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.
Nikon patents “sensor and camera” – is it that weird square 4K 1,000FPS BSI CMOS from 2021?
Jan 5, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon has been granted a new patent entitled “Image Sensor and Electronic Camera”. It was accepted at the end of December but filed back in…
Paul C. Buff announces Celestial, a portable strobe with HSS and TTL capability
Jan 4, 2023
John Aldred
Paul C. Buff lighting company, producers of such lights as the Einstein, AlienBees and DigiBee lighting products, has announced a new strobe called the Celestial….
Panasonic finally goes Phase Detect Autofocus with the new Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II
Jan 4, 2023
John Aldred
Panasonic shooters have only been begging for it for about a decade, and Panasonic finally seems to have delivered. Panasonic has today announced the new…
Leaked spec sheet for upcoming Panasonic Lumix S5 Mark II says phase detect AF is definitely coming
Dec 29, 2022
John Aldred
Well, it looks like the announcement is going to be coming quite soon. After the recent photo leak, a complete set of specs for the…
This guy shot a selfie every day for 15 years to timelapse his growth from 13 to 28 years old
Dec 29, 2022
John Aldred
Videos like this one from Jordan Wilson fascinate me. For one, having the foresight to start a project like this at the age of 13…
DaVinci Resolve for iPad has come out of beta and is now available to download in the App Store
Dec 22, 2022
John Aldred
Well, that beta cycle didn’t last very long! Blackmagic has today announced that DaVinci Resolve for iPad has hit its first official release version. The…
Kondor Blue releases its new “Mondo-Ties” cable management system for video and cinema rigs
Dec 22, 2022
John Aldred
Kondor Blue has announced its newest product. It’s an unassuming little clip with big quality-of-life improvements for filmmakers, live streamers and others who potentially have…
Canon adds focus breathing correction support to several popular f/2.8 and f/4 RF zoom lenses
Dec 21, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has released a number of new firmware updates for its f/2.8 and f/4 RF mount zoom lenses. The only update seems to be to…
Laowa releases the world’s widest 6mm f/2 Zero-D rectilinear lens for Micro Four Thirds
Dec 21, 2022
John Aldred
Venus Optics has announced the new Laowa 6mm f/2 Zero-D lens, the widest rectilinear lens available for Micro Four Thirds. It’s essentially a photography version…
7Artisans announces its new 12mm f/2.8 Mark II rectilinear APS-C lens
Dec 20, 2022
John Aldred
7Artisans has announced a new Mark II revision of its popular 12mm f/2.8 wide-angle manual focus lens for APS-C cameras. The new lens is going…