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.
Despite what Sony says, the A7C is not the “world’s smallest and lightest full-frame camera”
Sep 15, 2020
John Aldred
Announced this morning, there is no doubt or question that the new Sony A7C is Sony’s smallest full-frame camera, but in the promotional material for…
Olympus turns focus towards video – RAW over HDMI coming soon to E-M1X and E-M1 III
Sep 15, 2020
John Aldred
Just a few days ago, Japan Industrial Partners, the company taking over Olympus’ Imaging division stated that they were going to start putting more of…
“Stay tuned” says Panasonic director – The GH6 is coming
Sep 15, 2020
John Aldred
The hypothetical Panasonic GH6 has been long-rumoured with little but radio silence from Panasonic. And while the Panasonic GH5 was only released in early 2017,…
Sony’s new tiny A7C full-frame mirrorless camera has now officially been announced
Sep 15, 2020
John Aldred
While we have had a couple of photo and basic specs leaks, Sony has managed to keep the major specs of its new Sony A7C…
Canon has launched a weird monocular-style compact camera – but only in Japan
Sep 14, 2020
John Aldred
I’m not sure how I feel about this one yet. On the one hand, it’s pretty cool and interesting. A new take on the tech…
You can now use the Insta360 ONE R as a USB webcam and live stream 360° video
Sep 14, 2020
John Aldred
Insta360 has posted a massive feature update today for the Insta360 ONE R. It expands the camera’s capabilities with several new features to offer new…
The Canon Cripple Hammer is pure “conspiracy theory” says Canon director
Sep 14, 2020
John Aldred
Johnnie Behiri at CineD recently interviewed Canon Product Management Director of Image Communication Business at Canon Europe (that’s a mouthful!), Katsuyuki Nagai to talk about…
Sony A7c specs leak ahead of announcement – here’s how it sizes up to the competition
Sep 14, 2020
John Aldred
The Sony A7c is shaping up to be quite an interesting camera. This vlogger-and-creator oriented full-frame camera comes in a very small body that appears…
Kolari Vision releases new drop-in filters for Canon EF to RF adapter and they’re available now
Sep 12, 2020
John Aldred
While Kolari Vision might not have been the first company to announce the release of drop-in filters for the Canon EF to RF drop-in filter…
Watch and learn how light paint your product photography with LED lights and strobes
Sep 12, 2020
John Aldred
Product photography can be a lot of fun, especially when you start to experiment with light painting. In this video, photographer Mark Duffy shows us…