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 FAA has banned some MacBook Pros from flights over battery recall
Aug 17, 2019
John Aldred
A couple of months ago, Apple announced a recall for a “limited number” of 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro laptops sold between 2015 and 2017. This…
This new “hack” to beat the Instagram algorithm seems stupid, but can it actually work?
Aug 16, 2019
John Aldred
Many of those of us on Instagram are always trying to beat the dreaded algorithm. Introduced in 2016, it did away with the chronological feed…
Z Cam opens up their budget full-frame 6K and 8K cinema cameras for pre-order
Aug 16, 2019
John Aldred
Z-Cam was pretty much unheard of until relatively recently, but they made quite a big splash at NAB earlier this year. They had a pretty…
Nitecore solves problem nobody had with their “World’s First Smart Battery” for Sony mirrorless cameras
Aug 16, 2019
John Aldred
Nitecore has announced its “World’s First Smart Battery” for Sony, the Nitecore NFZ100. It’s a drop-in replacement for the Sony NP-FZ100 used in the Sony…
This insane camera rig spins a Phantom slow motion camera at 150rpm (32mph)
Aug 16, 2019
John Aldred
Steve Giralt is pretty well known for pushing things to the extreme when it comes to super slow-motion video. This time, though, he’s gone way…
Leica just announced their $4,500 50mm f/2 lens for L mount
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
Leica has announced the newest addition to its L Mount lens lineup, the Leica APO-Summicron-SL 50mm f/2 ASPH. Priced at a mere $4,495, Leica says…
Apple just got bumped down to 4th place in the smartphone market
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
After the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, Apple’s smartphone presence just grew and grew, ultimately becoming the top dog in the market. But last…
Skylum shows off the new Luminar 4 Sky Replacement feature in action
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
Sky replacements are fairly common in photography these days. Not everybody is shooting a camera with a wide enough dynamic range to always capture a…
Nikon Coolpix W150 waterproof camera now available and it wants to get your kids into photography
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
Despite the compact market largely dying to smartphones, there are a few exceptions out there that still manage to survive. You’ve got the high-end compacts…
Photos of the GoPro Hero 8 have leaked – Will shoot 4K at 120fps
Aug 15, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like GoPro has gone with a complete redesign for the new GoPro Hero 8, expected to be announced at some point next month….