Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Taking apart a $45,000 8K RED camera
    Jan 21, 2019 John Aldred

    You might remember that a couple of years ago, Linus Tech Tips spent a somewhat insane $138,000 on a couple of 8K RED cameras &…

    How to build your own DIY teleprompter for less than $10
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    I’ve been following The King of Random on YouTube for a few years now. Most of the stuff they do on there is, as the…

    Tamron confirms Nikon Z6 compatibility with six of their Di & Di II lenses
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Tamron has updated their list of Di and DI II series lenses confirmed to work with the Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras. The firmware updates,…

    Take a look behind the scenes and watch the breakdown of this magical Christmas film
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    Where I am in the UK, each year, there’s a big battle between the supermarkets over who makes the best Christmas ads. Much of the…

    NASA asteroid probe OSIRIS-REx photographed the Earth & Moon from 71 million miles away
    Jan 18, 2019 John Aldred

    NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe is tasked with the mission of obtaining a sample of 101955 Bennu, a carbonaceous near-Earth asteroid. Discovered in September 1999, Bennu has…

    GoPro Fusion to receive 5.8K resolution bump and 24fps recording in new firmware
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    So, with Fuji, Sony and now GoPro picking up the “we’ll just add new features in future firmware” trend, it looks like this is just…

    Drone captures amazing footage of huge spinning ice circle caught in a river’s flow
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    https://vimeo.com/311514349 Nature can often present us with some rather wonderful and rare sights. Sights such as spinning ice circles in slow-moving rivers. One particularly giant…

    7 tips to take your architectural photography to the next level
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Architectural photography is something that many of us try at some point in our photographic lives. I certainly have, on a number of occasions, although…

    Sigma updates Canon EOS R compatibility list with a lot more lenses
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Third party lens compatibility on the Nikon Z and Canon EOS R cameras has been a hot topic for many of those looking to switch….

    This DIY medium format camera shoots both 110mm and pinhole lenses
    Jan 17, 2019 John Aldred

    Sometimes, you come across a DIY film camera that’s just beautiful in its simplicity. The LIMES 120 is one such camera. Made from an old…