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.
Laowa’s new Argus 35mm f/0.95 is the widest aperture full-frame 35mm lens in the world
Sep 10, 2021
John Aldred
Venus Optics has just announced the new Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 full-frame lens for Sony E, Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts. Laowa says that…
Profoto takes aim at video with 30% more LED light output in the new B10X and B10X Plus
Sep 9, 2021
John Aldred
Profoto has announced their new Profoto B10X and B10X Plus lights. Like the B10, they’re strobes, but it seems that Profoto is also targeting hybrid…
We tried recreating landscape photos with AI using NVIDIA Canvas
Sep 8, 2021
John Aldred
The whole concept of AI has always been quite fascinating to me. Not so much the whole end of the world Terminator stuff, but how…
How to make a DIY camera lens using a magnifying glass and cheap macro bellows
Sep 6, 2021
John Aldred
If you ever want to experiment with optics, making your own lenses (or adapting old ones to fit on current cameras) is definitely a good…
What is the resolution of the human eye? Well, it’s complicated
Sep 6, 2021
John Aldred
Resolution is an often complex topic but even more so when it comes to how it relates to human vision. And it’s kind of a…
You can now 3D scan objects with any iPhone – even if it doesn’t have a LIDAR sensor
Sep 5, 2021
John Aldred
As more people have gotten into 3D printing, not to mention combining 3D objects with photographs, 3D scanning has become a big thing. Especially, apparently,…
How to inexpensively take your lighting for social media to the next level
Sep 3, 2021
John Aldred
Lighting isn’t something that many of us take into consideration for our social media. Sure, if we’re posting photographs of our clients to social media,…
Fuji has announced the GFX 50S II medium format camera and it’s only $3,999
Sep 2, 2021
John Aldred
Well, the rumour was true. Fujifilm has now officially announced the new GFX 50S II medium format mirrorless camera and the price is only $3,999…
This is how Canon shooters got autofocus 40 years ago and it still works today
Sep 2, 2021
John Aldred
Canon might have the edge in autofocus today, with dual-pixel AF (and quad-pixel rumoured to be on the way… eventually) and possibly even beating out…
Manfrotto’s new low-budget lightweight monopod is designed for run & gun video shooting
Sep 1, 2021
John Aldred
Manfrotto has today announced their new Manfrotto Element MII Fluid Video Monopod. They say it’s the lightest video monopod on the market, coming in at…