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.
New Olympus pro model camera registered with certification body
Sep 6, 2021
John Aldred
It looks like OM Digital is planning to announce a new Olympus camera at some point soon, according to a new camera registration spotted by…
What is the resolution of the human eye? Well, it’s complicated
Sep 6, 2021
John Aldred
Resolution is an often complex topic but even more so when it comes to how it relates to human vision. And it’s kind of a…
You can now 3D scan objects with any iPhone – even if it doesn’t have a LIDAR sensor
Sep 5, 2021
John Aldred
As more people have gotten into 3D printing, not to mention combining 3D objects with photographs, 3D scanning has become a big thing. Especially, apparently,…
Sigma to announce 90mm f/2.8 and 24mm f/2 DG DN lenses for L & E mounts on September 9th
Sep 3, 2021
John Aldred
Sigma has scheduled a Sigma Stage Online event on their YouTube channel for Thursday, September 9th at 9pm JST. That’s 1pm in the UK, 8am…
How to inexpensively take your lighting for social media to the next level
Sep 3, 2021
John Aldred
Lighting isn’t something that many of us take into consideration for our social media. Sure, if we’re posting photographs of our clients to social media,…
Canon EOS R3 added to Canon’s product list – Announcement this month with new lenses and accessories
Sep 3, 2021
John Aldred
Well, we all expected the Canon EOS R3 to be announced at some point this month and it looks like that might be true after…
The ShiftCam ProGrip gives your smartphone a grip and a shutter button like a… “real” camera
Sep 2, 2021
John Aldred
While smartphones haven’t quite taken over from DSLRs and mirrorless cameras in the professional world, their popularity as cameras is in no doubt. In an…
Fuji has announced the GFX 50S II medium format camera and it’s only $3,999
Sep 2, 2021
John Aldred
Well, the rumour was true. Fujifilm has now officially announced the new GFX 50S II medium format mirrorless camera and the price is only $3,999…
This is how Canon shooters got autofocus 40 years ago and it still works today
Sep 2, 2021
John Aldred
Canon might have the edge in autofocus today, with dual-pixel AF (and quad-pixel rumoured to be on the way… eventually) and possibly even beating out…
Manfrotto’s new low-budget lightweight monopod is designed for run & gun video shooting
Sep 1, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has today announced their new Manfrotto Element MII Fluid Video Monopod. They say it’s the lightest video monopod on the market, coming in at…