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.
Insta360 Ace Pro is a rugged action camera with a flip up screen
Nov 21, 2023
John Aldred
Insta360 has announced their newest camera, the Insta360 Ace Pro (buy here). There’s also a non-pro Insta360 Ace (buy here), but I’ve been testing the…
Black Friday 2023: The best deals tracker for photographers and filmmakers
Nov 18, 2023
John Aldred
Black Friday is back with us once again – and the ensuing Cyber Monday. As always, there are plenty of great deals to be had…
Feelworld’s LUT11H is an ultra-low-budget 10.1″ director’s monitor
Nov 17, 2023
John Aldred
Feelworld is a name that goes hand-in-hand with monitors. Typically, though, it’s on-camera field monitors. But they also do larger director’s monitors. Their newest, the…
Lumionix Komet is “the most advanced camera trigger yet”
Nov 17, 2023
John Aldred
I’ve been using camera triggers of one sort or another for over twenty years. I’ve even built some of my own. So, when I see…
ProGrade CFexpress 4.0 transfer Blazing 3.4GB a second
Nov 16, 2023
John Aldred
ProGrade Digital has announced its newest CFexpress 4.0 cards. Unlike their first CFexpress 4.0 announcement, though, these ones are a bit more reasonable in price…
Laowa Ranger Lite are low-fat versions of their compact full-frame Ranger lenses
Nov 16, 2023
John Aldred
Laowa has announced two new full-frame lenses. At least, they’re sort of new. They’re the Laowa Ranger Lite, available in 28-75mm T2.9 (buy here) and…
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN OS Sports for mirrorless is now official
Nov 16, 2023
John Aldred
It’s been the source of much speculation over the past few months, but now it’s official. Sigma has announced the new 70-200mm f/2.8 DG DN…
SanDisk denies SSD failures are a hardware issue
Nov 16, 2023
John Aldred
The rising failure of SanDisk (Western Digital) SSDs is not exactly a secret. Earlier this year, users took to Reddit, and several news outlets reported…
Chronos 4K12 and Q12 high-speed cameras shoot over 29,000 FPS
Nov 15, 2023
John Aldred
Kron Technologies has announced two new high-speed cameras. The Chronos 4K12 (buy here) and Chronos Q12 (buy here). The new cameras are targeted at scientific…
Free Orion app turns your iPad into an HDMI monitor
Nov 14, 2023
John Aldred
There’s a new app in town. It’s called Orion, and it turns your USB-C iPad into an HDMI field monitor. It’s also completely free. Sort…