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.
Olympus vs Panasonic – Who’s the king of Micro Four Thirds?
May 26, 2020
John Aldred
Micro Four Thirds occupies a strange part of the photographic world. You’ve got people who’ll never consider it purely because of the size of the…
Panasonic’s new S1H firmware has been released but you still can’t shoot ProRes RAW
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
Recently, Panasonic announced that the Panasonic S1H mirrorless camera would receive a new firmware update on May 25th that would, amongst other things, add support…
This backyard obstacle course has the most adorable squirrel photo booth in the world
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
The lockdowns that have been in place around the world have pushed at us all a little at times. For some, it’s pushed a little…
The DJI Mavic Air 2 is actually super easy to fix
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
The folks at iFixit have been working hard during the lockdown, including building a massive repository of repair information for ventilators and other devices to…
Z Cam’s new E2-M4 cinema camera shoots 4K 10-Bit ProRes at up to 120fps for $1,500
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
Z Cam has announced the new E2-M4 cinema camera. It’s a Micro Four Thirds unit with 13 stops of dynamic range (16 with WDR enabled)…
Samyang updates its popular MF 14mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 DSLR lenses with new Mk2 versions
May 25, 2020
John Aldred
Samyang has announced updates to two of its most popular manual focus lenses for DSLRs with the new MF 14mm f/2.8 Mk2 and MF 85mm…
Nikon is going to speed up their Z mount lens roadmap
May 22, 2020
John Aldred
According to an interview on French website, Phototrend, Nikon plans to step up the speed when it comes to their Z mount lens roadmap. Nikon…
How to make your own DIY Arri Trinity for 1/100th of the price
May 22, 2020
John Aldred
For those who’ve never come across it before, the Arri Trinity is an insane $50,000+ (and the camera) gimbal/steadicam hybrid type device that lets you…
Comparing sensor sizes from Medium Format to Micro Four Thirds – Can you tell the difference?
May 22, 2020
John Aldred
The title of this post is a somewhat rhetorical question, because whether or not you’ll be able to tell the difference largely depends on what…
The SD association has announced SD Express 8.0 with transfer speeds up to 4GB/sec
May 22, 2020
John Aldred
Just when you think memory card speed limits are being hit, along comes the SD association to prove you wrong. This time, they’re announcing the…