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.
Sony Japan announces 14% price hike on cameras, lenses and other products coming on February 1st
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
Sony has announced a long list, covering pretty much every product type they make, that will see an average 14% price hike coming on February…
How to colour grade your footage using… Wait, what? Microsoft Excel?
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
There are some rather mad people on the Internet. And they don’t get much madder than the folks at Syrp Lab. But building a DaVinci…
How to use your camera’s custom settings feature to speed up your shooting workflow
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
This is one of the most underused features of mirrorless cameras today – and many later DSLRs that came before them. We’re talking about the…
Canon’s new HDR sensor shoots multiple images simultaneously for over 24 stops of dynamic range
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
Canon has developed a new 12.6-megapixel CMOS sensor designed primarily for monitoring and industrial applications. What’s special about this sensor is that it shoots multiple…
Six years after release, Nikon releases new firmware for the D850 DSLR to improve skin tones
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon has released a new v1.3.0 firmware update for the Nikon D850 DSLR, six years after its initial release in 2017. Widely regarded as one…
How to fix laggy HDMI output latency in Panasonic Lumix mirrorless cameras
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
Richard Wong has been taking a bit of a deep dive into the HDMI output latency of his shiny new Panasonic S5 Mark II. HDMI…
Nikon adds Eye AF while shooting video to the Nikon Z50 with new firmware
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon has released the new version 2.4.0 firmware for the Nikon Z50, and it looks like the focus (no pun intended) for this one is eye-detection…
Canon patents haptic shutter button that vibrates when you lock focus
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
I’m quite surprised that it’s taken this long for something like this to appear. Even just in patent form, it’s taken quite a while. To…
First photo leaks of Sigma’s upcoming 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for mirrorless
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
The first image has leaked of Sigma’s upcoming 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for mirrorless cameras. Along with last week’s leaked specs, it looks…
Panasonic VP says Micro Four Thirds is the gateway for smartphone users to real cameras
Jan 20, 2023
John Aldred
In a recent interview with DPReview, Yosuke Yamane, Vice President of Panasonic’s Entertainment and Communication business and director of its imaging business unit, spoke about…