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.
The Accsoon CineView Nano is a tiny wireless video monitoring solution for $129
Sep 14, 2023
John Aldred
Accsoon has announced its newest video monitoring device. This one’s the Accsoon CineView Nano, and it costs only $129. It’s designed for mirrorless cameras, taking…
Keslow and Laowa team up for interchangeable flare versions of its full-frame Proteus lenses
Sep 14, 2023
John Aldred
Laowa and Keslow Camera have jointly announced a new addition to the Laowa lens lineup today. “Proteus Flex”, as the new lenses are called, are…
Frame.io rolls out new tools, features and hardware support to enhance creative workflows
Sep 13, 2023
John Aldred
Adobe’s Frame.io has announced some new features and tools to help both its enterprise and individual customers. The features include an updated comparison viewer and…
Adobe enhances AI text-based editing features with latest Premiere Pro beta
Sep 13, 2023
John Aldred
Adobe has announced new features in the latest beta versions of Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects. These features cover the AI text-based editing,…
OM System’s first compact camera is the OM System Tough TG-7
Sep 13, 2023
John Aldred
Recently, the Olympus Tough TG-6 was discontinued, and now we know why. OM System has today announced the new OM System Tough TG-7 (buy here)….
Canon unveils its first full-frame RF-Mount cinema prime lenses
Sep 12, 2023
John Aldred
Now, here’s how you announce that you’re making cine primes. You don’t tease and drip-feed us every 6-12 months for a few years until the…
Sony BURANO compact CineAlta cinema camera packs a full-frame 8.6K sensor
Sep 12, 2023
John Aldred
Sony has announced the new Sony Burano (buy here), a compact CineAlta cinema camera designed for solo shooters. It bridges the gap between Sony’s Alpha…
The Panasonic G9 II brings Phase-Detect Autofocus comes to Micro Four Thirds
Sep 12, 2023
John Aldred
It’s happened. Panasonic has announced the G9 II (buy here) and finally brought phase detection autofocus to its Micro Four Thirds line of cameras. No…
Fuji GFX100 II sports AI autofocus, 8K video and Frame.io for $2,500 less than the GFX100
Sep 12, 2023
John Aldred
Fuji has announced the new Fuji GFX100 II (buy here). Surprisingly, it’s a whole $2,500 cheaper than its predecessor while sporting a number of improvements….
Bria AI and Getty Images collaborate to solve the AI copyright conundrum
Sep 11, 2023
John Aldred
Since its initial public outing, AI imagery has faced many challenges and criticisms. Chief among them is the topic of copyright. Essentially, many AI models…