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 AirCap is a camera body cap that features a hidden compartment for an Apple AirTag
May 26, 2022
John Aldred
Keeping your gear safe and secure seems to be one of the biggest challenges facing photographers today. It’s not a new problem, but it seems…
Lomography brings back the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 lens with new silver and black paint jobs
May 25, 2022
John Aldred
Lomography’s Art Lens series has grown with the addition of the Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 lens in both Onyx Black and Silver Graphite finishes. The lens…
The easy way to fake a ground level FPV drone shot with a handheld 360° action camera
May 25, 2022
John Aldred
With drones becoming more difficult or impossible to fly in a lot of locations around the world without expensive permits and hassle, finding ways to…
Rode’s new Rodecaster Pro II has been completely redesigned and offers a ton of connectivity options
May 24, 2022
John Aldred
Rode has announced the new Rodecaster Pro II, the successor to 2018’s popular Rodecaster Pro live mixer aimed at live streamers and podcasters. The Rodecaster…
The Insta360 Sphere is an invisible 360° camera for drones that lets you create FPV-style footage in post
May 24, 2022
John Aldred
Mounting 360° cameras to drones has been a thing for a while now, but the one big issue with it is that there’s really nowhere…
Canon finally makes APS-C RF mount official with the new EOS R7 and EOS R10 mirrorless cameras
May 24, 2022
John Aldred
In the words of the late, great Freddie Mercury… “It finally happened, happened, happened… It fiiiiinally happened!”. Yup, Canon has now officially gone APS-C with…
Why don’t all cameras have fully articulating flippy out LCDs?
May 23, 2022
John Aldred
This is an interesting little rant from James Popsys on camera LCDs. Essentially, his question is why don’t all cameras have a fully articulating flippy…
These are the seven rules (guidelines) to cinematic framing and composition
May 22, 2022
John Aldred
Composition is always such a hotly debated topic. There are so many “rules” (and sometimes a few that conflict with each other), but unless you…
Deity expands out of microphones with their new timecode generators and smart slate
May 19, 2022
John Aldred
Deity Microphones has expanded its product lineup with a couple of interesting new devices. There’s the Deity TC-SL1 digital wireless smart slate and there’s the…
Ricoh’s new rugged and waterproof WG-80 is basically a WG-70 with a slightly redesigned shell and brighter ring light
May 19, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh has announced their new WG-80, the latest in their line of rugged and waterproof compact cameras designed for underwater, outdoor and industrial photography. With…