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.
Nikon Z9 firmware update brings improved AF and 1/96th stop shutter increments to eliminate banding and flicker
Jul 6, 2022
John Aldred
For anybody who’s ever shot video under artificial light with pretty much any kind of video camera, one thing that you’ll often be fighting is…
This ESP32-based DIY camera slider offers multi-axis motion control over wifi
Jul 5, 2022
John Aldred
There are as many different camera sliders out there on the market as there are cameras. If not more so and you can spend an…
Meike launches a 16mm T2.5mm full-frame cine lens for PL, EF, RF E and L mounts
Jul 5, 2022
John Aldred
This one slipped by us the other day when Meike announced their new low-budget 50mm f/0.95 APS-C lens for mirrorless cameras, but the company has…
Hollyland shrinks down its wireless microphones with the new Lark M1 and gives them a 200 metre range
Jul 5, 2022
John Aldred
Hollyland has announced its new Lark M1 wireless microphone system designed for vloggers, YouTubers and live streamers. It offers a massive 200-metre line of sight…
DJI to drop support for some Phantom drones from the end of September
Jul 4, 2022
John Aldred
DJI has announced that as of September 30th, 2022, they will no longer be providing maintenance or technical support for their Phantom 2 (2.4G) and…
Xiaomi’s 12S Ultra packs a huge 1-Inch camera sensor with Leica optics
Jul 4, 2022
John Aldred
Xiaomi has now officially announced its new Xiaomi 12S Ultra smartphone, bringing with it a pair of half-inch sensors for ultrawide and periscope zoom cameras…
OpenRefMic is a cheap open source low-noise reference microphone you can build yourself for under $40
Jul 4, 2022
John Aldred
Reference mics can be a vital tool when it comes to audio. They’re the microphones that capture the uncoloured sound, with a flat response and…
Canon EOS R7 C rumoured to be on the way, capable of 7K 60fps raw video, but not this year
Jul 2, 2022
John Aldred
It might come as a surprise to some, but Canon Rumors says they’ve been told that there’s a Cinema EOS version of the Canon EOS…
This 360° camera shoots 12.5K 360 footage and costs a whopping $42,000
Jul 1, 2022
John Aldred
Despite the name, the Meta Three 360° camera has nothing to do with the recently rebranded parent company of Facebook. They’re actually a UK-based company…
Canon EOS R7 shows impressive dynamic range over the 7D but it’s not quite up to the EOS R5
Jul 1, 2022
John Aldred
Photons to Photos has published dynamic range data from the Canon EOS R7 and added it to its database. It shows some nice improvements over…