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.
How does the 10-year-old Canon 5D Mark III compare with a modern Fuji GFX 100S medium format mirrorless camera?
Mar 17, 2022
John Aldred
The Canon 5D Mark III marks its 10th birthday this year. It doesn’t feel like it’s been anywhere near that long to me. Of course,…
Cooke’s new S8/i Cine lens series includes 16 lenses that cost $35,000 each
Mar 17, 2022
John Aldred
If you thought those $3-5K cine lenses were expensive, you’ve seen nothing yet. Cooke Optics, arguably one of the best in the business when it…
DxO PureRAW 2 is now 4x faster on Apple Silicon and adds Fuji X-Trans file support
Mar 17, 2022
John Aldred
DxO has announced DxO PureRaw 2 which brings with it some pretty big performance increases, with a 50% speed boost on Windows and runs up…
Venus Optics has announced its fast new Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO lens for Micro Four Thirds
Mar 16, 2022
John Aldred
There’s a fast new lens in the Laowa Micro Four Thirds lineup. Venus Optics has today announced their new Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO…
Canon patents drone gimbal but this one might be for us photographers and filmmakers
Mar 16, 2022
John Aldred
Canon isn’t a name we normally associate with drones, but a new drone gimbal camera patent suggests they might be starting to try to take…
Giant bubbles popping at 50,000fps looks like a weird gelatinous transparent fabric
Mar 16, 2022
John Aldred
It’s nice to see the band back together and pushing out content regularly again. Gav’s great n’ all, but I’ve missed seeing Dan on The…
Insta360 teases a new camera to be announced on March 22nd
Mar 15, 2022
John Aldred
It’s been a minute since Insta360 launched a new camera. Or at least, since they’ve launched one that appears to be of the action variety…
Nine new Canon, Nikon and Fuji camera codes registered with certification body (and a Sony lens)
Mar 15, 2022
John Aldred
Well, it looks like there’s a flood of new cameras about to come in from Canon, Nikon and Fuji, along with a number of lenses…
The easy way to turn your garage into a professional home portrait studio
Mar 14, 2022
John Aldred
At some point or another, most people who shoot portraits get the idea into their heads that it’d be quite nice to be able to…
Patent suggests GoPro wants to take on DJI with a modular “Pocket” camera
Mar 14, 2022
John Aldred
While GoPro is still sort of the leader when it comes to action cameras, it’s been a while since they’ve really done anything different. Sure, there’s…