF-S system they started adding autofocus…