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.
Pegasus ripped the guts out of Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lenses and put them into cinema housings
May 28, 2019
John Aldred
The 24-70mm f/2.8 lens is one of the most popular lenses out there for photographers. They’re versatile with a nice wide constant aperture and many…
How to efficiently swap lenses on location to keep your sensor clean
May 28, 2019
John Aldred
Even if we’re out shooting with multiple bodies, most of us will find ourselves having to change out a lens on location at some point….
Sony takes the number two global ILC market share spot from Nikon
May 27, 2019
John Aldred
Sony’s report for the 2018 fiscal year is out, and amongst all of the usual mundane facts and figures is one particularly interesting piece of…
Touchbar? lol – ASUS crammed a second 4K display into the new ZenBook Pro Duo laptop
May 27, 2019
John Aldred
ASUS is going all out on mobile content creation lately. After their recent announcement of the very creator-focused ZenFone 6, they have today followed it up…
This is the first timelapse shot on the new 102-megapixel Fujifilm GFX100
May 27, 2019
John Aldred
It seems that every time a new super high-resolution camera is released, one of the first samples we see of it in use is a…
How to make a DIY smartphone gimbal with just a mop, paint roller and tin cans
May 27, 2019
John Aldred
Motorised smartphone gimbals have gotten pretty inexpensive over the last couple of years. Something like the Zhiyun Smooth 4 only costs $120, and you can…
The Panasonic S1 & S1R have a “hidden” 10-bit 5K video mode with massive 200Mbps bitrate
May 26, 2019
John Aldred
Ever since the Panasonic S1 and S1R mirrorless cameras were announced at Photokina last year, there has been a lot of talk about their video…
The OnePlus 7 Pro’s “3x optical zoom” isn’t completely a zoom – It’s a crop
May 26, 2019
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of talk about the cameras on the new OnePlus 7 Pro, and it’s not all been good talk, either. The OnePlus…
How to make real beams of light stream through your shot with flash
May 25, 2019
John Aldred
If there’s one thing in photography that never gets old, it’s light beams. Especially for interiors. You have the sun streaming through a window, lighting…
Canon will now de-click your RF lens control rings for only $79.99
May 24, 2019
John Aldred
Canon is now offering to de-click your RF lens control rings for 80 bucks. What they’re referring to as the “Clicking Sound Modification Service” allows…