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 CosmoCap is another camera body cap that lets you embed an Apple AirTag tracker
Nov 18, 2022
John Aldred
The popularity of Apple AirTag always seems to be on the increase. With the amount of theft going on, particularly around photographers, it’s not much…
Aputure releases the Amaran SM5c – a 5 metre long RGB “smart pixel” LED strip to brighten up your set
Nov 18, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is a bit of a change of pace for Aputure. While they’ve released many lights under the main Aputure name as well as…
PSA: Don’t update yet – Sony pulls Sony FX3 and FX30 firmware updates after bootloop bug cripples cameras
Nov 18, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this post was going to be about the newly released firmware update for the Sony FX3 and Sony FX30 digital cinema cameras Sony announced…
Canon brings Eye Detection AF to 4K 120fps video and adds All-I 60p XF-AVD to the Canon EOS C70 Cinema Camera
Nov 17, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has announced a new firmware update for the Canon EOS C70 cinema camera. Don’t get too excited just yet, though. They’ve announced it, but…
Amazon Drive is going away but your photos are (probably) going to be just fine
Nov 16, 2022
John Aldred
Amazon has sent out a notification to Amazon Drive customers reminding them that Amazon Drive is shutting down in December 2023. The news isn’t new,…
Elgato has launched the Stream Deck+ with fewer buttons and more knobs
Nov 16, 2022
John Aldred
Popular streaming gear manufacturer, Elgato, has announced the new Stream Deck +. Like the original Stream Deck and its many variants, and as the name…
Rode’s NT-USB+ desktop voiceover and streaming mic comes with powerful internal audio processing
Nov 16, 2022
John Aldred
Rode has announced the new Rode NT-USB+, an update of the company’s popular Rode NT-USB desktop USB microphone, released in 2014. It’s designed for voiceovers,…
ProGrade Digital expands its V60 UHS-II SD lineup with high capacity 512GB cards
Nov 15, 2022
John Aldred
Although V90 cards are the pinnacle of speed when it comes to UHS-II SD cards, V60 cards are still fast enough to cover the needs…
Canon updates the list of delayed products it can’t supply fast enough to meet demand
Nov 14, 2022
John Aldred
Canon, like just about every other manufacturer, is facing camera shortages. Back in March, they announced a list going over those shortages and what we’re…
Nikon’s high resolution Z8 reportedly “production-ready” but parts shortage delays release until 2023
Nov 14, 2022
John Aldred
The hypothetical Nikon Z8 has been rumoured for a long time. Way back in September 2019, we were already seeing leaks and reports about Nikon working…