Posts by Author: John Aldred

John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 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.

Shure expands its SLX-D wireless microphone ecosystem with XLR Tx and on-camera Rx

Jan 24, 2024
John Aldred

Shure has announced some new additions to the Shure SLX-D wireless microphone system (buy here). Operating on UHF, the SLX-D avoids the interference often found…

Hasselblad 907X & CFV 100C combo doubles image size to 100-megapixels

Jan 24, 2024
John Aldred

Hasselblad has announced its 907X and CFV 100C digital back combo (buy here). Replacing the 907X and CFV II 50C combo, it doubles the resolution…

Joby SeaPal is a waterproof case for your smartphone

Jan 23, 2024
John Aldred

The Joby Seapal was officially unveiled in December 2023, but it was a very quiet launch. That’s probably because the unit hasn’t been available until…

The Godox V1 Pro is 2 flashes in one

Jan 22, 2024
John Aldred

Well, we didn’t have to wait long for that one, did we? It’s been two weeks since Godox’s filing with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs…

ProGrade Digital CFexpress Gold Type A in 240GB and 480GB capacity announced

Jan 19, 2024
John Aldred

ProGrade Digital has announced two new CFexpress Type A memory cards (buy here). They’re part of ProGrade’s Gold series cards, which typically offer better value…

Nanlux FL-28 is a more compact and lighter-weight Fresnel lens for powerful LEDs

Jan 19, 2024
John Aldred

Nanlux has announced a new, lighter-weight Fresnel lens for its Evoke series LED spotlights. Built for use on the Evoke 900C (buy here), Evoke 1200…

AstrHori’s new 25mm f/2.8 full-frame lens offers 2-5x macro zoom

Jan 19, 2024
John Aldred

AstrHori has announced their new 25mm f/2.8 Macro 2-5x lens (buy here). It’s a full-frame lens designed for hardcore – but low-budget – macro lovers….

Edelkrone Tripod X is a fully motorised motion control tripod

Jan 18, 2024
John Aldred

Tripods haven’t seen much action when it comes to things like motion control. Sure, we’ve plenty of pan-tilt heads and other things that sit on…

Adobe Premiere Pro sees an overhauled audio workflow with AI-tagging

Jan 17, 2024
John Aldred

Adobe has announced new changes to the Adobe Premiere Pro beta. It sounds like they’re finally starting to get a little more serious about audio….

Rode Wireless ME is finally coming in a two-mic kit

Jan 17, 2024
John Aldred

Well, it looks like DJI isn’t the only one announcing new mics today. Rode is also making an announcement. It’s not technically a new mic,…