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.
Canon patent shows IBIS coming to EOS M and PowerShot cameras
Jan 1, 2020
John Aldred
Canon is notorious for not having any kind of in-body image stabilisation (IBIS), preferring to go with stabilisation in the lens, instead. This fact came…
Nikon D750 replacement may be announced as soon as next week
Dec 31, 2019
John Aldred
Rumours of a Nikon D750 replacement, which won’t be called the D760, but either the D770, D780 or D790 (the current favourite seems to be…
How to shoot and edit time bending slow shutter video with Premiere Pro
Dec 31, 2019
John Aldred
This is an effect that seems to be becoming popular lately, particularly with music videos. I’ve seen it in movies before, often to suggest some…
This guy created an Open Source DIY digital camera – including a 1-kilopixel sensor
Dec 31, 2019
John Aldred
Digital cameras have become so high resolution these days that you might wonder why somebody would want to build one of their own from scratch…
This hidden Lightroom trick lets you systematically search for sensor dust in your photos
Dec 30, 2019
John Aldred
Sensor dust can be an absolute pain sometimes. No matter how clean we try to keep our cameras, it just seems to creep in there…
Z mount and F mount go head-to-head in this Nikon 85mm f/1.8G vs 85mm f/1.8S comparison
Dec 30, 2019
John Aldred
One of the biggest issues any time a new camera system is released, is the lack of lenses. It’s what held back Sony’s first couple…
Canon EOS 1DX Mark III added to Canon’s latest product list
Dec 24, 2019
John Aldred
According to a Tweet sent out by Nokishita, the upcoming Canon EOS 1DX Mark III along with the WFT-E9 wireless file transmitter have been added…
How to make your own DIY ground glass focusing screens for large format cameras
Dec 23, 2019
John Aldred
These days, if you want to shoot large format, you might have difficulty finding replacement parts. Large format cameras aren’t exactly as common as they…
Hollyland Mars 400S – Amazing quality wireless video at an affordable price
Dec 20, 2019
John Aldred
Wireless video transmission used to be extremely expensive. It still can be if you need higher-end kit, but it’s started to come down to much…
A rare Leica M9-P prototype has shown up on eBay for $50,000
Dec 20, 2019
John Aldred
If you thought the $17,000 White Edition Leica M10-P was expensive, you’ve seen nothing yet. A rare Leica M9-P prototype has shown up on eBay…