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.
This ESP32-based DIY camera slider offers multi-axis motion control over wifi
Jul 5, 2022
John Aldred
There are as many different camera sliders out there on the market as there are cameras. If not more so and you can spend an…
Meike launches a 16mm T2.5mm full-frame cine lens for PL, EF, RF E and L mounts
Jul 5, 2022
John Aldred
This one slipped by us the other day when Meike announced their new low-budget 50mm f/0.95 APS-C lens for mirrorless cameras, but the company has…
Xiaomi’s 12S Ultra packs a huge 1-Inch camera sensor with Leica optics
Jul 4, 2022
John Aldred
Xiaomi has now officially announced its new Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone, bringing with it a pair of half-inch sensors for ultrawide and periscope zoom cameras…
OpenRefMic is a cheap open source low-noise reference microphone you can build yourself for under $40
Jul 4, 2022
John Aldred
Reference mics can be a vital tool when it comes to audio. They’re the microphones that capture the uncoloured sound, with a flat response and…
Canon EOS R7 shows impressive dynamic range over the 7D but it’s not quite up to the EOS R5
Jul 1, 2022
John Aldred
Photons to Photos has published dynamic range data from the Canon EOS R7 and added it to its database. It shows some nice improvements over…
Meike has announced a new $249 50mm f/0.95 APS-C mirrorless lens
Jul 1, 2022
John Aldred
Meike has announced their new 50mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. It’s available in five different mounts including Sony E, Fuji X,…
SmallRig releases yet another matte box system – 5th time lucky?
Jun 30, 2022
John Aldred
Regular as clockwork lately, SmallRig has announced yet another new Matte Box. What makes this one different from the SmallRig 3575 Mini Matte Box Lite,…
Godox takes us back to the ’80s with the retro-themed Lux Junior on-camera flash
Jun 30, 2022
John Aldred
With the trend for retro-looking cameras and lenses over the last few years, I’m surprised it’s taken a company this long to come out with…
Profoto’s new very compact 100Ws Profoto A2 Monolight strobe is about the size of a can of coke
Jun 30, 2022
John Aldred
Profoto has announced a new compact strobe. Designed for off-camera use, the Profoto A2 Monolight is a 100Ws strobe with a recycle time of 0.1-1.6…
Nikon expands its APS-C mirrorless lineup with the new vlogger-oriented Nikon Z30 entry level camera
Jun 29, 2022
John Aldred
Nikon has officially announced the new Nikon Z30, its entry-level APS-C Z mount mirrorless camera. As the de facto replacement for the Nikon D3x00 series…