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.
“Nonikkor-Nocty” is a low-budget 50mm f/1.2 for Z, E and X mounts
Oct 1, 2024
John Aldred
A lesser-known brand by the name of Artra Lab has just released a new lens. It’s like they’re not even trying anymore. It’s called the…
Build this $50 DIY LED Light to brighten up your YouTube studio
Sep 30, 2024
John Aldred
DIY lighting was a bit of a naughty phrase not too long ago. It was almost impossible to actually get the level of power, quality…
This guy built his own custom DaVinci Resolve Speed Editor
Sep 30, 2024
John Aldred
Consoles for video editing have become more available than ever these days. With devices like the Stream Deck, Blackmagic’s Speed Editor ($395), Tourbox and Loupedeck/Logitech,…
ProGrade’s new USB4 SSDs offers up to 2.5GB/sec and 8TB
Sep 27, 2024
John Aldred
ProGrade Digital has announced a new line of SSDs. They’re all technically the same model, the ProGrade PG10 Pro SSD, but it’s available in 2TB…
Hollyland opens up about the new Pyro wireless video transmission system
Sep 27, 2024
John Aldred
Hollyland’s Mars video transmission system has been around for a few years now. They’ve proven to be very popular, and very reliable. They’ve certainly been…
Leica Q3 43 pairs a 43mm f/2 lens with the Q3’s full-frame 60MP sensor
Sep 26, 2024
John Aldred
Leica has announced the new Leica Q3 43 ($6,895). It’s essentially the same as the original Leica Q3 (review), launched last year. However, it comes…
How to choose the best microphone for your video shoot
Sep 26, 2024
John Aldred
Choosing a microphone and its supporting accessories can be a challenge for many newer video shooters. We’re camera guys, right? What do we know about…
First Look: Digital Foto Ironman Cine Magic Arms hold loads up to 6KG
Sep 25, 2024
John Aldred
Grip and rigging gear is something that we always seem to be collecting as photographers and filmmakers. No matter how much we get, we always…
First look: Full-frame Canon EOS C80 sees some C400 features in a C70 shell
Sep 25, 2024
John Aldred
Canon has announced its newest EOS Cinema camera. It’s the Canon EOS C80 ($5,499), and some of the specs read a lot like the EOS…
First look: Hollyland VenusLiv V2 one-tap streaming camera for social media
Sep 25, 2024
John Aldred
Hollyland has announced the new VenusLiv V2 streaming camera ($949). The follow-up to the company’s original Hollyland VenusLiv, first shown off at NAB 2023, offers…