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.
7Artisans has officially announced its 225° 4mm f/2.8 circular fisheye lens for APS-C and MFT
Oct 4, 2022
John Aldred
Early last week, 7Artisans teased a couple of new lenses on Chinese social media. Now, one of those lenses has been announced. It was initially…
A pair of Sony’s new 640GB CFexpress Type A cards costs more than your Sony FX30 preorder
Sep 30, 2022
John Aldred
Along with the announcement of the new Sony FX30 APS-C cinema camera, Sony has also released two new capacities of their Sony Tough CFexpress Type…
Westcott FJ-X3 flash triggers come in Sony and Universal flavours and have almost 1,000ft range
Sep 29, 2022
John Aldred
Westcott has announced its newest flash trigger, the FJ-X3. There are two version of the trigger, the FJ-X3 M for Nikon, Canon, Sony (with an…
Nikon is trying to invalidate RED’s raw video patent, arguing it shouldn’t have been granted in the first place
Sep 29, 2022
John Aldred
It’s no secret that RED is very protective of its patents, particularly the one covering the internal recording of compressed raw video. They’ve pursued it…
Sony officially announces the new FX30 APS-C cinema camera – basically an FX3 with a Super35 sensor
Sep 28, 2022
John Aldred
It’s only 18 months since Sony released the full-frame Sony FX3, a compact cinema camera based on much of the same tech found in the…
Engineers at MIT have built a wireless underwater camera that doesn’t need batteries
Sep 28, 2022
John Aldred
According to scientific estimates, more than 95% of Earth’s oceans have never been observed. As SciTechDaily points out, this means that we’ve seen less of…
The OS-ARM is a 3D printed open source multi-axis robot arm designed for use with cameras
Sep 28, 2022
John Aldred
Putting cameras on robot arms is not a new idea. We’ve seen it done plenty of times by folks like Steve Giralt and the Slow…
Smartphones will overtake DSLRs within 3-5 years says Qualcomm VP
Sep 28, 2022
John Aldred
Echoing the words of Sony president and CEO, Terushi Shimizu, Qualcomm’s vice president of product management and cameras, Judd Heape, believes that AI-powered smartphones are…
The new NiSi 9mm f/2.8 lens for APS-C and Micro Four Thirds is perfectly imperfect
Sep 28, 2022
John Aldred
NiSi is a popular name when it comes to lens filters, but they’re still a pretty small brand when it comes to the lenses themselves….
This Canon 5D Mark II has shot over 2.2 million photos
Sep 27, 2022
John Aldred
On the used camera market, the question you always see is “How many actuations does it have?” It’s a perfectly reasonable question to ask. It’s…