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.
This is what happens when you “scan” film with a film camera
Oct 8, 2024
John Aldred
It’s always fun to see people still experimenting with film in 2024. And I don’t mean experimenting in the traditional photographic ways but experimenting with…
Panasonic adds DJI Lidar AF support – but not PDAF – to the new Lumix S5D
Oct 8, 2024
John Aldred
Panasonic has made a rather odd camera announcement. Despite the Panasonic S5 Mark II being a thing since January 2023, almost two years later, they’ve…
TTArtisan’s new mini RGB LED light looks just like a film canister
Oct 8, 2024
John Aldred
This is both a very strange but also perhaps useful one from TTArtisan. It’s a small RGB LED light that’s the same shape and size…
Review: Logitech MX Creative Console goes head-to-head vs Stream Deck
Oct 7, 2024
John Aldred
We’ve all been waiting with bated breath to see what Logitech was going to do with Loupedeck’s tech, and now we know. The company has…
Voigtlander’s new 35mm and 50mm f/2 lenses are its highest performing ever
Oct 7, 2024
John Aldred
Cosina has announced two new lenses in the Voigtlander lineup. They’re the APO-LANTHAR 35mm F2 Aspherical II and APO-LANTHAR 50mm F2 Aspherical II. The lenses…
The truth about drum scanners – Are they really as good as people say?
Oct 2, 2024
John Aldred
When somebody puts the phrase “21-minute unhinged rant” in the description of a video, I’m usually intrigued. In this case, it was a video by…
The BBC Sound Effects archive is now free to download with over 33,000 files
Oct 2, 2024
John Aldred
The BBC has massively expanded its Sound Effects collection recently. It launched in 2018 as a beta service offering just over 16,000 sounds. Now, finally,…
The Sitina 1 open-source full-frame mirrorless camera is coming along nicely
Oct 1, 2024
John Aldred
It was over a year ago that we first heard about Sitina 1. It’s an open-source full-frame interchangeable lens mirrorless camera. Being developed by Wenting…
“Nonikkor-Nocty” is a low-budget 50mm f/1.2 for Z, E and X mounts
Oct 1, 2024
John Aldred
A lesser-known brand by the name of Artra Lab has just released a new lens. It’s like they’re not even trying anymore. It’s called the…
Build this $50 DIY LED Light to brighten up your YouTube studio
Sep 30, 2024
John Aldred
DIY lighting was a bit of a naughty phrase not too long ago. It was almost impossible to actually get the level of power, quality…