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.
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 – Our favourite new lenses of 2023
Nov 28, 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 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…
Shimbol M5 5.5″ is a low budget HDMI touchscreen field monitor
Nov 24, 2023
John Aldred
Monitor manufacturer Shimbol has announced its new M5 5.2″ HDMI touchscreen field monitor (buy here). It’s essentially a cut-down version of the company’s Shimbol Memory…
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…
Kodak finally launches Super 8 camera shown off in 2016 for 10x the price
Nov 22, 2023
John Aldred
Kodak might not always be quick these days, but it seems they get there in the end. In 2016, the company showed off a new…
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…