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.
This DIY large format digital camera obscura shoots the most beautiful photographs
Aug 19, 2021
John Aldred
The lure of large format photography attracts many. Relatively few can justify the cost of pursuing it, though. Even 4×5 sheet film gets pretty expensive,…
YC Onion’s new Chips 3.0 slider is also a motorised dolly and a 5-axis motion control system
Aug 19, 2021
John Aldred
YC Onion has only been around for a couple of years, but they’ve made some impressive kit since they first launched. Their latest is a…
No, the BBC weren’t in Tokyo covering the Olympics – It was faked using a game engine
Aug 18, 2021
John Aldred
The BBC’s Tokyo 2020 (yes, I know it’s 2021, but they kept the name) studio looked pretty real to casual observers watching the coverage of…
Sony A7 IV launch delayed – pushed back from mid-September to late October
Aug 18, 2021
John Aldred
Well, there haven’t been all that many rumours about the apparently impending Sony A7 IV. We’ve figured it must be coming at some point relatively…
End of an era? The Sony A9 is showing up discontinued at online retailers
Aug 17, 2021
John Aldred
Released in early 2017, the Sony A9 immediately proved itself to be a very popular camera. It still continued to remain in Sony’s lineup for…
The Feiyu Pocket 2S is the world’s first detachable wearable pocket sized gimbal
Aug 17, 2021
John Aldred
Feiyutech has announced the newest pocket gimbal, the Feiyu Pocket 2S. In normal operation, it acts similarly to practically every other pocket gimbal on the…
Godox scales things down with their new Godox MF12 wireless macro ring flash
Aug 16, 2021
John Aldred
The trend in camera flashes over the last few years has generally been to make them more powerful, yet more portable at the same time….
Mythbusting: Megapixels don’t matter – fewer doesn’t mean better low light performance
Aug 16, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one big giant myth that’s persisted since the dawn of digital photography, it’s that lower resolution means better low light performance. If you…
A sign of things to come? Latest CIPA numbers show camera sales seem to be recovering
Aug 5, 2021
John Aldred
Whether or not you’ve been following the camera news sales over the last 18 months or so, it probably comes as not much of a…
Sigma’s new 150-600mm mirrorless Sports lens offers both push-pull and ring zoom mechanisms
Aug 4, 2021
John Aldred
Well, we knew it was coming but now it’s official. Sigma has now launched the new 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sports lens for mirrorless…