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.
Sigma officially announces its 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras
Jun 1, 2022
John Aldred
Sigma has today announced the 16-28mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise, as it…
Gallium in a blender in slow motion looks like you’re diving into a liquid mirror vortex
Jun 1, 2022
John Aldred
This is a video of which the T-1000 would certainly approve. In fact, at one point, Dan of The Slow Mo Guys actually says that…
This DIY digital picture frame lets friends send digital postcards from across the world
May 31, 2022
John Aldred
Digital picture frames aren’t exactly new technology. Put a bunch of images on an SD card, slot it in and they just cycle through them…
Godox expands its high-end LED range with 200W and 300W daylight and bi-colour LED lights
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
Teased last October and released in November, the Godox M600D marked a new era for Godox and a new level of quality over their typically…
The new Laowa 24mm T14 2x “Periprobe” macro lens lets you shoot around corners
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
The lens shown off on the Laowa stand last July at a photography show in Shanghai, China is now official. Venus Optics has today announced…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ricoh USA (again) over Pentax K-30 and K-50 aperture defects
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
Ricoh USA is being sued again, with a class-action suit in Pennsylvania over defects in the aperture mechanism of the Pentax K-30 and K-50 DSLRs….
Can you tell teleconverter from cropping? This test says no, you probably can’t
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
Teleconverters have been a part of photography for decades. They’re a great way to effectively double the number of lenses you own by effectively turning…
Sony has resumed production of A6400 APS-C mirrorless camera but A7 II and A6100 likely discontinued
May 30, 2022
John Aldred
Could the supply chain issues possibly be coming to an end? Well, we’ll have to see about that but for now at least, Sony has…
How to create and fake a realistic tilt-shift look without using a tilt-shift lens
May 26, 2022
John Aldred
When it comes to lenses that present a unique look none really stand out more than the tilt-shift lens. Largely the domain of architectural or…
CamFi has launched the CamFi 3 and 3 Plus for wireless tethered shooting with improved speed and 4G LTE support
May 26, 2022
John Aldred
CamFi has announced its newest devices, the CamFi 3 and CamFi 3 Plus. Both units look identical on the outside and a;sp appear to offer…