Posts by Author: John Aldred

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’s compact 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary lens is now available for Fuji X Mount
    Nov 14, 2022 John Aldred

    Sigma has announced the new Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Fuji X Mount. Originally released in October of 2021 for Leica L…

    This is what people thought when cameras were added to cell phones in 2001
    Nov 14, 2022 John Aldred

    One of the great channels on YouTube is the BBC Archive. And while it covers a wide range of topics, particularly retro tech, it also…

    ProGrade Digital announces their 3rd generation 320GB and 640GB CFast 2.0 Cobalt memory cards
    Nov 12, 2022 John Aldred

    I bet you all thought CFast 2.0 was a dead format, huh? Yeah, me too. But there are still plenty of devices out there on…

    ACD Systems releases ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 9 with face detection, new UI features and snapshots
    Nov 11, 2022 John Aldred

    ACD Systems has announced ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 9. The newest version of the all-in-one photo editor for Mac comes with some major UI…

    Is Panasonic finally going to give us phase detection autofocus in Lumix mirrorless cameras?
    Nov 11, 2022 John Aldred

    Is Panasonic finally going to give us phase detection autofocus (PDAF) in their full-frame and Micro Four Thirds Lumix mirrorless cameras? Well… Maybe. This is…

    DaVinci Resolve 18.1 finally brings vertical and square video support for TikTok, Instagram and other social platforms
    Nov 11, 2022 John Aldred

    Blackmagic Design has announced the new DaVinci Resolve 18.1 update which finally brings native vertical video editing features to the software. It also adds the…

    Elinchrom releases FIVE – A 522Ws battery strobe with 450 full power flashes and charges over USB-C
    Nov 10, 2022 John Aldred

    Elinchrom has announced the Elinchrom FIVE. It’s a 522Ws battery-powered moonlight that offers up to 450 full-power pops on a single charge.  It also features…

    Pentax has officially announced the new Pentax KF DSLR but it’s basically a K-70 with a flippy out LCD
    Nov 10, 2022 John Aldred

    Pentax has now officially announced the new Pentax KF APS-C DSLR. I say “new”, but it’s not really that much different to the K-70. It’s…

    JPEGmini 3.5 adds more video features including resolution resizing and M4V file support
    Nov 9, 2022 John Aldred

    JPEGmini is a fantastic application that’s become a go-to tool for many photographers who want to put their content on the web – or those…

    Serif has released Affinity Photo 2 with a slew of non-destructive features for editing your photos
    Nov 9, 2022 John Aldred

    Serif has launched a new major version of Affinity Photo – its first since initially launching in 2016. Affinity Photo 2 introduces not only a…