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.
Nikon’s rumoured 60-megapixel camera will shoot 16-bit RAW
Sep 19, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like the rumours of Nikon bringing out a 60-megapixel mirrorless camera might be coming true. With the popularity of the D850, it’s not…
Canon is releasing an astrophotography version of the EOS R mirrorless camera
Sep 19, 2019
John Aldred
Astrophotography-specific versions of cameras aren’t all that uncommon for camera companies to announce. Nikon’s done it in the past with the D810a and a few others,…
These guys toured around California to recreate the Apple macOS wallpapers
Sep 19, 2019
John Aldred
With the exception of the Windows XP wallpaper, the macOS wallpapers from Apple are probably some of the most recognisable photographs out there today. Often,…
Canon to announce a 1DX Mark III just in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Sep 19, 2019
John Aldred
Despite rumours of a 1DX-like mirrorless camera to add to Canon’s EOS R line up in 2021, it seems that Canon plans to offer the…
The SmallHD Focus Bolt 500 RX is a 5″ 4K wireless monitor with a built in Teradek receiver
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
The merging of technologies is tricky. Sometimes it succeeds and sometimes it fails miserably. One fantastic idea, though, was to combine the SmallHD Focus 5…
The Lightpanels Gemini 1×1 RGBWW is a customisable, full colour LED panel
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
The Litepanels Gemini 2×1 announced in 2017 received a very warm reception on its release. Those who have purchased and use them absolutely love them….
This is what the $10,000+ OConnor 1040 tripod looks like
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
OConnor is a name that’s been held in high regard in Hollywood for years for their fluid video tripod heads. In fact, their inventor, Chadwell…
Anton Bauer has shrunk their Titon SL batteries to pack more power into less space
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
These days, almost everything we use for photography or video is battery powered, from cameras themselves to sliders, gimbals, monitors, lights, portable backup solutions and…
Lighticians lets you control you DMX lights wirelessly from your phone with full colour control
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
As LED lights have gotten more powerful and colour accurate, they’ve pretty much become the new standard for continuous lighting, replacing the more traditional tungsten…
The Accsoon CineEye turns your phone or tablet into a wireless touchscreen HDMI field monitor
Sep 16, 2019
John Aldred
The Accsoon CineEye has been out for a little while now, but it didn’t launch without issue. Accsoon has listened to user feedback, replaced the WiFi…