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.
Ricoh launches newly designed HD Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8ED All Weather lens
Oct 24, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh has announced the new HD Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8ED AW (All Weather) lens. This is the first Pentax macro lens to feature all-weather…
Laowa Argus 18mm MFT and 25mm APS-C f/0.95 APO lens photos and specs leak ahead of upcoming announcement
Oct 24, 2022
John Aldred
Laowa’s Argus range has been a little slow in growing, although the few fast prime lenses in the Argus line so far, have proven to…
The KineCAM is a DIY instant camera that prints out animated kinegrams
Oct 21, 2022
John Aldred
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a kinegram. While the term “kinegram” wasn’t really coined until the late 1990s, the process has actually…
HEIPI is a new style of lightweight and compact 3-in-1 travel tripod with a 3-pillar centre column
Oct 21, 2022
John Aldred
There isn’t usually a lot of innovation in tripods. Occasionally we’ll see new materials being used, like the introduction of carbon fibre, or improved mechanisms…
SmallRig announces their new modular MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System
Oct 20, 2022
John Aldred
Camera accessory manufacturer SmallRig has now officially announced their new MagicFIZ Wireless Follow Focus System. No stranger to follow-focus systems, SmallRig’s latest release takes the…
Leica has officially announced the Leica M6 reissue – their film camera launch in over 20 years
Oct 20, 2022
John Aldred
Leica has officially announced the Leica M6 reissue. It’s a relaunch of its popular M6 35mm film camera and the first new film camera that…
The Adaptalux Pod Mini is a small, lightweight power control unit for Adaptalux macro flashes and LED lights
Oct 20, 2022
John Aldred
Adaptalux has expanded their mini macro lighting range with the new Adaptalux Pod Mini. It’s a compact and lightweight power supply unit for the Adaptalux…
YoloLiv’s VertiCam is a vertical PTZ USB/HDMI camera for live streaming to social media
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
YoloLiv has announced its new pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) camera, the VertiCam. As the name suggests, it’s a vertically oriented camera for shooting vertical videos to let…
ZY Optics completes its MFT cine lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
ZY Optics has announced the newest in their T1 lens in their cinema lens lineup. The Mitakon 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine joins the 17mm, 25mm…
Panasonic Japan has officially discontinued the Lumix LX100 II 4/3 sensor compact camera
Oct 18, 2022
John Aldred
Panasonic Japan has officially killed off the Lumix LX100 II. Released in 2018, this follow-up to the popular LX100 stood out amongst the compact camera…