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 to announce the EOS R5, R6 and a bunch of new RF lenses on July 9th
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
It looks like Canon’s announcement is coming on July 9th, according to Canon Rumors and not July 2nd as previously speculated. But we’re not just…
Laowa releases three new 7.5mm, 9mm and 15mm cine lenses for MFT, Super 35 and Full-Frame
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Venus Optics, the company behind Laowa, has announced three new cine lenses. They are the Laowa 7.5mm T2.1 Cine for Micro Four Thirds, the Laowa…
This is the most epic camera “shootout” you’ll ever see
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Gear shootouts pop up on YouTube all the time, usually touting the benefits of this bit of kit over another. But this particular video doesn’t…
Panasonic to announce G100 camera aimed at vloggers on June 24th
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
It seems that Sony isn’t the only company finally seeing vloggers as a serious market. With the rise in vloggers on YouTube over the past…
New spec rumours show dual card slots but no raw video in the Canon EOS R6
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Canon has been extremely tight-lipped when it comes to the EOS R6. In fact, that pretty much haven’t even acknowledged its existence or any impending…
Tokina has released a new flagship 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for APS-C DSLRs
Jun 19, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced its new atx-i 11-20mm f/2.8 CF lens for Nikon and Canon APS-C DSLRs. As an APS-C lens, it offers a full-frame field…
Video shows how badly scratches and dirt on your lens affects your photos
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
People are paranoid about scratching their lenses. So much so that they’ll actually put filters over the end of them, intentionally degrading the overall image…
Sigma announces new 100-400mm f/5-6.3 mirrorless lens, 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters and a new USB dock
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
Sigma has today officially unveiled the new Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Contemporary lens, their first ultra-telephoto lens designed specifically for full-frame mirrorless cameras….
Nikon USA has opened back up its repair service – but not for walk-ins
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
After Nikon shut down its repair services in the USA and Canada in March, Nikon USA has reopened its service centre, but only for mail-in…
Olympus has pulled out of October’s PhotoPlus 2020 in New York
Jun 18, 2020
John Aldred
It probably doesn’t come as much surprise that manufacturers were going to be pulling out of October’s PhotoPlus Expo in New York, but the first…