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.

    The Canon EOS R Mark II is already being tested out in the wild, report says
    Dec 10, 2019 John Aldred

    So, this will make, what? 4 new Canon bodies expected in the relatively near future? There’s the EOS 1DX Mark III, an EOS 1DX-like mirrorless,…

    Diveroid turns your smartphone into a fully fledged dive camera, computer and logger
    Dec 9, 2019 John Aldred

    This looks like a pretty cool underwater case if it does what it says on the tin. Or, well, does what it says on the…

    This 60th Anniversary watch lets you take a Nikon with you everywhere you go
    Dec 9, 2019 John Aldred

    Ok, so, it’s not letting you take a Nikon camera with you everwhere you go, but it is a Nikon. Last year was Nikon’s 100th anniversary…

    B&H is offering “Green Monday” discounts up to $600 on Sony A6500 mirrorless kits
    Dec 9, 2019 John Aldred

    It looks like B&H has some substantial discounts on the Sony A6500 and its various kit combos today for “Green Monday”, with most reductions sitting…

    Canon’s upcoming high resolution “EOS Rs” mirrorless camera may come with IBIS
    Dec 9, 2019 John Aldred

    One of the biggest grips about the original Canon EOS R and the EOS RP mirrorless cameras, along with only one card slot and the…

    SanDisk’s 1TB microSD Cards Are Ridiculous and Every Photographer Should Get One
    Dec 7, 2019 John Aldred

    When I first heard the announcement that SanDisk was showing off a 1TB Micro SD card at Photokina 2016, I thought “Impressive, but why?” Ok,…

    Are smartphones really to blame for declining camera sales? Or is it something else?
    Dec 7, 2019 John Aldred

    We often hear smartphones are to blame for the massive decline in camera sales over the last few years. And while they have no doubt…

    Nikon D6 announcement rumoured for February with 4K60p video and dual CFexpress slots
    Dec 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Since the initial and somewhat vague “development announcement” in September, Nikon has remained pretty tight-lipped about the impending Nikon D6. They haven’t even said when…

    Profoto’s $1,095 A1X Speedlight is now available for Fuji
    Dec 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Profoto calls it “The world’s smallest studio light”. Most of the rest of us just call it the $1,100 speedlight. Yes, that’s right, we’re talking…

    This is why TV cameras are still huge and ridiculously expensive
    Dec 6, 2019 John Aldred

    Over the past couple of decades, very high-quality video-capable cameras have down a lot in both price and size. So, why then, are the camera…