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.
Nikon won’t be producing any more lens roadmaps
Oct 9, 2023
John Aldred
Lens roadmaps are a great way for photographers, filmmakers and other camera users. It helps them find out what’s coming for their particular system. When…
Adobe ordered to pay more than $33 million for patent infringement
Sep 30, 2023
John Aldred
Adobe has been ordered by a court in Delaware to pay almost $33.8 million to a company called ViaTech Technologies over patent infringement. ViaTech brought…
Hands on with the Kelvin Epos 600 RGBLAC light
Sep 30, 2023
John Aldred
Recently, at IBC 2023, we had the chance to stop by the Kelvin booth to see what new toys they had. What they had with…
Hands on with the Godox MG2400Bi LED beast
Sep 30, 2023
John Aldred
We’ve seen a lot of big lights coming out of lighting companies in the last few years, and right now, it seems to be Godox’s…
Hands on with the Saramonic WiTalk
Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred
Communication can be difficult when working on a set with multiple people all over the place. You often resort to yelling or using loud and…
First look at Godox new LiteFlow reflector system
Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred
Godox was recently showing off their new LiteFlow reflector system at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. As DIYP was there, we went along to the Godox…
Mirrorless cameras shot 58% of this year’s Astro Photographer of the Year shortlist images
Sep 29, 2023
John Aldred
The Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has become an annual staple in the lives of many photographers. We all want to…
The Shure SM7dB eliminates quiet microphone signals with a built-in preamp
Sep 28, 2023
John Aldred
The Shure SM7B (buy here) is probably the most popular microphone on YouTube for things like podcasts and indoor spoken videos to the camera. It’s…
Sony unveils three wireless microphones for content creators
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
I have to admit, I’m surprised it’s taken this long for Sony to jump into the tiny microphone market. They’ve been making wireless mics for…
First look at the Laowa Proteus Flex interchangeable flare optics
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
Earlier this month, Laowa announced that they’d teamed up with Keslow Camera to produce a range of interchangeable-flare anamorphic lenses. What they did was modify…