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.
The Godox AK-R21 turns your round headed Godox strobe or speedlight into a projector
Dec 20, 2022
John Aldred
Godox has announced the Godox AK-R21 Projection Attachment. It’s compatible with Godox lights that have a round head, like the Godox V1 speedlight, Godox AD100Pro…
This guy built his own AI-powered robot camera operator to follow him around and you can too
Dec 19, 2022
John Aldred
James Bruton is one of the biggest names in robotics on YouTube. He’s made all kinds of crazy contraptions and robots that work on a…
Here’s a 3D printable case for the Rode Wireless GO II that you can make yourself
Dec 19, 2022
John Aldred
The Rode Wireless GO II has become ubiquitous amongst YouTubers and filmmakers alike. Despite the massive amount of competitors on the market now, it still…
Irix has released another 150mm T3.0 cine lens but this one’s not a macro lens
Dec 19, 2022
John Aldred
You might get the slightest sense of deja vu here, but lens manufacturer Irix has announced a new 150mm T3.0 Tele Cine lens. No, it’s…
Canon has a new 19-megapixel global shutter full-frame CMOS sensor to be released in 2023
Dec 16, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has announced that they’ve developed a 19-megapixel global shutter full-frame CMOS sensor. There are four different models of the same LI5030S sensor in colour,…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new camera gadgets and accessories of 2022
Dec 16, 2022
John Aldred
It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…
Laowa announces its tiny new 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens for medium format Fuji GFX cameras
Dec 15, 2022
John Aldred
The new Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D GFX lens rumoured last week has now officially been announced. As the “GFX” part of the name suggests, the…
Core SWX announces Apex360, their new massive 367Wh V-Mount batteries for high-power LED lights
Dec 15, 2022
John Aldred
Core SWX has announced their new massive Apex360 batteries. These are 367 Watt Hour batteries that are capable of delivering up to 24 Amps of…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new tripods, sliders and gimbals of 2022
Dec 15, 2022
John Aldred
It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…
This DIY battery adapter lets you unify your battery power system across your video devices
Dec 14, 2022
John Aldred
We’re quite lucky in the photo and video industries that there aren’t many weird or non-standard batteries, for the most part. Sure, some companies do…