Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Vivo’s new IFEA concept smartphone has a removable pop-up selfie camera
    Oct 16, 2020 John Aldred

    I know not everybody’s a fan of the pop-up selfie cam – mechanical moving parts n’ all – but I think they’re fantastic. They free…

    Fujifilm just announced its new mid-range X-S10 with six stops of in-body stabilisation
    Oct 15, 2020 John Aldred

    We already knew it was coming, thanks to Nokishita, but now Fuji’s made it official and announced their new Fujifilm X-S10 mid-range APS-C mirrorless camera….

    Hollyland’s Mars 400S Pro wireless video transmitter lets you live stream to YouTube
    Oct 15, 2020 John Aldred

    I’ve been a big fan of Hollyland’s Mars 400S ever since getting one last year and you can read my review on that model here….

    Sachtler’s new aktiv fluid video tripod head series is built for speed and easy setup
    Oct 14, 2020 John Aldred

    Sachtler has announced its new “aktiv” series of fluid video heads. Designed to replace their popular FSB model heads, the aktiv line is focused on…

    Canon announces the EOS M50 Mark II – Still has a 4K crop and no IBIS
    Oct 14, 2020 John Aldred

    Canon has today announced the new EOS M50 Mark II mirrorless camera. Not much appears to have changed on the outside between the original Canon…

    The Zhiyun Smooth X is the ideal gimbal to be the centre of attention in your smartphone content
    Oct 13, 2020 John Aldred

    The first smartphone gimbal I ever purchased was a Zhiyun Smooth C back in 2016. Smartphone gimbals have come a long way since then, particularly…

    This Canon EF to RF tilt adapter only costs $3 to make
    Oct 13, 2020 John Aldred

    Well, this is pretty awesome. At least, it is if you happen to own a Canon RF mount camera, some EF mount lenses and a…

    The Hohem iSteady X is a great smartphone gimbal for vertical video social media users
    Oct 12, 2020 John Aldred

    It’s been a while since I last had need of a smartphone gimbal. Ever since I switched to larger gimbals and DSLRs and mirrorless cameras,…

    Can you tell the difference between 1080p and 8K?
    Oct 12, 2020 John Aldred

    For a few years now, we’ve been hearing “4K’s overkill. You can’t tell the difference over 1080p!”. Lately, we’ve been hearing the same about 8K…

    Panasonic releases new software that actually turns your camera into a USB webcam this time
    Oct 12, 2020 John Aldred

    Panasonic recently released its new LUMIX Webcam Software for Mac and Windows to replace the hacky workaround they initially announced back in June where you…