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.

CMR M-1 GenAI camera transforms footage into anything you can imagine

Jul 16, 2024 John Aldred

AI’s the big buzz these days, particularly generative AI. We just can’t get enough of those computer-generated images. We’ve seen a few cameras taking advantage…

Save over $70 with the perfect V-Mount battery and other SmallRigproducts.

Jul 16, 2024 John Aldred

SmallRig has announced its filmmaker discounts for Amazon Prime Day, and there are some great deals on there. If you need LED lights, tripods or…

This is why the Sony QX1 is still best in its class a decade after its release

Jul 16, 2024 John Aldred

Lately, we’ve seen renewed interest in turning one’s smartphone into a “real camera”. Recently, we’ve seen announcements from both Alice Camera, which is finally shipping…

DJI saved from US ban in the new National Defense Authorization Act

Jul 15, 2024 John Aldred

DJI’s been struggling of late. Not for the usual reasons businesses struggle. Their issue is not financial. Their issue is regulatory. The US Government –…

The impressive Perseid meteor shower is back in our sky this week

Jul 15, 2024 John Aldred

Meteor showers happen fairly regularly in one part of the world or another. But there’s one that stands out amongst the rest. That’s the Perseid…

Topaz Labs launches Video AI Pro with up to 24K upscaling and multi-GPU support

Jul 12, 2024 John Aldred

Topaz Labs, the company responsible for AI-powered editing tools such as Gigapixel AI and Photo AI, has announced Video AI Pro. Targeted towards teams and…

Schrodinger’s Leica – The Leica SL3 is deleting your images while you shoot

Jul 12, 2024 John Aldred

Leica has acknowledged an issue with the recently released Leica SL3 ($6,995). It seems the camera has been deleting and overwriting users’ photographs. Photographer Alex…

Fujifilm fixed the broken X-T50 firmware update in just two days

Jul 12, 2024 John Aldred

This was originally going to be a post alerting Fujifilm X-T50 ($1,799) users not to update to the latest X-T50 v1.01 firmware released a couple…

Portkeys HS8 is a low-budget 10-bit 4K60 8″ director’s monitor

Jul 11, 2024 John Aldred

Portkeys has announced the new Portkeys HS8 ($399). It’s an interesting looking 8-inch director’s monitor with a pretty low price point. It offers full 1080p…