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.
Zhiyun’s new lightweight Crane M2 is designed for travel filmmakers and vloggers
Jul 22, 2019
John Aldred
Zhiyun has refreshed its popular Crane-M with a new model. Not surprisingly, it’s called the Zhiyun Crane-M2. Designed to be as versatile as possible for…
Canon is expected to announce the EOS 90D, EOS M5 Mark II or both next month
Jul 21, 2019
John Aldred
Word of an impending Canon 90D has been floating around for a couple of months now. Initially, many suspected that Canon might be looking to…
This new gadget gives fast, accurate continuous autofocus to the Blackmagic Pocket 4K
Jul 20, 2019
John Aldred
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been a massive hit ever since its initial announcement. Such a big hit that if you order one today,…
The Steadicam Steadimate-S helps stop that annoying bounce in your DJI Ronin-S gimbal shots
Jul 20, 2019
John Aldred
I couldn’t not have a gimbal in my filmmaking toolkit now. I don’t always use it, but when I need it, there’s really no other…
Godox releases new V1 firmware for Nikon, Canon and Sony to address overheating issues
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
Godox has today announced new firmware updates for the Godox V1 round head speedlight for Nikon, Canon and Sony. The update for all three versions…
Canon’s profit projections are twice as bad as previously expected, reports Nikkei
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
In April, Canon’s Q1 2019 financial report presented a 23% decline in camera sales, with an 81% drop in operating profit vs Q1 2018 and…
Kodak’s $40 Mobile Film Scanner is the Google Cardboard of scanners
Jul 19, 2019
John Aldred
In this age of the fight against plastic, cardboard has become a common construction material again. Coffee places the world over have switched out to…
It looks like Canon is bringing IBIS to its DSLRs, too
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like finally making mirrorless cameras isn’t the only thing the big two DSLR manufacturers are finally capitulating on. After recently hearing that Nikon…
Hasselblad is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a 907X Special Edition camera
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
You didn’t think that just re-releasing an old press release was all Hasselblad had in store to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings,…
Canon has filed a patent for barndoor style lens caps you can’t lose that double up as a hood
Jul 18, 2019
John Aldred
This is quite an interesting idea from Canon. I mean, photographers are often losing lens caps, especially if they shoot on location. You take off…