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.
Sony Imaging Edge Webcam software finally lets you use your Sony cameras on a Mac
Oct 16, 2020
John Aldred
Sony has now released the Mac version of its Imaging Edge Webcam software, which allows you to use thirty six of Sony’s A & E…
The Vaxis Atom 500 lets you transmit video up to 500ft from either HDMI or SDI
Oct 16, 2020
John Aldred
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s Hollyland Mars 400S Pro announcement, Vaxis has now announced their new Atom 500 SDI wireless video transmission system (which…
Vivo’s new IFEA concept smartphone has a removable pop-up selfie camera
Oct 16, 2020
John Aldred
I know not everybody’s a fan of the pop-up selfie cam – mechanical moving parts n’ all – but I think they’re fantastic. They free…
Fujifilm just announced its new mid-range X-S10 with six stops of in-body stabilisation
Oct 15, 2020
John Aldred
We already knew it was coming, thanks to Nokishita, but now Fuji’s made it official and announced their new Fujifilm X-S10 mid-range APS-C mirrorless camera….
Hollyland’s Mars 400S Pro wireless video transmitter lets you live stream to YouTube
Oct 15, 2020
John Aldred
I’ve been a big fan of Hollyland’s Mars 400S ever since getting one last year and you can read my review on that model here….
DJI’s Ronin gimbals get lighter, smaller and stronger with the new RS 2 and RSC 2
Oct 15, 2020
John Aldred
DJI has announced successors to its popular Ronin S and Ronin SC gimbals, along with a slight rebrand. They’re dropping the “onin” and simply calling…
The Tree Frog is an IP67 rated waterproof mini RGBWW LED light
Oct 15, 2020
John Aldred
Waterproofing (or at least really good weather sealing) seems to have become quite popular with photo and video gear lately, especially when it comes to…
This is why Adobe’s called Adobe and how one of its founders was kidnapped for $650,000 ransom
Oct 14, 2020
John Aldred
For anybody working in the photography or video industries today, it’s difficult to escape from the behemoth that is Adobe. Whether you use their software…
Sachtler’s new aktiv fluid video tripod head series is built for speed and easy setup
Oct 14, 2020
John Aldred
Sachtler has announced its new “aktiv” series of fluid video heads. Designed to replace their popular FSB model heads, the aktiv line is focused on…
Canon announces the EOS M50 Mark II – Still has a 4K crop and no IBIS
Oct 14, 2020
John Aldred
Canon has today announced the new EOS M50 Mark II mirrorless camera. Not much appears to have changed on the outside between the original Canon…