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.
Breakdown of the Nikon Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens shows internal design like nothing before
Jan 15, 2020
John Aldred
Seeing lenses taken apart and dismantled for the first time, or anything mechanically or electronically complex just fascinates me. I don’t know what it is…
Hasselblad’s new 45mm f/4 “P” lens is the ideal street photography lens for their X mirrorless system
Jan 15, 2020
John Aldred
Hasselblad has today announced the new XCD 45P; a 45mm f/4 lens for the Hasselblad X medium format mirrorless system. Officially, the “P” stands for…
Canon 1DX Mark III white papers explain (in great detail) its stills and video capabilities
Jan 14, 2020
John Aldred
A pair of white papers have been released by Canon exploring the new Canon 1DX Mark III DSLR. The two white papers cover its stills…
Paul C. Buff is back with the LINK battery-powered, TTL & HSS-capable strobe
Jan 14, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a while since Paul C Buff has really released anything new. Sure, they announced the “DigiBee” back in 2016, but that was more…
Data recovery service shows what the inside of a dead Sony XQD memory card looks like
Jan 13, 2020
John Aldred
Many of us have experienced a memory card failure at some point, and although manufacturers have gotten much better at producing reliable cards, it still…
This incredible image of the moon at the start of 2020 is a blend of 100,000 photos
Jan 9, 2020
John Aldred
There are some people whose work you follow that just makes you sit up and pay attention whenever they post something new. One such photographer…
Five hidden features of Premiere Pro that will make your editing lives easier
Jan 8, 2020
John Aldred
Premiere Pro is one of the most popular video editing applications out there, largely due to the fact that it’s very easy to set it…
Canon abandons EF mount lenses to focus on mirrorless
Jan 8, 2020
John Aldred
According to a report on Digital Camera World, Canon will not be releasing anymore EF mount lenses for their DSLRs, despite having just announced the…
Nikon’s new 120-300mm f/2.8E zoom is a beautiful monster of a lens
Jan 8, 2020
John Aldred
Well, this one’s come just in time for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, huh? While Canon seems to be dumping EF, Nikon isn’t abandoning the F…
70-200mm f/2.8 finally comes to Nikon Z mount and it’s cheaper than F mount
Jan 7, 2020
John Aldred
Well, this is one all the Z mount shooters have been waiting for. Nikon has now finally announced the Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR…