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.
Canon full frame mirrorless “confirmed” to be testing with select pros
Mar 26, 2018
John Aldred
It seems Canon weren’t kidding when they said they were willing to cannibalise their DSLR sales to go full on into mirrorless. Canon Rumors report…
DIYP reviews the Zhiyun Crane 2 motorised 3-axis gimbal stabiliser
Mar 26, 2018
John Aldred
Ever since I got to play with the original Zhiyun Crane at Photokina 2016 I’ve wanted to put one of these things to work and…
This 3D portal smartphone optical illusion requires no special glasses to see
Mar 23, 2018
John Aldred
This is a very cool piece of tech. Swedish developer Peder Norrby has done something pretty amazing with the iPhone X. He’s created a 3D…
YouTube makes it easier to live stream from your phone or desktop
Mar 22, 2018
John Aldred
YouTube’s live streaming has been very popular since they introduced it in 2011. But for many users, it’s just been too complex to deal with….
How to wind up your cables to keep them tangle-free
Mar 21, 2018
John Aldred
Whether you’re a photographer or filmmaker, chances are you’ve got plenty of cables. Not everything is wireless yet. There are long USB tethering cables, microphone…
A first look at the new 15 stop Irix Edge ND32000 filter and square filter holder
Mar 17, 2018
John Aldred
Since the initial announcement of Irix’s new Edge filter series at PPE last year, the range has grown slowly but steadily. A new 15 stop…
Fuji GFX 50S gets “full frame” crop mode firmware update to simulate 35mm cameras
Mar 15, 2018
John Aldred
Well, this is an interesting little update for the Fujifilm GFX 50S. A new firmware adds a 35mm “full frame” crop mode to its capabilities….
Google opens up AI tech behind “Portrait Mode” to developers as open source
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Portrait Mode has been simultaneously one of the biggest jokes and coolest advancements in smartphone camera technology. Google’s version of it can be found in…
Syrp’s new Magic Carpet Pro is a high end filmmaking slider offering infinite length
Mar 14, 2018
John Aldred
Syrp has just announced the new Magic Carpet Pro slider. Designed to handle some seriously heavy duty filmmaking the Magic Carpet Pro offers some very…
A look at the current state of Sony E Mount and Micro Four Thirds adapters and which are worth getting
Mar 13, 2018
John Aldred
One of the things that’s put a lot of people off making the switch to mirrorless is a lack of lenses. The lack of lenses…