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.
Gudsen’s new Moza AirCross 2 is an ultra light gimbal with 360° rotation on all axes and 7lb load capacity
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
First shown off at NAB 2019, Gudsen has now announced availability and pricing for the Moza AirCross 2. It weighs in at only 950g with…
DJI is running out of stock – could new drones be on the way?
Aug 26, 2019
John Aldred
Whenever a product goes out of stock for any period of time, it’s usually an indication that its replacement is on the way. And if…
The Motorola One Action forces you to shoot horizontal video with its ultra-wide “Action” camera
Aug 19, 2019
John Aldred
Motorola has had just about enough of vertical video. So, for the new Motorola One Action, they’ve rotated the wide-angle camera to make it shoot…
Photos of the GoPro Hero 8 have leaked – Will shoot 4K at 120fps
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like GoPro has gone with a complete redesign for the new GoPro Hero 8, expected to be announced at some point next month….
The Feelworld FW279 is a super bright 7″ external monitor that can’t be beat at its price point
Aug 12, 2019
John Aldred
If there’s one certainty when it comes to shooting video, it’s that at some point, you’ll want to pick up an external monitor of some…
The LucAdapters Magicboost will let your Blackmagic Pocket 6K shoot full frame raw video with EF lenses
Aug 11, 2019
John Aldred
Italian company, LucAdapters is famous for making the Magicbooster; A focal length reducer for the Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and various other cameras, bringing them…
Laowa’s new super short 4mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye lens costs less than $200
Aug 10, 2019
John Aldred
It was first teased back in April, but now the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye from Venus Optics has been officially announced, along with availability and…
RED’s new low budget RF mount Komodo cinema camera will shoot 6K
Aug 9, 2019
John Aldred
With yesterday’s announcement of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K, I thought we might see a little more information come out about the RED Komodo…
Samsung removes headphone jack – Quietly pulls ads mocking Apple for removing the headphone jack
Aug 9, 2019
John Aldred
Samsung’s ads, for years, have often been trolling at the expense of Apple. Whether it’s the notch, the whole Batterygate thing, or removing the headphone…
Blackmagic Design just announced a new Super 35mm format EF-Mount Pocket Cinema Camera 6K
Aug 9, 2019
John Aldred
When the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K was announced around 16 months ago, it was a big shock to a lot of people. A Micro…