Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Watch a DJI Mavic 2 Pro hit a car windshield at 62.5mph
    Apr 12, 2021 John Aldred

    Impacts are always fun videos to watch, especially in slow motion and even more so when it results in something being completely obliterated. Well, we’ve…

    Sightron has announced five new Player One astrophotography cameras
    Apr 10, 2021 John Aldred

    Sightron Japan has announced five new Player One Astronomy astrophotography cameras, expected to be released next week, named after the planets in accordance with the…

    Canon just killed off a lot more EF & EF-S mount DSLR lenses with more going soon
    Apr 9, 2021 John Aldred

    Canon’s cull of DSLR lenses continues. According to a report from Canon Rumors, no fewer than nine more Canon EF and EF-S lenses have been…

    TTArtisan’s 21mm f/1.5 is now available in (much cheaper) Sony E and Nikon Z mounts
    Apr 9, 2021 John Aldred

    Initially launched at the end of 2019 for Leica M mount, TTArtisan has now released two new mount versions of its 21mm f/1.5 full-frame wide-angle…

    Samyang’s new AF 24mm F1.8 FE astrophotography lens features a “go to Infinity focus” button
    Apr 9, 2021 John Aldred

    Samyang has officially announced the new Samyang AF 24mm F1.8 FE lens for Sony E mount full-frame mirrorless. It’s the latest addition to their “Tiny…

    Rumour: Samsung teaming up with Olympus for future smartphone cameras
    Apr 8, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, if this ain’t just the weirdest thing I’ve heard this year. Apparently, Samsung is teaming up with Olympus (?!?) to collaborate on the smartphone…

    Are Moment lenses still worth it over today’s built-in stock smartphone lenses?
    Apr 8, 2021 John Aldred

    There was a time when third-party smartphone lenses were the go-to for smartphone filmmakers who wanted to take their footage to the next level. And…

    This photographer is using video games to teach photo composition
    Apr 8, 2021 John Aldred

    Game screenshots are common and popular on social media, and have been a thing ever since streamers started streaming. I’ve never been a big fan…

    Sony quietly upgrades the A7R III and A7R IV with higher resolution LCD
    Apr 8, 2021 John Aldred

    Well, this is a little strange. Sony has updated both the Sony A7R IV and the older Sony A7R III (which I didn’t realise they…

    Nikon turns to space, investing $91,000,000 in aerospace 3D printing manufacturer Morf3D
    Apr 7, 2021 John Aldred

    I was wondering what Nikon was going to do to keep itself alive with an ever-shrinking camera market that seems to be slowly but surely…