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.
YoloLiv’s VertiCam is a vertical PTZ USB/HDMI camera for live streaming to social media
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
YoloLiv has announced its new pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, the VertiCam. As the name suggests, it’s a vertically oriented camera for shooting vertical videos to let…
Rotolight goes back to crowdfunding to launch the new NEO 3 Pro and AEOS 2 Pro LED lights
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
After a successful campaign in 2021, Rotolight has gone back to Indiegogo to launch their new NEO 3 Pro and AOES 2 Pro LED lights….
ZY Optics completes its MFT cine lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
ZY Optics has announced the newest in their T1 lens in their cinema lens lineup. The Mitakon 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine joins the 17mm, 25mm…
Panasonic Japan has officially discontinued the Lumix LX100 II 4/3 sensor compact camera
Oct 18, 2022
John Aldred
Panasonic Japan has officially killed off the Lumix LX100 II. Released in 2018, this follow-up to the popular LX100 stood out amongst the compact camera…
Nitecore’s new BB2 camera cleaning tool really blows – with speeds up to 80km/h
Oct 17, 2022
John Aldred
Nitecore has announced the BB2, their new electronic photographer blower. No longer do you need to expend energy constantly squeezing the bulb of a rocket…
Luminar Neo’s upcoming Supersharp AI Extension eliminates motion and focus blur in your photos
Oct 16, 2022
John Aldred
Skylum has revealed a new Extension coming to Luminar Neo for Pro Plan subscribers and owners of the 2022 Extensions Pack next month. Several Extensions…
AstrHori announces a low-budget $289 wide angle 40mm f/5.6 manual focus lens for Fuji GFX
Oct 14, 2022
John Aldred
When one buys into a medium format system, even the relatively inexpensive ones like Fuji’s GFX series, one knows that it’s going to be an…
Sony updates its vlogging line with the new Sony ZV-1F and it’s $250 cheaper than the ZV-1
Oct 13, 2022
John Aldred
Well, we’d heard rumours that there was a new vlogging camera on the way, although the likely announcement date was the Sony event scheduled for…
This is the story behind 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie poster
Oct 13, 2022
John Aldred
I have to admit, I’d never really given this movie poster much thought as a kid or ever, actually. Sure, I was a big fan…
Accsoon’s SeeMo turns your iPhone or iPad into an HDMI on-camera field monitor
Oct 12, 2022
John Aldred
Accsoon, a company more traditionally tied to wireless video transmission systems has just announced its newest device. It’s the Accsoon SeeMo and it’s basically an…