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.
Yongnuo launches its first Fuji X AF lens – YN50mm F1.8X DA DSM PRO
Jul 28, 2023
John Aldred
Yongnuo has added itself to the list of third-party companies joining Fuji X mount. Fujifilm opened up the mount to third-party manufacturers a couple of…
TourBox Console 5 comes with WonderFlow to tailor your perfect workflow
Jul 27, 2023
John Aldred
TourBox has announced the newest version of their software, TourBox Console 5. It’s designed to configure TourBox devices, including the TourBox NEO (buy here) and…
The Fringer NF-FX II is a weather-sealed Nikon F to Fuji X adapter
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
I have to admit, I hadn’t given much thought to weather sealing when using adapted lenses. But then, when I’m using adapted lenses, I’m usually…
Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro are fast SSDs built for creators
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
Crucial has launched two new super-fast X9 Pro (buy here) and X10 Pro (buy here) SSDs targeted directly at photographers, filmmakers and creators. The X10…
Reflx Lab Light Meter is a tiny hotshoe-mounted light meter for only $45
Jul 25, 2023
John Aldred
Reflx Lab has released a compact hotshoe-mountable light meter. Called the Reflx Lab Light Meter (buy here), is an on-camera reflective light meter for use…
Aputure Light Dome III and Mini III fold flat for easy storage
Jul 25, 2023
John Aldred
Aputure has announced two new modifiers today. Well, technically, I suppose they’re new iterations of two existing Aputure modifiers. The new modifiers are the Aputure…
DJI Air 3 drone comes with two cameras and 46 min flight time
Jul 25, 2023
John Aldred
DJI has announced the DJI Air 3 drone (buy here). The successor to the popular DJI Air 2S (buy here), the Air 3 sports dual…
Are 3D printed cinema lens housings worth it?
Jul 24, 2023
John Aldred
I’ve seen quite a few of these 3D printed cinema lens housings over the last few years. We’ve featured some of them here on DIYP…
How to get rid of that pesky Generative Fill warning
Jul 24, 2023
John Aldred
I don’t know if Adobe technically classes it as a bug, but there’s a bit of an annoyance with Photoshop’s AI-powered Generative Fill. Occasionally, It…
DaVinci Resolve 18.5 lets you relight subjects in the edit
Jul 24, 2023
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design has officially announced DaVinci Resolve 18.5. It’s the final version of the beta first announced in April. We got to see it for…