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.
Breaking: NAB 2020 in Las Vegas has been cancelled
Mar 11, 2020
John Aldred
The organises of NAB have issued a release over next month’s NAB in Las Vegas. The show was scheduled to take place between 18-22nd of…
Update: The Photography Show has been postponed [New dates announced]
Mar 11, 2020
John Aldred
The Photography Show 2020 here in the UK was only five days away from opening. Until this very morning, it seemed that all was still…
Sigma aiming to launch full-frame L Mount Foveon camera in Summer 2021 (but it might be 2022)
Mar 11, 2020
John Aldred
Sigma’s full-frame Foveon camera is starting to feel a little like the Duke Nukem Forever of the photography world. Sigma shooters have been wanting one…
How to shoot and edit hyperlapses with cheap lower end gear
Mar 11, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a video from Matthew Vandeputte, but now he’s back with a good one for all you aspiring hyperlapse…
New firmware adds Waveform and Vectorscope to the $229 Feelworld F6 Plus on-camera monitor
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
We’ve been fans of the Feelworld F6 Plus here at DIYP for a while. It’s a great monitor for what it costs, offering a 1080p…
Leaked photos of the DJI Mavic Air 2 show a very Mavic Pro 2-inspired design
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a little while since we’ve seen anything really new and cool from DJI. Ok, sure, there was the DJI Mavic Mini, but that…
NASA’s Curiosity rover has created an insane 1.8-Gigapixel panorama of the Mars surface
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars has created some wonderful imagery since it landed on the planet’s surface back in December 2012. Its original two-year mission…
Production of the Canon EOS 5DS & 5DSR has stopped, report claims
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
According to a report on Canon Rumors, production of the high-resolution Canon DSLRs, the EOS 5DS and EOS 5DSR has ended. There’s been no confirmation…
Fujifilm UK posts cryptic statement after the postponement of The Photography Show
Mar 10, 2020
John Aldred
It seems like some exhibitors at The Photography Show had been well prepared for its cancellation or postponement over coronavirus fears. Fujifilm UK has just…
Irix has finally announced the 45mm f/1.4 they first showed off in 2016
Mar 9, 2020
John Aldred
We first discovered the Irix 45mm f/1.4 way back at Photokina 2016. It was just a lowly prototype hidden under a glass box back then. It…