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.
This photographer captured the stunning annual “Firefall” in Yosemite National Park beautifully
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
Nature regularly presents us with some rather wonderful and special events. The most common of these are eclipses, which we’ve seen quite a lot of…
Massive 1TB microSD cards are insane and they’re a real thing now
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
The race for more and more storage on tiny little cards just keeps on trucking. Although SanDisk showed off a proof-of-concept 1TB SD card way…
Sigma is releasing 11 L mount Art Series lenses and MC-21 Canon EF to L mount adapter
Feb 26, 2019
John Aldred
If you’ve been thinking about pre-ordering a Panasonic S1 or S1R mirrorless camera but were worried about lens options, then worry no more. Sigma has today…
How to quickly and easily “scan” negative film with your digital camera and a copy stand
Feb 23, 2019
John Aldred
Scanning film is one of the biggest issues with shooting film today. It’s not that it’s particularly difficult, it’s just a pain because most of us…
Tokina launches low budget 16-28mm f/2.8 “Opera” lens for Nikon and Canon full frame DSLRs
Feb 22, 2019
John Aldred
Tokina has announced their new “Opera” 16-28mm f/2.8 full frame lenses for Nikon & Canon DSLRs. Sitting at a pretty low price point compared to…
Ricoh announces high-end GR III and rugged WG-6 compact cameras
Feb 22, 2019
John Aldred
Ever since I posted my review of the Godox XPro-P trigger for Pentax, I’ve been hanging out in some Pentax communities on Facebook. They’re an…
Maya is “the only darkroom timer you’ll ever need”
Feb 21, 2019
John Aldred
One of the biggest issues in the darkroom is keeping track of time. Whether it’s for developing your rolls of film or exposing negatives onto…
This 250mm f/4.9 lens is the “world’s sharpest” and has interchangeable camera mounts
Feb 21, 2019
John Aldred
It’s a pretty bold claim to say you’re the world’s something-est anything. But that’s what William Optics are doing with their new Redcat 250mm f/4.9…
These Olympus commercials from the 1980s show that attitudes towards gear never really change
Feb 21, 2019
John Aldred
Those of us in the UK who grew up in the 1980s will mostly remember George Cole as the lovable rogue Arthur Daley in the…
Soon you can use your Profoto modifiers on the Godox AD200 with the new AD-P adapter
Feb 20, 2019
John Aldred
Despite Bowens being back, Godox seems to have reached something of an arrangement with them. So it looks like they’re turning their sites more towards…