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.
Datacolor’s 48-swatch camera profiling colour chart now finally fits in your pocket with the Spyder Checkr Photo
Sep 19, 2022
John Aldred
Well, here’s one I missed while I was away in Amsterdam for IBC 2022, but it looks like Datacolor has finally released a pocket-sized version…
Calibrite targets hybrid photo & video shooters with the new ColorChecker Passport Duo
Sep 17, 2022
John Aldred
The ColorChecker Passport Photo and the ColorChecker Passport Video (review here) are common items in the bags of many photographers and filmmakers. But for those…
The Insta360 X3 shoots massive 72-megapixel stills, 8K timelapse and 120fps bullet time
Sep 8, 2022
John Aldred
It’s that time again. Insta360’s announced another camera. This time it’s the Insta360 X3; the successor to the Insta360 ONE X2 (review here) – although…
The Snap Filter is yet another smartphone filter kit for iPhones (only iPhones)
Sep 6, 2022
John Aldred
Smartphone filter kits seem to be coming through thick and fast lately, with the most recent being NiSi’s iPhone filter kit announced a few weeks…
Canon Germany issues statement – Confirms blocking Viltrox from making autofocus RF mount lenses
Sep 6, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has previously been very quiet on the topic of 3rd party RF lenses. Last year, all of Samyang’s autofocus RF mount lenses disappeared from…
Sony’s new FR7 is the world’s first pan-tilt-zoom camera to feature a full-frame sensor and interchangeable lenses
Sep 6, 2022
John Aldred
Sony has announced the new Sony FR7, a motorised remote control pan-tilt-zoom camera that features a full-frame CMOS sensor and Sony E mount. The FR7…
How to cut your own custom case foam for camera and audio gear storage
Sep 6, 2022
John Aldred
When you need to travel with gear that you want to keep safe, it can be a pain. Sure, you can just throw a bunch…
The USB4 V2.0 specification has been announced offering 80Gbps transfer speeds
Sep 5, 2022
John Aldred
As seems to happen every couple of years, a new USB specification has been announced for us to adopt at some point in the future….
Nirvina Baby’s “child pornography” album cover lawsuit dismissed… again and for the last time
Sep 5, 2022
John Aldred
Spencer Elden has had his latest attempt at suing Nirvana over his claims of “sexual exploitation” dismissed in US District Court in Los Angeles. This…
This compact mini matte box is 3D printable at home and holds 4×5.65″ cinema filters
Sep 2, 2022
John Aldred
There are so many mini matte boxes out there on the market these days that it can be difficult to decide which to get. I…