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 wooden lens was built using the guts of a Super-Takumar 55mm f/2 and it actually works
Jun 27, 2022
John Aldred
When we think of lenses, we usually think of chunks of metal or plastic with glass elements inside them. If somebody says “wooden lens” to…
Godox makes the ring flash portable again with the new Godox R200
Jun 27, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. It looks like Godox has finally figured out what they want to do as a Godox AR400 ring flash replacement. And…
Hoya has launched their new Mist Diffuser Black series No0.5 and No1 filters
Jun 24, 2022
John Aldred
Hoya has announced their new Hoya Mist Diffuser Black creative series filters. Designed to give a “stylish cinematic effect”, Hoya’s new Mist Diffuser Black No1…
Micron pushes through the 1TB barrier with the new Micron i400 1.5TB microSD card
Jun 24, 2022
John Aldred
Anybody who knows me knows I’m a fan of big storage, especially when it comes to small storage. After 1TB SD cards were first shown…
Samsung’s new ISOCELL HP3 200MP camera sensor boasts the “industry’s smallest ever pixels”
Jun 24, 2022
John Aldred
Samsung has announced their new ISOCELL HP3 200-megapixel CMOS smartphone camera sensor. This isn’t the first 200-megapixel sensor Samsung has produced, having announced the ISOCELL…
Haida’s new PROII 2-in-1 CPL-VND lets you control polarisation separately from neutral density
Jun 24, 2022
John Aldred
Variable ND filters aren’t exactly a new thing. Neither are polarisers. In fact, without polarisers, variable ND filters wouldn’t even exist. Pretty much all variable…
Canon publishes patents for a very compact 28-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens
Jun 23, 2022
John Aldred
Canon has published a patent for two new zoom lens in the 28-70mm f/2.8 and 28-60mm f/2.8 focal length ranges. What makes them particularly interesting,…
This is what the Canon EOS R7 shutter sounds like
Jun 23, 2022
John Aldred
The Canon EOS R7 has a lot to live up to. It has to continue the legacy left by Canon’s popular 7D series. I’ve no…
Fotodiox release new auto extension tubes for shooting macro with L mount cameras
Jun 23, 2022
John Aldred
Extension tubes are one of the best ways to get started in macro. They’re easy to use with your existing lenses to be able to…
Blackmagic quietly releases the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 and it’s basically a 6K Pro without built-in ND
Jun 23, 2022
John Aldred
To absolutely none of the usual Blackmagic fanfare, the company has today released the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2. It’s a fairly big…