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.

Complete Fuji X-T5 specs and XF 30mm f/2.8 R LM WR info leaks ahead of official announcement

Nov 1, 2022 John Aldred

It’s always difficult to tell whether information on Fujifilm cameras is actually a leak or a… “leak”. Fuji’s always had a bit of a playful…

Fujifilm X-T5 announcement expected on November 2nd – 160-megapixel pixel shift photos and 6K video

Oct 31, 2022 John Aldred

It looks like Fuji fans won’t have long to wait for a replacement for their two-and-a-half-year-old X-T4. It looks like they’re going to be announcing…

Canon’s last remaining EOS M camera – the EOS M50 Mark II – is discontinued in Japan

Oct 31, 2022 John Aldred

It looks like the Canon EOS M system’s death knell is ringing loud and clear. After discontinuing the Canon EOS M200 only last week, the…

Lots of photos and specs leak ahead of DJI Mavic 3 Classic announcement

Oct 31, 2022 John Aldred

It’s getting close to an official announcement now, just a couple of days left to go. As expected, though, pretty much all of the important…

Yongnuo is releasing a $50 35mm f/2 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mirrorless cameras

Oct 31, 2022 John Aldred

There aren’t too many third-party autofocus lenses on the market for Nikon Z mount. In fact, the only two that springs to mind are Yongnuo’s…

Kenko Tokina has announced three weird looking 300mm, 600mm and 900mm super telephoto lenses are on the way

Oct 28, 2022 John Aldred

Kenko Tokina Japan has announced three new manual focus lenses for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The three lenses are all super telephoto, being extremely long in…

TTartisan’s new 27mm f/2.8 is a $159 autofocus pancake lens for Fuji X cameras

Oct 28, 2022 John Aldred

TTartisan has announced their newest lens. This time, it’s an autofocus one and it’s for the Fujifilm X mount camera system. The TTartisan 27mm f/2.8…