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.
Pentax releases HD Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW zoom lens for APS-C
Jul 15, 2021
John Aldred
Pentax has officially announced its new HD Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW lens. Designed for the company’s APS-C K mount DSLRs, the 16-50mm lens…
Laowa shows off nine new lenses – including a Periscope version of their Probe macro lens
Jul 14, 2021
John Aldred
It seems Laowa’s been keeping very quiet about a whole bunch of new lenses. Nine of them, to be precise, including an updated version of…
How to make and light believable fake rain for photographers and filmmakers
Jul 14, 2021
John Aldred
One of the most often faked weather phenomena in photography and filmmaking is rain. But it’s not always as easy as one might think. Raindrops…
SmugMug adds raw storage service with file management & AI-powered search
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
Popular photo hosting service, SmugMug, has just launched a new feature that photographers have wanted for a long time. SmugMug Source is a new add-on…
How to get a good natural light look when using flash outdoors
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
I’m always asked why I use flash outdoors and the answer is quite simple. The natural light doesn’t always give me what I want. Sometimes…
TTArtisan launches silver anodised version of their 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M
Jul 13, 2021
John Aldred
Initially released last year, TTArtisan has expanded its colour options for their 50mm f/0.95 lens for Leica M mount once again. As well as the…
Yongnuo’s new Android-powered YN455 MFT camera sports a 5″ flip-up touchscreen LCD
Jul 12, 2021
John Aldred
Yongnuo’s still on their Android-powered camera kick, and this time they seem to have brought some neat improvements, at least on the surface, over their…
Is the Panasonic G85/G80 the best budget camera for filmmakers?
Jul 9, 2021
John Aldred
When I saw this video pop up on my feed, I instantly recognised the camera – despite its logos being covered up. It’s the Panasonic…
Panasonic Leica DG 25-50mm f/1.7 lens now officially announced
Jul 8, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it looks like the announcement wasn’t delayed, after all. Amazon just jumped the gun a little yesterday when they made the listing public early…
Lastolite is no more – Swallowed up into the Manfrotto brand
Jul 7, 2021
John Aldred
Lastolite by Manfrotto (since 2016), previously known as Lastolite when it was acquired by Vitec in 2011 is rebranding again. This time, it’s dropped the…