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 Nikon D610 and D810 are officially listed as discontinued
Dec 6, 2019
John Aldred
According to the Nikon Japan website, both the Nikon D610 and Nikon D810 DSLRs have now been officially moved over to the discontinued list. Rumours…
This crazy modification adds a Micro Four Thirds mount to the Sony RX0 II action camera
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
Well, if this isn’t one of the weirdest but coolest camera modifications I’ve seen, I’m not sure what is. Canadian company, Back-Bone Gear has been…
Sound 101 – How to read and understand microphone specs
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
Microphones come with a whole lot of technical and confusing sounding specifications. Ultimately, what matters to people most is how they sound. But not all…
TowerJazz is not selling their controlling stake in Panasonic sensor partnership
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
Recently, Panasonic announced they were getting out of the chip business, selling their semiconductor business to Taiwan’s Nuvoton Technology or $250 million. Israeli chip manufacturer,…
Dad took over his daughter’s Instagram as punishment for 2 weeks and gets more likes than her
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
When I was a kid, social media didn’t exist. Certainly not popularity-based photo platforms like Instagram. If I did something bad, I’d just get grounded….
These are the rumoured specs for Canon’s upcoming 75-megapixel “EOS Rs”
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
Canon’s EOS 5DS and 5DSR have proven quite popular amongst landscape, architecture, product, macro and other photographers who demand high resolutions over speed. But they…
First images leak of the upcoming Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens
Dec 5, 2019
John Aldred
The Leica Summilux-M 90mm f/1.5 ASPH lens was first rumoured way back in 2017. Since then, 26 have actually been made, according to the Leica…
Phase One has announced Capture One 20 with an array of new editing and workflow features
Dec 4, 2019
John Aldred
Phase One has today announced the launch of the latest version of their photo editing software, Capture One 20. They say that the latest release…
Splash Heroes “Villains Edition” is the most epic 2020 calendar you’ll ever see
Dec 4, 2019
John Aldred
I’ve been following Aurum Light’s “milk dress” photography for a few years now. It’s an amazing technique that’s been imitated a bunch, but nobody else…
Update: ProGrade did not accidentally leak an unannounced Fuji camera, they say it was just a typo
Dec 4, 2019
John Aldred
CFexpress is coming. Of that, there is no doubt. It’s the drop-in replacement for XQD and will also replace many of the CFast 2.0 slots…