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.
Here’s how to non-destructively convert a 65-year-old 8mm movie camera to digital
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
Converting old film cameras, particularly movie cameras, to digital has become a lot more viable over the last few years as devices like the Raspberry…
The US Department of Defense has formally blacklisted DJI as a “Chinese military company”
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
It seems that DJI is facing even more struggles in the US as the Department of Defense (DoD) adds the companies to the list of…
“Leaked” Sony A7R V photo shows a very different top button design to Sony’s other mirrorless cameras
Oct 10, 2022
John Aldred
The Sony A7R V talk has been hotting up a bit lately. It’s not surprising given that an announcement for Sony’s new high-resolution camera is…
Blackmagic significantly drops the price of its Atem Mini, Mini Pro and Mini Pro ISO live stream switchers
Oct 7, 2022
John Aldred
Blackmagic has just made a pretty significant price drop across most of its popular Blackmagic Atem Mini product line video switchers. The 8-input Atem Mini…
The Olympus OM-D E-M1X is listed as discontinued at Japanese retailers
Oct 7, 2022
John Aldred
Released in 2019, the Olympus OM-D E-M1X was met with a bit of a mixed response. It was a high-performance flagship – the Olympus equivalent…
Laowa announces new T2.9 Cine versions of its 65mm and 100mm 2x Ultra Macro APO lenses
Oct 6, 2022
John Aldred
This one might come as a surprise to some of you but guess who’s released two new macro lenses? I’ll give you a minute. I…
Is Canon shooting themselves in the foot by blocking third party lens manufacturers?
Oct 6, 2022
John Aldred
This is something I’ve been thinking about ever since word broke that Canon essentially ordered Viltrox to stop making autofocus RF mount lenses. In response,…
Sony A7R V and OM Digital OM-5 announcements likely this month after both companies schedule events
Oct 5, 2022
John Aldred
Both Sony and OM Digital have scheduled events for late October, suggesting that recently rumoured Sony A7R V and OM Digital OM-5 camera bodies are…
DxO PhotoLab 6’s DeepPRIME XD engine takes AI-powered raw file denoising to the next level
Oct 5, 2022
John Aldred
DxO has announced their newest version of PhotoLab. PhotLab 6 comes with brand new DeepPRIME XD denoising tech, with advanced colour management features – including…
Now you can 3D print your own DIY Spekular-style lighting kit
Oct 4, 2022
John Aldred
Spekular, the lighting system released by Spiffy Gear back in 2017 was a particularly unique lighting system at the time. Offering a modular setup with…