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.
This brain-melting video explains why our cameras see in RGB – just like our eyes
Aug 30, 2019
John Aldred
When we’re kids, in school, we’re taught that the primary colours are red, yellow and blue. But this isn’t entirely accurate when it comes to…
“Nikon’s dropping 5 lines of SLRs” says DPReview’s Chris Nichols
Aug 30, 2019
John Aldred
During the recent first look video for the Canon EOS 90D and Canon EOS M6 Mark II over on DPReview, Chris Nichols let slip at…
Atomos is working with Panasonic to develop ProRes Raw video for the Panasonic S1H
Aug 29, 2019
John Aldred
Atomos has announced that they are working with Panasonic to co-develop Raw over HDMI for the recently announced Panasonic S1H mirrorless camera. Naturally, the device…
Canon just teased a major upcoming autofocus firmware for the EOS R and EOS RP cameras
Aug 29, 2019
John Aldred
Canon has shown off a pretty major upcoming firmware update for the Canon EOS R and EOS RP cameras to enhance their autofocus capabilities. Specifically,…
Samyang expands their Sony full-frame AF lineup with a new ultrawide 18mm f/2.8
Aug 29, 2019
John Aldred
Samyang has added an 8th lens to their autofocus lens range for Sony FE mount. The new ultrawide Samyang 18mm F2.8 FE is a lightweight…
The Insta360 GO is the world’s smallest stabilised camera and it’s absolutely tiny!
Aug 28, 2019
John Aldred
Insta360 is on a roll right now with great little cameras. Since the launch of the Insta360 ONE X, we’ve seen the Insta360 EVO and…
Sony just announced new A6600 and A6100 APS-C mirrorless cameras and two new APS-C G lenses
Aug 28, 2019
John Aldred
People have been waiting a long time for a high-end APS-C model from Sony, and there’s been a lot of talk about a mythical “A7000”. It…
Nikon confirms Z RAW video firmware will be a paid upgrade – but they did give us free N-Log LUTs
Aug 28, 2019
John Aldred
Nikon’s long-awaited firmware update for the Z6 and Z7 to add 4K ProRes raw video capability via an external recorder still isn’t here. We still…
The Canon EOS 90D is here, and it shoots 32.5-megapixel stills and uncropped 4K video
Aug 28, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been leaked about for weeks, along with the EOS M6 Mark II mirrorless camera, but now the Canon EOS 90D is official. It’s a…
Panasonic just announced the S1H, a 6K full-frame mirrorless camera aimed at cinema shooters
Aug 28, 2019
John Aldred
We all knew it was coming, but we never really knew for sure exactly when. May 31st came and went with nothing but crickets. But…