Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    You can now pre-order the not-yet-announced Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV… in Canada

    Jul 30, 2020 John Aldred

    This is an odd leak. It’s from a retailer, but it’s not WEX, B&H or some random company that only the local townspeople have heard…

    Canon has released the EOS R5/R6 PDF manuals for you to download (Updated)

    Jul 29, 2020 John Aldred

    Canon Europe has released the Advanced User Guide for the recently announced Canon EOS R5 mirrorless camera. Yup, that’s right, the whole thing as a…

    The first leaked photos of the new Olympus 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens in the wild

    Jul 29, 2020 John Aldred

    The Olympus 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens was added to the Olympus lens roadmap in November 2019, and in April of this year, an official release…

    The Sony A7S III will get ProRes RAW over HDMI recording with the Atomos Ninja V

    Jul 29, 2020 John Aldred

    In a not surprising move, Atomos has announced that the Atomos Ninja V will support RAW over HDMI from the Sony A7S III in an…

    Desview R5 – The new low-budget on-camera monitor king of 2020?

    Jul 28, 2020 John Aldred

    The Desview R5 on-camera monitor is one of the new models in the latest wave of low-budget field monitors that packs in a number of…

    The leaks are over. The Sony A7S III is now officially here and it’s $3,498

    Jul 28, 2020 John Aldred

    You can relax. The leaks, rumours and whispers are over. Sony has now officially announced its new video-focused Sony A7S III mirrorless camera. Of course,…

    More leaked Sony A7S III images show dual card slots and new menu system

    Jul 28, 2020 John Aldred

    With an official announcement only hours away, it seems like there isn’t really much that Sony can tell us that we don’t already know. Between…

    The complete German press release for the Sony A7S III has leaked – confirms €4,200 price

    Jul 28, 2020 John Aldred

    / It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything from Nokishita about the Sony A7S III, but it looks like they’ve delivered in good style…

    B&H’s entire Sony A7S III review video has leaked online hours ahead of official announcement

    Jul 28, 2020 John Aldred

    Well, we knew a B&H video for the Sony A7S III would be coming as soon as the announcement was official, but it looks…

    Real-world test shows overheating issues with EOS R6 make it unusable for serious video work

    Jul 27, 2020 John Aldred

    Up until now, most of the overheating hyperbole has been hypothetical. It’s based on documentation that Canon has released. But how closely does it represent…