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.
The ASUS ZenFone 6 shoots 48MP selfies with no front camera and has a full frontal LCD with no bezel
May 16, 2019
John Aldred
Maximising the front screen space on smartphones has been the goal of manufacturers for a while now. Starting with the iPhone X and its notch,…
Nikon’s Z6 & Z7 mirrorless cameras now have Eye Autofocus
May 16, 2019
John Aldred
Nikon has now released Firmware Update 2.0 for the Nikon Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras. The new firmware brings improved low light performance a number…
Shooting Sigma’s “Big Three” f/2.8 Pro zoom lenses in the Arizona desert
May 16, 2019
John Aldred
Last month, DIYP made the visit to NAB 2019 in Las Vegas. While I was in the neighbourhood, I decided to head to Arizona for…
SanDisk’s massive 1TB microSD cards are now available to order
May 16, 2019
John Aldred
The massive SanDisk 1TB microSD cards announced in February are now available to buy. Priced at $449, the 160MB/sec SanDisk A2 card is listed on the…
Lightroom Update brings new “Texture” slider, in-app education and batch processing for Android
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
Every few years, Adobe adds something new and interesting to their raw file engine. We saw it when they added the Clarity slider, when we…
The Tilta Nucleus Nano adds a wireless focus wheel & motor to your gimbal
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
If you’ve been jealous of the focus wheels available on the Zhiyun Crane 2 and Crane 3 LAB because your gimbal doesn’t have one, then…
Two years later, Yongnuo finally releases the 85mm f/1.8 AF lens for Nikon F Mount
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
The Yongnuo 85mm f/1.8 lens was originally spoken way back in 2016, along with the announcement of the Yongnuo 100mm f/2. The 85mm f/1.8 for…
How to make a cheap DIY bullet time rig with a lazy susan and some drawer slides
May 14, 2019
John Aldred
It’s 20 years since The Matrix was released (don’t you feel old?), but the bullet time effect is still incredibly popular. I don’t know what the…
5 easy ways to speed up your video editing process
May 13, 2019
John Aldred
Editing videos can be a pain, especially when it goes slowly. But when it takes you an entire day to edit a 5 minutes video,…
Samyang has just announced a tiny new 45mm f/1.8 AF lens for Sony FE
May 13, 2019
John Aldred
Samyang, also known as Rokinon in some parts of the world, has announced a new full frame 45mm f/1.8 compact autofocus lens for Sony E mount….