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.
Aputure finally announces Amaran LED tubes along with some flexible LED panels
Apr 1, 2022
John Aldred
LED tubes have become tremendously popular over the last couple of years. We’ve seen them released by Godox, Nanlite, Digitalfoto and a number of other…
Camtraptions has launched a solar panel for speedlights – Nope, not an April Fool’s joke
Apr 1, 2022
John Aldred
Given the date, it does sound like a practical joke, but no. Camtraptions has released a solar panel for speedlights. Yup, you heard me. It…
Fuji is ramping up its film prices by up to 60% from next month in Japan (and maybe everywhere)
Mar 31, 2022
John Aldred
It almost always seems to be bad news when it comes to Fujifilm. Well, ok, not so much when it comes to their mirrorless cameras…
The OnePlus 10 Pro with its 2nd generation Hasselblad camera has now been released globally
Mar 31, 2022
John Aldred
The OnePlus 10 Pro, launched in China back in January today sees its official global release. It boasts the second-generation Hasselblad Camera for Mobile, with…
It’s World Backup Day 2022 – Here are the best storage deals from around the web
Mar 31, 2022
John Aldred
It’s World Backup Day today. Yes, that’s right, there’s a World Backup Day, your annual reminder to set up a system to back up your…
The Rode VideoMic GO II should be your new go-to low budget on-camera microphone
Mar 30, 2022
John Aldred
Rode recently released their new Rode VideoMic GO II, replacing the VideoMic GO in their lineup. But this isn’t simply an update, it’s a complete…
This is what happens when a bullet meets a Newton’s Cradle at 100,000fps
Mar 30, 2022
John Aldred
Gav and Dan are back at it again, and this time they’re firing bullets (and other things) at Newton’s Cradles at 100,000 frames per second….
Nanlite announces their most powerful LED lights to date, the Forza 720 & 720B
Mar 30, 2022
John Aldred
Nanlite has announced the new Forza 720 daylight and Forza 720B bicolour LED lights. The former is the most powerful light in the Nanlite arsenal…
Thingyfy’s Pinhole Pro Max is a pinhole lens that offers both 18-36mm zoom and a variable aperture
Mar 30, 2022
John Aldred
The folks at Thingyfy have released some interesting pinhole lenses over the last few years. 2017 brought us the Pinhole Pro, the world’s first multi-aperture…
LensRentals tears down the Panasonic S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS to fix autofocus issues
Mar 29, 2022
John Aldred
Announced back in February 2019, the full-frame Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/4 OIS for L mount cameras is a popular lens. This isn’t much…