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.
Tokina has launched a super telephoto 400mm f/8 reflex lens… in 2020
Jul 17, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced a new Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens. Yes, really. I know, it’s strange in this day and age…
Move over 8K – Blackmagic’s new URSA Mini Pro shoots 12K60p RAW video for less than $10,000
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
Holy wow… 8K dead already? Blackmagic has just announced a new URSA Mini Pro camera that shoots 12K RAW video. Yes, that’s right. 12K. A…
The Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens has now come to DSLRs with a new EF mount version
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
ZY Optics has released a Canon EF mount version of the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens. This isn’t just slapping a new mount onto their…
Lensbaby expands the OMNI Filter system with the new Flare Expansion Pack
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
Launched last June, Lensbaby’s OMNI filter system has opened up a lot of creative effects for photographers. More importantly, it’s opened up a lot of consistent…
16 years since after its release, Nikon is recalling some F6 35mm SLR bodies
Jul 15, 2020
John Aldred
It’s easy to forget that Nikon still actually has a 35mm film SLR in its current lineup. That camera is the Nikon F6. Released in…
The Sony A7S III will shoot 16-Bit RAW and 4K120fps without overheating, report says
Jul 14, 2020
John Aldred
So this is an interesting round-up of specs that’s just been posted to Sony Alpha Rumours. If true, the long (long!) awaited A7S III is going…
The Zhiyun Crane 3S is a big beefy gimbal for big beefy cameras that offers a lot of versatility
Jul 13, 2020
John Aldred
The Zhiyun Crane 3S is the latest iteration of Zhiyun’s flagship line of Crane gimbals, traditionally designed for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. On first glance,…
Intrepid cuts straight down the middle with their new lightweight 5×7 large format camera
Jul 9, 2020
John Aldred
Large format cameras typically come in two sizes these days. They’re either 8×10″ or the more common 4×5″. But there is a size in between,…
This is why black & white film is more expensive to have developed than colour
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
Since I started shooting film again, I’ve only shot black and white film. Usually either Ilford FP4+, Kodak Tri-X or Kodak TMAX. But when I…
Profoto AirX lets you shoot your iPhone with the Profoto B10 at up to 1/25,000 of a second
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
Profoto has today announced AirX, a new update for the Profoto App which lets your iPhone communicate with the Profoto B10 series strobes. It synchronizes…