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.
The Pentagon has released “UFO” videos but is there an optical explanation better than aliens?
Apr 30, 2020
John Aldred
On Monday, the Pentagon released three declassified videos of “unexplained aerial phenomena”. That’s a fancy term for “UFOs”. The Guardian reports that the Pentagon released…
The Mavic Air 2’s object avoidance system looks like DJI’s best yet
Apr 29, 2020
John Aldred
DJI recently announced the much anticipated Mavic Air 2 drone. It boasts an impressive feature set over its predecessor, with a whopping 48-megapixel 1/2″ sensor,…
Elon Musk plans to dim the Starlink satellites to reduce light pollution in the night sky
Apr 29, 2020
John Aldred
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have been controversial since before the first round of them were launched. Having recently launched more, which is going to keep happening…
New macOS bug chews through your storage space when importing photos from iPhone and iPad
Apr 29, 2020
John Aldred
Every Mac comes with the Image Capture app pre-installed on the system. It allows users to easily import photos and videos from other devices. Recently,…
Kinefinity’s MAVO Edge shoots 8K video at up to 75fps with internal ProRes RAW recording
Apr 28, 2020
John Aldred
Kinefinity’s a relative unknown in a world with big names such as RED and Arri. They’ve not been around for long (only 8 years), but…
How to make a 3D printed panoramic head that lets you shoot 12K 360° images with a GoPro
Apr 28, 2020
John Aldred
There are a lot of choices out there these when it comes to 360° cameras, and while many of them are very good, the really…
FCC filing lets us take a peek inside the 40.9-megapixel Leica M10 Monochrom
Apr 28, 2020
John Aldred
Leica’s 3rd generation M10 Monochrom (model 6376) is an impressive little beast. I don’t know if it’s $8K+ impressive, but it’s pretty good. Announced just…
DJI’s new Mavic Air 2 has 34 minutes of flight time and shoots 8K timelapse
Apr 28, 2020
John Aldred
After a few months of rumours, leaks and speculation, DJI has now officially announced the DJI Mavic Air 2, and it has a few pretty…
How to trick Panasonic mirrorless cameras into thinking your APS-C lenses are full-frame
Apr 27, 2020
John Aldred
If you’re using Sigma EF mount lenses with the Sigma MC-21 on Panasonic’s full-frame mirrorless bodies, then your camera is likely going to be forced…
Nikon Japan shifts the legendary 200mm f/2G ED VR II lens to the discontinued list
Apr 27, 2020
John Aldred
This is either great news or terrible news depending on how you look at it, but Nikon Japan has moved Nikon’s legendary AF-S Nikkor 200mm…