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.
Colbor’s CL220 LED range goes RGB with the Colbor CL220R
Dec 5, 2023
John Aldred
Colbor has finally announced the Colbor CL220R (buy here), an RGB version of its popular CL220 series. The Colbor CL220 line kicked off with the…
SmallRig x Mikevisuals Tracking POV Kit is an interesting if niche camera rig
Dec 1, 2023
John Aldred
This is an interesting one. It’s definitely for shooting a single particular type of thing, but it looks like it does the job quite well….
Holiday Gift Guide – Our favourite gadgets and accessories of 2023
Dec 1, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday may be over, but here are some more gift ideas this giving season,…
AstrHori new 28mm f/13 2x Macro Periscope lens sees round corners
Nov 30, 2023
John Aldred
AstrHori, one of only two companies that seem to make macro probe lenses, has just announced its newest. It’s an updated model of the company’s…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new tripods, sliders and gimbals of 2023
Nov 30, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday may be over, but here are some more gift ideas this giving season,…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best photo and video lights of 2023
Nov 29, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday may be over, but here are some more gift ideas this giving season,…
Sirui Sniper series T1.2 AF lenses are now available to buy
Nov 28, 2023
John Aldred
Sirui recently showed off their new Sniper series APS-C AF lenses at IBC 2023. We had the chance to take a look at them ourselves,…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new cameras of 2023
Nov 27, 2023
John Aldred
Another lap around the sun means another winter holiday season! Black Friday is still lingering with Cyber Monday sales – and you can see those…
Hyperdolly is a track-free motorised dolly of infinite length
Nov 23, 2023
John Aldred
There’s a new motorised camera dolly in town. Or at least, there will be soon. It’s called the Hyperdolly, and it’s being launched on Kickstarter…
Pergear launches new “Prime” CFexpress Type B cards up to 4TB
Nov 22, 2023
John Aldred
While the rest of the world is starting to announce new CFexpress 4.0 cards, Pergear’s staying where they are. CFexpress 4.0 far exceeds the needs…