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.
Vivo’s X50 flagship smartphone expected to have a huge gimbal-like camera module
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Vivo’s next flagship smartphone will have a giant gimbal-style camera, a teaser posted to Chinese social media site, Weibo suggests. The gimbal-like smartphone camera technology…
Product photos for the upcoming Sony ZV-1 vlogging camera have leaked
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
The product photos for the upcoming Sony ZV-1, expected to be announced in just five days, have been leaked online by, not surprisingly, Nokishita. The…
Olympus is (for real this time) shutting down its camera business in Korea
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Olympus has announced that it is withdrawing from the camera business in South Korea due to “mostly” low camera sales volume, according to a report…
Artlist adds high quality sound effects to their massive music library
May 21, 2020
John Aldred
Music licensing company, Artlist has expanded its collection to also offer sound effects. They don’t say exactly how many sound effects are currently in the…
Huawei has patented a “liquid lens” camera module, possibly for the P50 series
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Liquid lens technology isn’t a new idea, but it hasn’t really taken off. We’ve seen a few gimmicky implementations over the years, but we’ve yet…
Aurora Aperture’s new magnetic rear filter system for ultra-wide and fisheye lenses now on Kickstarter
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Putting filters on ultra-wide-angle lenses isn’t usually an easy or inexpensive task. Sure, it’s possible, but you need to get some pretty large filter holders…
Use these three techniques to shoot manual focus lenses on a gimbal
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
I don’t shoot on a gimbal all that often. When I do, it’s usually for b-roll. But I’m usually doing it with manual focus lenses….
Sony UK teases “new compact camera” (likely the ZV-1) launching in 6 days
May 20, 2020
John Aldred
Sony UK is teasing an announcement coming in six days and a few hours. The teaser doesn’t say anything about the camera. There’s no model…
Moment’s Variable ND filters for mirrorless and DSLRs offer great quality at an affordable price
May 19, 2020
John Aldred
Variable neutral density filters have become invaluable tools for many photographers and filmmakers. They allow us to carry less kit to be able to extend…
New Premiere Pro and After Effects updates add native ProRes RAW support and GPU rendering
May 19, 2020
John Aldred
It was only six weeks ago that Apple released a beta plugin to allow Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Rush and Media Encoder to read…