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 Matte Box IQ is Irix’s take on a lightweight matte box that uses their magnetic filters
Jan 27, 2023
John Aldred
Irix has expanded its product base from just lenses once again. After having already branched out into filters, they’ve now announced the new Irix Matte…
The pros and cons of shooting with Fujifilm mirrorless cameras
Jan 27, 2023
John Aldred
No camera out there is perfect. No camera can ever be perfect. There are just too many different needs out there to be able to…
Master Match colour corrects any camera to any other camera or colour grade
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
One of the difficult things we do when shooting video is matching multiple cameras. Unless you happen to have several cameras of the same model,…
Blind Spot Gear announces the Power Junkie v2 with USB Power Delivery and charging abilities
Jan 26, 2023
John Aldred
Blind Spot Gear, the company behind 2018’s original Power Junkie, is back with an update. It’s the Power Junkie v2, and it’s just launched today…
How to use your camera’s custom settings feature to speed up your shooting workflow
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
This is one of the most underused features of mirrorless cameras today – and many later DSLRs that came before them. We’re talking about the…
Canon’s new HDR sensor shoots multiple images simultaneously for over 24 stops of dynamic range
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
Canon has developed a new 12.6-megapixel CMOS sensor designed primarily for monitoring and industrial applications. What’s special about this sensor is that it shoots multiple…
Six years after release, Nikon releases new firmware for the D850 DSLR to improve skin tones
Jan 25, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon has released a new v1.3.0 firmware update for the Nikon D850 DSLR, six years after its initial release in 2017. Widely regarded as one…
How to fix laggy HDMI output latency in Panasonic Lumix mirrorless cameras
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
Richard Wong has been taking a bit of a deep dive into the HDMI output latency of his shiny new Panasonic S5 Mark II. HDMI…
Canon patents haptic shutter button that vibrates when you lock focus
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
I’m quite surprised that it’s taken this long for something like this to appear. Even just in patent form, it’s taken quite a while. To…
First photo leaks of Sigma’s upcoming 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art for mirrorless
Jan 24, 2023
John Aldred
The first image has leaked of Sigma’s upcoming 50mm f/1.4 DG DN Art lens for mirrorless cameras. Along with last week’s leaked specs, it looks…