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.
This photographer converted an old toy camera to digital using the new Raspberry Pi camera module
Jul 2, 2020
John Aldred
The newest camera module for the Raspberry Pi has caused quite the stir. It’s fairly respectable 12.3-megapixels, it offers access to interchangeable C Mount lenses…
These laser assisted videos demonstrate the effectiveness of ‘COVID-19 masks’
Jul 1, 2020
John Aldred
While the usefulness of surgical masks, in general, is quite well known (surgeons have been using them for years) there is little-to-no data on many…
Smartta’s back with the SliderMini 2 – more power, battery life and (finally) speed ramping
Jul 1, 2020
John Aldred
When Smartta announced the original SliderMini camera slider in 2018, we were all quite excited. It was launched on Indiegogo and for what they…
Learn how to use sound design to add massive impact to your videos
Jul 1, 2020
John Aldred
Sound design is an often-ignored part of video production for many people outside of the world of big movie studios. But it’s an important part…
Fuji’s GFX system gets massive firmware update and the GFX 100 now offers ProRes RAW video
Jul 1, 2020
John Aldred
Fujifilm has released new firmware updates for the Fuji GFX 100, GFX 50S and GFX 50R cameras offering better image quality, autofocus performance (including better…
72-year-old woman gored by bison at Yellowstone after getting too close while shooting photos
Jun 30, 2020
John Aldred
According to a press release from the National Park Service, a 72-year-old unnamed woman from California has been gored by a bison at Yellowstone National…
Sony is releasing a new application to turn your Sony Z-V1 vlogging camera into a USB webcam
Jun 30, 2020
John Aldred
Sony’s ZV-1 vlogging camera, while not perfect, has got a lot of people very interested since its launch in May. It’s an all-in-one camera that…
Nikon is expected to announce the Z5 mirrorless camera in July
Jun 30, 2020
John Aldred
Nikon’s been pretty quiet about new mirrorless camera developments since the launch of the Z6 and Z7. Other than the Z50, we’ve seen very little…
Sony confirms that a “completely redesigned” Sony A7S III is finally coming this summer
Jun 30, 2020
John Aldred
Sony has confirmed in an interview with DPReview that the Sony A7S II successor is finally going to be coming later this summer. It seems,…
This Nikon SP review is about 60 years too late, but what a beautiful camera
Jun 30, 2020
John Aldred
I always find it fascinating when we see reviews on cameras that haven’t been made for years, often decades. The folks over at Japan Camera…