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.
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new photo and video lights of 2022
Dec 14, 2022
John Aldred
It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…
AstrHori announces 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye, 18mm f/8 Shift and 85mm f/1.4 AF lenses for full-frame mirrorless
Dec 13, 2022
John Aldred
It looks like last week’s rumours of a couple of new AstrHori lenses proved out. Not only that, but there’s a third one, too, and…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best and strangest new lenses of 2022
Dec 13, 2022
John Aldred
It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…
Holiday Gift Guide – The best new cameras of 2022
Dec 12, 2022
John Aldred
It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…
The new DJI Mini 3 drone sacrifices obstacle avoidance for a $260 price drop vs the Mini 3 Pro
Dec 10, 2022
John Aldred
DJI has announced the new DJI Mini 3 drone. You might be feeling a little deja vu, like DJI already announced this, but no. This…
TTArtisan’s low-budget full-frame 50mm f/1.4 Tilt lens sports MOD 0.8 gears for video shooters
Dec 9, 2022
John Aldred
The low-budget lenses seem to be coming through thick and fast right now in the lead-up to Christmas. The latest is the TTArtisan 50mm f/1.4…
Watch: Five topics broken down to help you film yourself outside on location
Dec 8, 2022
John Aldred
When you start vlogging, one of the most difficult things to get used to is actually filming yourself. It’s a little ironic as it’s kind…
Leaked photos show Laowa to release 19mm f/2.8 ultra-wide lens for GFX on December 13th
Dec 8, 2022
John Aldred
It looks like Venus Optics is set to release a new Laowa lens next week, according to product announcement images. And leaked photos and specs…
Pentax updates its K mount lens roadmap but there’s nothing new on it
Dec 8, 2022
John Aldred
Pentax has updated its K mount lens roadmap as of November 2022. This sounds like it should be a good thing, although it’s really not….
Panasonic has developed an innovative new way to correct distortion and tilt from single photos
Dec 8, 2022
John Aldred
Fixing distortion and tilt is a tricky problem. It was solved back in the large format days by having lens boards and film backs that…