Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Fujifilm GFX 50S II registration spotted – price expected to be around $4,000
    Aug 20, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, it looks like the rumours of a Fujifilm GFX 50S II announcement coming on September 2nd might actually be true. Nokishita has spotted a…

    This extreme Raspberry Pi camera mod uses a laser to removes the Bayer filter array
    Aug 20, 2021 John Aldred

    There are a lot of reasons why one might want to have the sensor in their camera modified. We see it all the time for…

    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,…

    The EOS R5 can now shoot 8K ProRes RAW to the NinjaV+ with new firmware updates
    Aug 19, 2021 John Aldred

    Atomos has released the v10.68 firmware update for the Atomos Ninja V+ monitor recorder. The update now allows you to record 8K ProRes RAW in…

    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…

    Fujifilm rumoured to be announcing the X-T30 II (?) and GFX50S II on September 2nd
    Aug 18, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, this is an odd one. Rather than making the Fujifilm X-T30 successor the X-T40, as logical numbering would dictate given Fujifilm’s history, they’re apparently…

    This hilarious musical parody describes Panasonic autofocus pretty accurately
    Aug 18, 2021 John Aldred

    As somebody who owns five Panasonic cameras specifically for shooting video, I’ve learned to never rely on the autofocus from any of them and just…

    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…

    Adobe Max 2021 registration is now open and is a completely free event once again
    Aug 18, 2021 John Aldred

    Between the After Effects and Photoshop announcements and now this, it seems to have turned into Adobe day around here, but Adobe has now opened…