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.
Did you know that RED was promoting a 28K resolution cinema camera back in 2008?
Jun 17, 2022
John Aldred
RED has had a pretty… interesting history. With marketing campaigns often filled with a lot of big promises and hype that really failed to deliver,…
DJI joins L mount alliance, Zenmuse X9 gets L mount adapter, Ronin 4D to get 42222 XQ codec
Jun 17, 2022
John Aldred
Well, here’s a surprise announcement, DJI is joining the L mount alliance. It’s not so much a surprise that more members are being added, as…
Five tips to get the best video results from low budget 8-bit cameras
Jun 16, 2022
John Aldred
We all have to start somewhere and for those who wish to learn how to shoot video, that usually means some pretty low-budget (and often…
Zhiyun enters the lighting market with the Fiveray FR100C portable LED light stick
Jun 16, 2022
John Aldred
LED lights seem to be the 2022 version of 2021’s wireless microphones. Every company seems to be jumping on them. And while they didn’t release…
DJI announces the RS 3 and RS 3 Pro gimbals along with DJI Transmission, its first remote video control system
Jun 15, 2022
John Aldred
It looks like it’s not just Zhiyun announcing a new gimbal today as DJI announces two of theirs, the DJI RS 3 and the DJI…
Zhiyun’s Weebill 3 comes with a new, lightweight Sling 2.0 form factor and a built-in microphone
Jun 15, 2022
John Aldred
It seems like only 11 months ago since Zhiyun announced the Weebill 2 (review here) but already were’s seeing another announcement from Zhiyun in the…
Adobe Lightroom for desktop and mobile finally gets video editing features
Jun 14, 2022
John Aldred
Now, I know, you just read the title and thought “Woah!” but before you get too excited, we’re not talking editing features like Premiere Pro…
New firmware brings 8K 4:2:2 10-bit video and lossless compressed raw to the Sony A1
Jun 14, 2022
John Aldred
Sony has released a new Version 1.3 firmware update for its flagship Sony Alpha A1 mirrorless camera. The new update brings 8K 4:2:2 10-bit video…
The Atoll is a unique take on the traditional tripod lens collar for easy vertical shooting for stills and video
Jun 13, 2022
John Aldred
At first, the Atoll might seem like just a regular tripod collar, the kind that many of us have used with our lenses for years…
How to create winter self-portraits in the home studio using a can of fake spray snow
Jun 9, 2022
John Aldred
While winter portraits might not be on most of our minds with Summer about to officially kick in for the Northern Hemisphere, it’s certainly been…