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.
Your Sony A7S III is now basically an FX3 with EVF thanks to new firmware update
Feb 26, 2021
John Aldred
The Sony FX3 hasn’t even begun shipping yet, and Sony’s already giving more reasons for folks not to get one. Sony has released A7S III…
This motorised DIY camera slider can be built for under $100 and lets you track objects as it moves
Feb 25, 2021
John Aldred
Building your own motorised camera gimbal or slider seem to be the in thing at the moment. In fact, I built one myself recently (that’s…
Xencelabs launches their first graphics tablet and a very interesting looking remote
Feb 25, 2021
John Aldred
New company, Xencelabs (pronounced “sense labs”) has launched with a new product that has a somewhat unique twist on the world of traditional graphics tablets….
Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 17 is now out of beta, hits final release
Feb 25, 2021
John Aldred
It’s been a bit of a journey since the last major release of DaVinci Resolve. Resolve 16 came out almost two years ago, at NAB…
The NONS SL42 Mark II adds EF mount and actually fills the medium format Instax frame
Feb 24, 2021
John Aldred
The initial launch of the first NONS SL42 was about this time last year. It was an M42 SLR that uses Fuji Instax Mini instant…
Rode’s new Wireless GO II adds dual mic support, improved range and internal recording
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
Rode has announced a follow up to their popular Rode Wireless GO microphone system. Not surprisingly, it’s called the Rode Wireless GO II and it…
The Sony FX3 officially announced – It’s just an A7S III with a top handle and no EVF
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
Sony has now officially announced the new full-frame Sony FX3 cinema camera. As expected, it’s pretty much an A7S III in a new body, but…
Second-hand market ditches DSLRs in favor of mirrorless
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is a surprise. It seems that the second-hand market is following suit with new purchases. According to used gear retailer KEH, who reported on…
This little single-axis gimbal lets you shoot wider cinematic footage on racing drones
Feb 23, 2021
John Aldred
With most drones that have built-in cameras with stabilisation, we typically see fully motorised 3-axis gimbals that can compensate for just about any movement of…
New “Hasselblad’s Home” documentary series reveals the X-series camera design philosophy
Feb 22, 2021
John Aldred
It wasn’t until I watched this that it struck me that the Hasselblad X1D was announced almost five years ago now, back in 2016. It…