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.
Kodak boards the blockchain train – announces own cryptocurrency and stocks soar 60%
Jan 10, 2018
John Aldred
KODAKCoin is here, the new cryptocurrency for photographers from Kodak. Yes, that’s right, the company whose resistance in adopting the digital revolution drove them to…
Weather sealing test kills Sony A7RIII but not Nikon, Canon or Olympus
Jan 10, 2018
John Aldred
People seem to have been switching over to the Sony A7RIII faster than I can blink. I’ve seen quite a few switching from both Nikon…
This is what a $6,000 DSLR looks like with its guts spilled out
Jan 9, 2018
John Aldred
Oh, that crazy Peter McKinnon. At it again with his wacky adventures. This time, though, even by his own standards, he’s gone a little overboard,…
New Sony RX0 addon lets you control up to 100 cameras at once
Jan 9, 2018
John Aldred
If hooking 5 or even 15 cameras up to each other wasn’t enough Sony just dropped a new addon for the Sony RX0 that lets…
Insta360’s new Nano S 360° camera gets a 4K upgrade with 360° facetime and multiview video
Jan 9, 2018
John Aldred
Insta360 has updated its line of affordable phone-friendly 360 cameras with the new Insta360 Nano S. It sees some rather significant upgrades over the original…
The new video-focused Panasonic GH5S trades resolution for Low light performance
Jan 9, 2018
John Aldred
Video shooters have been asking for it, and Panasonic has delivered. Panasonic has now announced the new Lumix GH5S aimed squarely at video shooters. It…
Samyang releases 14mm f/2.8 EF – its first full frame autofocus lens for Canon
Jan 9, 2018
John Aldred
Another one that leaked out a couple of days early, the Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF lens for full frame Canon DSLRs is here. At…
How to safely clean your camera lenses and filters
Jan 8, 2018
John Aldred
I used to clean my lenses religiously. Every time before I left the house with the camera, and again when I got back home. These…
GoPro to keep their feet on the ground and give up the drone business
Jan 8, 2018
John Aldred
Today sees GoPro release their fourth quarter 2017 report, and it’s not looking all that great for the GoPro Karma. In the midst of reporting…
Now you can attach filters to your phone with the Moment Lenses 62mm thread mount
Jan 8, 2018
John Aldred
With a new year comes new products. There’s already been a couple of new ones announced yesterday by DJI, including the DJI Osmo Mobile 2….