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.
How to build a low-budget DIY camera cart from a $100 tool cart
Sep 8, 2023
John Aldred
Camera carts are wonderful things when working in the studio or at certain locations. That is to say, locations with a lot of flat ground…
Nikon subsidiary MRMC’s SR-1 camera robot offers remote motion control for your camera
Sep 8, 2023
John Aldred
Motorised pan-tilt heads typically come in two flavours. They’re either fairly small and compact with a somewhat limited feature set, or they’re ridiculously huge, designed…
How to make seamless whip transitions in Premiere with Generative Fill
Sep 8, 2023
John Aldred
Whip-pan transitions have been a staple in TV and movies for decades. They’re when the camera rapidly moves to the side, switching from one shot…
Pergear refreshes its full-frame 14mm f/2.8 for E, L, Z and RF mounts with a Mark II version
Sep 7, 2023
John Aldred
Pergear has updated its 14mm f/2.8 lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a new Mark II version. Like its predecessor, which is less than a…
Polaroid announces the $599 I-2 Instant Camera with manual control and LiDAR AF
Sep 7, 2023
John Aldred
The fact that we’re seeing any new Polaroid cameras at all in 2023 is pleasantly surprising. What’s not so pleasant, but probably more surprising, is…
DZOFilm’s new “Tango” series Super35 cinema zooms cover 18mm up to 280mm
Sep 7, 2023
John Aldred
DZOFilm has announced two new cinema zoom lenses for Super35 with a pretty large focal length range. The first is the DZOFilm Tango 18-90mm T2.9…
The OBSBOT Tail Air is an AI-powered 4K PTZ streaming camera
Sep 6, 2023
John Aldred
It’s been a while since we’ve heard much from Obsbot. You might remember back in 2019 they released the Obsbot Tail. Well, now they’re back…
The GoPro Hero 12 targets social media with new vertical video mode and double runtime
Sep 6, 2023
John Aldred
GoPro has announced the newest iteration of its flagship action camera, the GoPro Hero 12 (buy here). It brings with it some new features over…
The SpeediGimbal monopod head gets you ready to shoot action in an instant
Sep 5, 2023
John Aldred
Love them or hate them, massive lenses are just a requirement for certain types of photography. Sports, wildlife and other forms of action when you’re…
Sony’s ILX-LR1 is a cut-down industrial Sony A7R V for $2,950
Sep 5, 2023
John Aldred
Sony has announced the new Sony ILX-LR1 (buy here) E-Mount mirrorless camera. Unlike most of the Alpha cameras you’ll be familiar with though, this one…