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.
DJI’s Pocket 2 Gimbal comes with a new 1/1.7″ 64MP sensor, wider FOV and f/1.8 aperture
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
DJI has officially announced its newest iteration of the DJI Osmo Pocket camera gimbal. Not surprisingly, it’s called the DJI Pocket 2 (they’ve dropped the…
Vivo’s X51 5G smartphone with built-in gimbal camera is coming to Europe in 9 days
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
The world of smartphones moves thick and fast these days, and a lot of them all start to look the same after a while, but…
The Omnicharge Off-Grid Power Station is a powerful 1500W plug socket in the wild
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
Portable power has become a big deal over the last few years as more photographers and filmmakers are discovering the joy of getting out of…
New Sigma patent describes 12mm f/2.8, 14mm f/2 and 14mm f/2.8 lenses for L/E mounts
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
A new patent from Sigma, spotted by the folks at Hi Lows Note, describes three new full-frame lenses designed for mirrorless camera systems – the…
Hubble has captured a stunning image of a star that’s still being born
Oct 20, 2020
John Aldred
7,500 light-years away (or approximately 44,090,000,000,000,000 miles) from our tiny rock floating through space is the Soul Nebula (also known as Westerhout 5) in the…
Insta360 hints at new camera coming on October 28th with new teaser video
Oct 19, 2020
John Aldred
Insta360 has released a teaser website and video for an upcoming camera to be announced on October 28th. While the company has not yet said…
Canon has just finally released their insane 250-megapixel sensor – but it’s not for us
Oct 19, 2020
John Aldred
Canon Japan has just announced their crazy new 250-megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor. Canon’s APS-H sized sensors sit in between its full-frame and APS-C sensors, measuring…
Canon’s Quad Pixel AF patent – Maybe the sensor for upcoming EOS R1?
Oct 19, 2020
John Aldred
Canon’s Dual Pixel Autofocus (DPAF) has been one of Canon’s biggest selling points ever since they first introduced the technology in 2013 with the EOS…
Nikon releases weird flash triggers that hang off the side of your camera and they’re “only” $200
Oct 19, 2020
John Aldred
Nikon’s been long criticised for not having any decent kind of wireless control system since they switched from the optical CLS/AWL to the new radio…
This DIY doggy selfie booth is the most adorable photography thing you will see this year
Oct 16, 2020
John Aldred
Simone Giertz is one of the most amazing people on YouTube if you’re into building and making. You might remember Simone from her Shitty Robots…