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.
Canon has filed a patent for a fan-cooled EOS-M mirrorless camera
Mar 6, 2020
John Aldred
One of the claims Canon’s made in the past over its DSLR and mirrorless cameras and the lack of certain video features compared to their…
Tokina promises five new E Mount lenses in 2020 including 23mm, 33mm and 56mm f/1.4 for APS-C
Mar 6, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced that they plan to release a number of new lenses in 2020, including an 11-20mm f/2.8 APS-C for Nikon and Canon, 35mm…
How to create a virtual holographic smartphone display in DaVinci Resolve
Mar 5, 2020
John Aldred
When you’re making your sci-fi short film, have you ever just wished you had a phone with a holographic display? Something that would let…
Innovatronix has announced the “first and only” high-power 550W LED flash for smartphones
Mar 5, 2020
John Aldred
Innovatronix has taken a break from its usual line of portable power inverters and announced the CPFlash 550W – A powerful LED flash designed specifically…
Full Frame vs APS-C vs Micro Four Thirds – Which one is right for you?
Mar 4, 2020
John Aldred
The sensor size debate is one that will probably never end. It’s just too polarising of an argument. On the one side, you’ve got the…
Z Cam’s electronic variable ND filter for their 6K and 8K cameras is now available
Mar 4, 2020
John Aldred
Z Cam’s eND filter is now available to pre-order. It’s an electronic variable neutral density filter designed for use with the Z Cam E2-S6, E2-F6…
These high and low-budget setups show you how to light your shot like a scene from Joker
Mar 2, 2020
John Aldred
Joker has been one of the biggest movies over the last couple of years, taking home both the best actor and best original score Oscars….
This tiny hotshoe mounted light meter helps you expose your old film cameras
Mar 1, 2020
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbechberger/reveni-labs-light-meter-tiny-meter-for-your-old-cameras In this modern digital age, we just take for granted that our cameras contain light meters. And in mirrorless cameras, we can even see…
The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 fisheye lens is now available for Leica L mount
Feb 28, 2020
John Aldred
The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 manual focus Fisheye lens has been out for a couple of months now for Leica M mounts, priced at around $369….
DxO launches the Nik Collection v2.5 with new film simulations and Affinity Photo compatibility
Feb 27, 2020
John Aldred
The Nik Collection has had a pretty turbulent and uncertain journey over the last few years. Google acquired it in 2012 when they bought out…