Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

Pixii Max is a full-frame, 24MP digital rangefinder with built-in storage

Jul 4, 2024 John Aldred

Pixii is back with a new camera. And this time, it looks like it won’t take 18 months to come to market. The Pixii Max…

Stop your camera from overheating with the new SmallRig Cooling System

Jul 4, 2024 John Aldred

Overheating is a pain, but it seems part and parcel of new camera ownership these days. The demand for more megapixels, faster frame rates, higher…

This interchangeable lens GoPro concept camera should worry the Insta360 GO 3S

Jul 3, 2024 John Aldred

I should make this clear from the offset. This is not a concept camera from GoPro themselves. It’s a concept design for a GoPro action…

Lumix FZ80D is Panasonic’s newest superzoom bridge camera

Jul 3, 2024 John Aldred

I have to be honest, I thought big superzoom bridge cameras like these had died off. It was 2018 since the Nikon Coolpix P1000 was…

Artlist can now create AI Voiceovers so you don’t have to

Jul 2, 2024 John Aldred

Recording voiceovers can be quite intimidating. A lot of people don’t like hearing their own voice to begin with, and that’s before you’ve even spent…

Killed your Nikon Z6 III already? Nikon’s released a repair manual for you

Jul 1, 2024 John Aldred

The Nikon Z6 III ($1,596.95) was only announced a couple of weeks ago, but it already appears to have started getting into a couple of…

Yes!Star S1 is a new 35mm film camera from China

Jul 1, 2024 John Aldred

Well, this is interesting. It looks like Pentax isn’t the only one bringing film back. Chinese company Yes!Star is also backing film with a new…

Fujifilm admits that product shortages are a marketing ploy to keep prices high

Jul 1, 2024 John Aldred

Financial reports are usually pretty boring. But when they come with a summary and a Q&A sheet, they can sometimes be quite interesting. They can…

Panasonic comes clean: 77 products marketed with images shot by other gear

Jun 29, 2024 John Aldred

We all know it happens. It’s kind of the whole purpose of stock photography. But it just feels wrong, somehow, when the companies that make…

Three essential microphone setups you need to know for your videos

Jun 28, 2024 John Aldred

One of the more challenging aspects of shooting video for many people has nothing to do with the picture at all. It’s the audio. But…