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 announces three new 100mm macro and 400mm & 600mm telephoto RF lenses
Apr 14, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it’s just a big ol’ gear day for Canon today, huh? Along with the Canon EOS R3 development announcement, Canon has also announced three…
DxO PureRAW cleans up noise and softness in your photos before you load them into Lightroom
Apr 14, 2021
John Aldred
DxO has announced DxO PureRAW, their new software to… Well, I suppose “pre-process” is the best term to describe it. It pre-processes your raw files…
Canon’s EOS R3 mirrorless camera brings back Canon’s Eye Control Autofocus system
Apr 14, 2021
John Aldred
Well, that didn’t take long. After yesterday’s leaked photo of the upcoming Canon EOS R3 mirrorless camera, Canon has today officially announced its development. The…
Leaked photo suggests Canon 1DX Mark III replacement is the EOS R3 not the EOS R1
Apr 13, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is kinda strange. For a long time, there have been rumours and whispers of an impending mirrorless flagship from Canon to replace the…
Leaked Photos of Canon’s RF 400mm f/2.8L and 600mm f/4L look like EF ones with built-in adapters
Apr 13, 2021
John Aldred
It’s not really all that much of a surprise Canon has some big long RF glass coming, really. Especially not after they’ve spent the last…
Premiere Pro gets dynamic Lumetri previews and Premiere Rush is now native to Apple M1 Silicon
Apr 13, 2021
John Aldred
Adobe’s just announced their newest Creative Cloud updates for Premiere Pro and Premiere Rush, adding some new features including native Apple Silicon support for Premiere…
Here are the dangers of using 26V V-Mount batteries
Apr 13, 2021
John Aldred
I don’t tend to use V-Mount batteries all that much for my gear. At least not recently. Battery power isn’t all that important when you…
Photos of Samyang’s upcoming 12mm f/2.0 APS-C E Mount astrophotography lens have leaked
Apr 13, 2021
John Aldred
Well, we knew Samyang had two new astrophotography-focused lenses on the way. One of those lenses, for full-frame Sony E mount cameras, has already been…
The Vitec Group has acquired lighting manufacturer Quasar Science
Apr 12, 2021
John Aldred
Vitec Group, the company behind Manfrotto, Lowepro, Joby, Lastolite, Gitzo, Vinten, Syrp and many other big names in the photo and video industry has today…
The Moza Moin Camera is a tiny gimbal camera with a huge touchscreen LCD
Apr 12, 2021
John Aldred
Gudsen has launched its first camera. It’s the tiny gimbal stabilised Moza Moin Camera with a big 2.45″ flippy out touchscreen LCD. The lens offers…