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.
First look at Manfrotto’s new Nitrotech 600 series fluid video tripod heads
Apr 16, 2019
John Aldred
Manfrotto’s new Nitrotech 608 and Nitrotech 612 fluid video tripod heads represent the latest in Manfrotto’s fluid head technology. Designed to offer the smoothest level…
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 16 now comes with “Content-aware Fill” style features for video
Apr 15, 2019
John Aldred
The big news lately from the Adobe camp is Content-aware Fill for video in Adobe After Effects. But Adobe isn’t the only company who has…
The ASUS ProArt PQ22UC is the world’s first portable 4K OLED 10-Bit HDR dislay
Apr 15, 2019
John Aldred
ASUS hasn’t traditionally been the first name photographers and video editors turn towards when it comes to monitors. While their motherboards, graphics cards and other…
The Insta360 Titan shoots 11K video for capturing high end 360 degree content
Apr 14, 2019
John Aldred
The Insta360 Titan is a ridiculous beast of a camera. It offers a level of quality that most of us will never need in our…
The Litra Torch 2.0 boasts improved waterproofing, better CRI and longer battery life
Apr 14, 2019
John Aldred
The original Litra Torch was a very decent little light. Aimed at action and adventure action camera shooters, it offered a lot of punch for…
PolarPro’s Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filters eliminate the dreaded X issue
Apr 12, 2019
John Aldred
Last week, PolarPro announced their new Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filter. PolarPro has been at NAB 2019 this week and so has DIYP. So,…
Blackmagic talks about BRAW, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K updates and new battery grip
Apr 11, 2019
John Aldred
Recently added to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K firmware to replace CinemaDNG, Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) is an impressive format, capable of producing some pretty…
First look at the Insta360 Evo 360 & 3D 180-degree VR camera
Apr 11, 2019
John Aldred
Announced last month, the Insta360 EVO is the latest camera from Insta360. Like many of their previous cameras the EVO is a 360-degree camera for…
The Godox AD200Pro offers 1.8sec recycle, 1/10th stop adjustments, better colour and uses the same heads as the AD200
Apr 10, 2019
John Aldred
The Godox AD200 has been out for a couple of years now. But ever since the release of the AD600Pro and AD400Pro, customers have been…
PolarPro just announced two “Peter McKinnon Edition” Variable ND filters – Here are our first impressions using one
Apr 4, 2019
John Aldred
Today, PolarPro has announced their new Peter McKinnon Edition Variable ND filters. They’re available in two strengths of 2-5 stops and 6-9 stops. I’ve been…