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.
INFINIBAR is Aputure’s first addressable RGBWW linear LED lights
Mar 1, 2023
John Aldred
Aputure has announced its new INFINIBAR Pixel Bar series of LED sticks. These are the company’s first RGBWW full-colour LED pixel bars that can be…
Samyang announces AF 75mm F1.8 X lens for Fuji
Feb 28, 2023
John Aldred
Samyang has officially announced the recently leaked Samyang AF 75mm F1.8 X lens for Fuji X mount cameras. Naturally, as a lens designed specifically for…
Panasonic confirms PDAF is coming to MFT
Feb 27, 2023
John Aldred
In an interview with Yosuke Yamane, Panasonic’s Imaging and Business division director, Phototrend confirmed that Panasonic plans to implement phase detection autofocus into the Micro…
Here’s why you probably shouldn’t update your camera gear (yet)
Feb 24, 2023
John Aldred
It always seems like everybody scrambles to get all new gear every year or two when the manufacturers announce the newest bodies in their latest…
Lensbaby Double Glass II – A familiar old look with a fresh level of sharpness
Feb 24, 2023
John Aldred
Lensbaby has announced their new Double Glass II optic. It builds on the look of the original Lensbaby, released in 2004 – a look which…
Godox Announces KNOWLED RGBWW Pixel LED Tubes & Wireless DMX Tx/Rx
Feb 24, 2023
John Aldred
Godox has announced its new KNOWLED line of RGBWW Pixel Tube LED lights. Coming in three sizes, we’ve got the TP2R, TP4R and TP8R, measuring…
Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro features a Super 35mm sensor, EF mount and live streaming
Feb 24, 2023
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design has announced their newest camera, the Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K Pro. As the name suggests, it features a Super 35mm format 6K sensor,…
Leica goes Bond with the new Leica D-Lux 7 007 Edition
Feb 23, 2023
John Aldred
Leica’s famous for their limited edition runs of cameras. This time, it’s to celebrate the exhibition of photographs from James Bond films spanning more than…
Hasselblad’s new X2D 100C Lightweight Field Kit costs almost $13,000
Feb 23, 2023
John Aldred
Hasselblad has announced a new Lightweight Field Kit bundle for its X2D 100C medium format mirrorless camera. The Hasselblad X2D 100C was released in September…
Canon shows off its new AI photo editing technology
Feb 23, 2023
John Aldred
This might just be the first camera manufacturer to publicly make any serious attempts at implementing deep learning AI into their post processing. Sure, we’ve…