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.
Spotted in the wild – Godox is releasing a 600W Bowens mount LED light
Oct 18, 2021
John Aldred
At the P&I Shanghai International Wedding Photographic Equipment Exhibition Godox were showing off some new toys, including a powerful 600 Watt Bowens mount LED light…
This simple camera strap trick helps you get steadier handheld photos and video
Oct 17, 2021
John Aldred
DIYP’s own resident travel photographer Dave Williams has taken to the road, travelling (for now) the UK for some off-grid living in a van to…
Three beginner off-camera flash mistakes you really need to avoid
Oct 17, 2021
John Aldred
When you’re first starting out photographing people with flash, it can be a bit overwhelming. Even if you’re used to shooting with natural light, the…
Fuji goes back to killing off film – Goodbye Pro 160NS 120 and Velvia 50 sheet film
Oct 16, 2021
John Aldred
After it looked like Fujifilm was starting to take a reverse stance on film and were in fact looking to bring more back, they’ve announced…
Nikon files patents for two crazy f/1.2 zooms that will probably never be made
Oct 16, 2021
John Aldred
Well, if this isn’t a bit of humble-bragging, I’m not sure what is. Nikon has filed a new patent that describes Nikkor Z 35-50mm f/1.2…
“Great Joy” launches full-frame 60mm T2.9 1.33x Anamorphic lens and 1.35x Anamorphic adapter
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
Seems to be a big anamorphic thing going on lately. We’ve had the launch of Sirui’s full-frame 50mm T2.9 Anamorphic lens, stacking Anamorphic lenses with…
7Artisans releases their new 25mm f/0.95 lens for APS-C mirrorless and MFT
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
7Artisans has released their new 25mm f/0.95 manual focus lens for APS-C mirrorless and Micro Four Thirds. The lens was first teased in September, but…
This 3D printed adapter lets you scan slides with your DSLR or mirrorless camera
Oct 15, 2021
John Aldred
Ever since Nikon released its overpriced ES-2 slide mount holder in 2017 (for which you also need to buy separate film holders) that lets you…
Toem is a game that lets you play amateur photographer to help solve puzzles
Oct 14, 2021
John Aldred
This seems to have become a big thing lately. Computer games foregoing the usual plain old boring screenshots and offering in-game “cameras” to let you…
iPhone vs iPhone test shows the newer cameras aren’t as good as you think they are
Oct 14, 2021
John Aldred
There’s always a lot of fuss made about the cameras whenever a new iPhone is released or… pretty much any smartphone these days, really. But…