Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    This device claims to turn your Ricoh GR into a “wide format XPan”
    Jul 17, 2023 John Aldred

    Well, I think this has to be the dumbest snake oil nonsense product I’ve seen so far this year. Being sold by the “Ding ding…

    DJI ends support for the DJI Phantom 4 Drone
    Jul 17, 2023 John Aldred

    It looks like the time of the DJI Phantom is almost at its conclusion. DJI has officially ended support for the DJI Phantom 4 as…

    The Maxima 6 GaN is a 69,000 Lumen waterproof LED that takes Profoto modifiers
    Jul 15, 2023 John Aldred

    Maxima has announced the new Maxima 6 GaN (buy here), what they say is the world’s LED lamp driven by gallium nitride. It provides what…

    Negative Supply’s Basic Film Carrier 35 MK2 keeps your film flatter for better scans
    Jul 15, 2023 John Aldred

    Negative Supply has announced its new Basic Film Carrier 35 MK2 (buy here). The successor to 2019’s original Basic Film Carrier, includes a number of…

    Sony refreshes its 70-200MM F4 G OSS with a macro-capable Mark II
    Jul 14, 2023 John Aldred

    Along with the recent announcement of the new Sony A6700 APS-C mirrorless camera (buy here), Sony also announced a new lens and microphone. The lens…

    Helix MagLock is PolarPro’s take on a magnetic filter system
    Jul 13, 2023 John Aldred

    Every company seems to have jumped on the magnetic filters thing over the last few years. We’ve seen magnetic systems from K&F, Irix, H&Y, along…

    These 3D-printed lens caps feature a magnetic clip to keep them safe while shooting
    Jul 12, 2023 John Aldred

    Cast your minds back. Way back. Back to September 2021. We featured some 3D-printed lens caps from Pedro at DSLR DIY CNC. Well, Pedro’s back…

    Sony A6700 offers a 26MP sensor with 4K video up to 120fps
    Jul 12, 2023 John Aldred

    Sony has announced the hotly anticipated Sony A6700 (buy here) APS-C mirrorless camera. Sony’s hailing it as their highest performing APS-C mirrorless camera to date….

    You should (maybe) swap your tripod for a light stand
    Jul 12, 2023 John Aldred

    This is going to be a controversial idea for some of you. It certainly made me raise an eyebrow when I ran across this video…

    Zhiyun expands its lighting lineup with the Fiveray V60 and Molus G200
    Jul 12, 2023 John Aldred

    We’re not just seeing the new Zhiyun Crane 4 today. The company has also announced the new Zhiyun Fiveray V60 (buy here) and Molus G200…