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.

Watch: Three top tips for using C-Stands during a shoot in less than a minute

Jan 6, 2023 John Aldred

C-Stands are a staple in many photography studios and on film sets. They’re just a lot more practical, versatile and useful, not to mention sturdy,…

Panasonic adds two new Lumix lenses to its full-frame L mount 2023 lens roadmap

Jan 6, 2023 John Aldred

Panasonic has updated its full-frame L mount Lumix lens roadmap for 2023 by adding two new lenses. One new prime lense has been added at…

Nikon announces development of 85mm f/1.2 S and 26mm f/2.8 pancake lenses for Z mount

Jan 5, 2023 John Aldred

Nikon has announced the development of two new Nikkor Z mount lenses. There’s a fast Nikkor Z 85mm f/1.2 S mid-telephoto portrait lens and a…

Sigma product announcement scheduled for Jan 12th – First Sigma Z mount lens on the way?

Jan 5, 2023 John Aldred

Sigma Global has announced a new Sigma Stage online event for January 12th at 9pm JST. That means noon for the UK, 7am Eastern or…

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…