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.

    Autel Robotics wins patent suit over DJI – Calls for stop of sale and import of most DJI drones
    May 18, 2020 John Aldred

    Autel Robotics USA has won a pretty major victory over competing drone manufacturer DJI. The suit claimed that many of DJI’s consumer drones have been…

    The MOZA Mini-P is a $199 gimbal that works with action cameras, smartphones and mirrorless
    May 11, 2020 John Aldred

    Gudsen has just launched their new MOZA Mini-P. It’s a $199 gimbal that works with everything from action cameras and smartphones to compacts and small…

    Godox’s new SL150/SL200 Mark II LED lights offer fanless “silent mode” operation
    May 9, 2020 John Aldred

    The Godox SL series LED lights have proven to be extremely popular due to their low cost. Two of the models in that range, the…

    DJI’s new Matrice 300 RTK drone offers a ridiculous 55-minutes of flight time and 2.7kg payload
    May 8, 2020 John Aldred

    DJI has announced their new Matrice 300 RTK “flying platform” (big drone) and the Zenmuse H20 hybrid camera series, to provide “a safer and smarter…

    Seven ways a 70-200mm lens can help to improve your landscape photography
    May 5, 2020 John Aldred

    Most of the landscape photography we see these days is made to a fairly standard formula. Throw a wide-angle lens on the camera, find a…

    New Viltrox roadmap shows nine new lenses on the way including Micro Four Thirds cine lenses
    May 2, 2020 John Aldred

    Viltrox has posted their updated lens roadmap to Weibo and it shows nine new lenses coming between now and next year. Viltrox is traditionally known…

    These are the best consumer 360° cameras you can buy right
    May 1, 2020 John Aldred

    360° cameras have come far in the last couple of years. I remember trying out the first version of the Ricoh Theta and thinking that…

    ProGrade Digital’s new UHS-II microSD cards come with faster speeds and a much lower price
    Apr 30, 2020 John Aldred

    There aren’t many companies out there making UHS-II microSD cards, as there are virtually no cameras out there that can fully support them yet (still)….

    Raspberry Pi has announced a new “High Quality” 12.3-megapixel camera with interchangeable lenses
    Apr 30, 2020 John Aldred

    The Raspberry Pi is a wonderful little device. It’s a single-board computer capable of running Linux with more speed than most desktops had a couple…

    Elon Musk plans to dim the Starlink satellites to reduce light pollution in the night sky
    Apr 29, 2020 John Aldred

    SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have been controversial since before the first round of them were launched. Having recently launched more, which is going to keep happening…