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.
More Olympus M.Zuiko 8-25mm f/4 Pro lens photos leak along with specs
Jun 5, 2021
John Aldred
More photos of the upcoming Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 8-25mm f/4 Pro lens have leaked, along with the complete specs. As expected, the new OM…
Capture One is coming to an iPad near you “by early 2022”
Jun 4, 2021
John Aldred
Capture One recently announced an update that afforded the app with native support for Apple M1 desktops and MacBooks. And now that the M1-based iPads…
This Kodak Portra promotional video from 1998 fills us with glorious nostalgia
Jun 4, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one debate that never seems to end when it comes to cameras, it’s “colour science”. Of course, these days, if you’re shooting raw…
First photos leak of the Olympus PEN E-P7 and 8-25mm f/4 Pro lens – Shows Olympus branding
Jun 4, 2021
John Aldred
43Rumors has posted some newly leaked photos of the upcoming Olympus PEN E-P7 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera. It’s expected to be the first camera…
DJI “Mini SE” drone pops up at Walmart – but is it really a new product?
Jun 4, 2021
John Aldred
Spotted by OsitaLV, who posted an image to Twitter along with the question “The cheapest DJI drone ever?”, a new DJI drone appears to have…
Powering a camera for a month-long 24/7 timelapse
Jun 4, 2021
John Aldred
Long term timelapses are a lot of fun to shoot, but they can come with a lot of challenges. What happens if your gear gets…
Smashing car windows at 800,000 frames per second on the new Phantom TMX7510 camera
Jun 3, 2021
John Aldred
Gav at The Slow Mo Guys seems to have a problem breaking car windows. It’s not that he has anything against doing it, he just…
Sony takes us on a tour of its CMOS sensor design facility in Osaka
Jun 3, 2021
John Aldred
Tours of factories and facilities are always quite popular to see. We’ve seen quite a few over the years, too covering things like lens and…
Watch: Gordon Laing gets up close and personal with Canon’s upcoming EOS R3
Jun 3, 2021
John Aldred
The Canon EOS R3 is the hot topic in the Canon camp right now. Development of the new camera was announced in April and Canon’s…
Panasonic director Yamane goes on record to explain the differences between GH5II and GH6
Jun 3, 2021
John Aldred
Panasonic director, Yosuke Yamane, in a video posted to the Panasonic Lumix Video YouTube channel has amongst other things, explained the differences between the goals…