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.
Specs leak shows upcoming Canon EOS M50 mirrorless will have eye-tracking autofocus
Feb 22, 2018
John Aldred
After releasing a few images of what is reported to be Canon’s next mirrorless offering, Nokishita have released a few more images of the EOS…
The new Pentax K-1 Mark II adds pixel shift without a tripod and shoots up to ISO 819,200
Feb 22, 2018
John Aldred
Pentax shooters waited for the original Pentax K-1 with great anticipation. After a few delays and issues, though, it was finally released in 2016. A full…
What are lens hoods really for and how do you use them?
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
If you listen to folks on Facebook, you might think that lens hoods are designed as some form of mystical lens protection. They’re often touted…
This photographer turned himself and his daughter into Wolverine’s Logan and Laura for this photo shoot
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
It just started off as an idea while thinking about what to shoot next. And as he’s been working hard at the gym the last…
RED teams up with Foxconn to create “affordable” 8K prosumer cameras
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
With disappointing iPhone X sales, and the overall reduction in iPhone sales, it seems Foxconn are branching out. And they’re brancing out into the 8K…
Samsung just announced the world’s largest 2.5″ SSD with 30TB of space
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
A couple of sites are calling this the “World’s largest SSD“, because that’s what Samsung are claiming. But, it is a little inaccurate (sort of),…
Flying a drone above the new apple headquarters will most likely be its last flight
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
There are some things which you think would be obvious. Like walking out into a busy road full of cars, putting your hand in an…
Images leaked of the upcoming Tamron 70-210mm F/4 Di VC USD lens
Feb 21, 2018
John Aldred
Nokishita seems to be on a roll lately. More leaks than a screen door on a submarine. This time it’s the impending Tamron 70-210mm f/4…
This huge NASA 2540mm f/8 mirror lens is STILL up for sale at $28,000
Feb 20, 2018
John Aldred
Way back in 2015, just a couple months shy of three years ago, we told you about a pretty insane lens that went up for…
Images of the new Canon EOS M50 mirrorless camera and 470EX flash unit have been leaked
Feb 20, 2018
John Aldred
Last month there was the invitation to the secret dealer meeting about some new Canon mirrorless camera. Then we discovered that this might be the…