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.
Nanlite has released its second-generation PavoTube II X series LED tube lights
Oct 11, 2021
John Aldred
It’s been three years since Nanlite initially introduced their PavoTube LED tube lights. Today, they’ve announced their new second-generation PavoTube II X series tube lights,…
Samyang’s $975 AF 24-70mm f/2.8 parfocal zoom for Sony has been released, but only in Thailand
Oct 11, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is odd. I stumbled across a leak from over the weekend about the new Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE parfocal zoom lens for…
More new Canon products cancelled or delayed due to supply chain issues
Oct 11, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this one’s a bit of a mixed bag. Over the weekend, Canon has updated its list of products delayed by supply chain issues and…
This DIY 3D printed “Micro Jib” is the world’s smallest camera crane and lives on your desktop
Oct 9, 2021
John Aldred
We’ve covered a lot of ways to mount a camera overhead over the last few years, but this is probably the fanciest and most elegant….
Panasonic’s new BS1H is basically a Panasonic S1H in a box-shaped body (but without IBIS)
Oct 8, 2021
John Aldred
After the success of Panasonic’s Micro Four Thirds BGH1 camera released last year, the company has followed it up with a new full-frame version, the…
Adobe has completed its acquisition of video collaboration platform Frame.io
Oct 8, 2021
John Aldred
The popular online video collaboration platform Frame.io’s acquisition by Adobe, is now completed, the companies have announced. Adobe’s goal, they say is to use the…
Fiverr has acquired CreativeLive but Chase Jarvis will remain at the helm
Oct 7, 2021
John Aldred
Well, this is a bit of a shocker. CreativeLive, the online learning platform that’s been helping to satisfy the educational needs of photographers and filmmakers…
3 Legged Thing’s unfortunately named “Morally Toxic” brand has released new camera bags
Oct 7, 2021
John Aldred
The tripod company 3 Legged Thing has started up a new company making bags and it’s called “Morally Toxic” – which seems a rather odd…
Ricoh’s longer focal length GR IIIx and accessories are now available to pre-order
Oct 7, 2021
John Aldred
Since its initial announcement last month, many Ricoh fans have been waiting to be able to get their pre-orders in for the new Ricoh GR…
Living in Long Shadows shows a unique insight into the life of a permanently on-the-road adventure travel photographer
Oct 6, 2021
John Aldred
For many photographers, hitting the road and just spending all your time shooting photos is just living the dream. For photographers like Andy Best, it’s…