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 Mavic 2 Pro vs Phantom 4 Pro comparison puts image sharpness reports to the test
Nov 15, 2018
John Aldred
There have been a few reports across Facebook groups, YouTube videos, and various forums across the web on sharpness issues with DJI’s new Mavic 2…
NASA releases satellite imagery showing massive scale of the “Camp Fire” in California
Nov 15, 2018
John Aldred
The Camp Fire, named after the Camp Creek Road where it originated, is the most devastating wildfire in California’s history. Beginning on November 8th, Camp…
It costs over $130,000 to deliver this $23,000 Nikon kit to the ISS
Nov 15, 2018
John Aldred
The International Space Station holds a whole lot of camera gear. Especially Nikon camera gear, as a recent tweet from astronaut Alexander Gerst illustrates while…
This is why you probably shouldn’t upgrade your camera gear
Nov 14, 2018
John Aldred
It’s the perpetual question in photography. Should I upgrade my gear? It’s one that photographers seem to struggle with every day – because that’s how…
Canon C300 Mk III cinema camera coming next year may shoot 8K
Nov 14, 2018
John Aldred
It was three years ago, in 2015 when Canon released the EOS C300 Mark II. It came with some pretty significant advantages over the original…
This guy is suing Adobe for $250,000 claiming Premiere Pro deleted his work
Nov 14, 2018
John Aldred
A freelance videographer by the name of Dave Cooper is suing Adobe for the deletion of around 100,000 digital video clips totalling around 500 hours….
ON1 Photo Raw gets a major overhaul for 2019 with non-destructive layered editing
Nov 14, 2018
John Aldred
ON1 Software has today announced ON1 Photo RAW 2019 with an “all-new photo editing experience”. They say it features a new streamlined more elegant workflow with…
How to (sort of) shoot 6K and 8K RAW video with the Sony A7III and A7RIII
Nov 13, 2018
John Aldred
Sony has become rather popular for its video features over the last few years. But with the latest round of mirrorless cameras from Fuji, Nikon…
The RED Hydrogen One is “a $1,300 mess of a phone”
Nov 13, 2018
John Aldred
RED’s entry into the world of smartphones was supposed to be exciting. As one of the leaders in cinema cameras, everybody expected the RED Hydrogen…
Canon to use Sony sensor in upcoming interchangeable lens APS-C camera?
Nov 12, 2018
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting, if it turns out to be true. Canon Rumors says they’ve received a report that an upcoming Canon APS-C interchangeable…