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.
Godox has killed off its A1 Bluetooth smartphone flash trigger
Oct 24, 2020
John Aldred
The Godox smartphone flash and Bluetooth remote control unit, the Godox A1, has been discontinued. The Godox A1 was released in 2017 to quite some…
Yongnuo just announced a new 35mm f/2 lens for full-frame Sony E mount
Oct 24, 2020
John Aldred
Yongnuo has announced a new YN35mm F2S DF DSM lens for full-frame Sony E Mount cameras. It appears to not just be their existing 35mm…
This is how special effects artists made the muscle and “fat” suits for Bill & Ted Face the Music
Oct 23, 2020
John Aldred
Many of us will remember the original adventures of Ted Theodore Logan and Bill S. Preston Esq., and their long-awaited third movie was finally released…
This stunning flight over San Francisco was captured entirely with the iPhone 12 Pro
Oct 23, 2020
John Aldred
I’m not an Apple fanboy by any stretch of the imagination. Before the iPhone 3GS was released, I hadn’t owned an Apple product since the…
Viltrox has released their EF-M 23mm f/1.4 and 33mm f/1.4 autofocus lenses for Canon EOS M cameras
Oct 22, 2020
John Aldred
It’s not exactly news that Viltrox has been planning to expand its lens lineup, and two of the three new lenses designed for APS-C mirrorless…
The Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II will get support for both Blackmagic and ProRes RAW
Oct 22, 2020
John Aldred
As mentioned during the initial announcement of Nikon’s two mirrorless cameras, the Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II, both will be eligible for a firmware…
DJI’s LiDAR module gives you autofocus even with f/0.95 manual focus lenses
Oct 22, 2020
John Aldred
One of the biggest problems I hear people talking about when it comes to gimbals it the lack of autofocus. In an ideal world, we’d…
DxO PhotoLab 4 comes with AI-powered high ISO noise reduction
Oct 21, 2020
John Aldred
DxO’s PhotoLab has seen a lot of improvements over the years. Their latest iteration, PhotoLab 4 comes with some pretty impressive high ISO noise reduction…
Sidus Link Bridge adds Aputure’s new smartphone control features to their old legacy LED lights
Oct 21, 2020
John Aldred
Aputure’s Sidus Link app for iOS and Android is a way to remote control just about all of Aputure’s newest LED lights. It adds a…
Here’s how Fuji engineers shrunk down the IBIS system for the new X-S10
Oct 21, 2020
John Aldred
One of the most useful features to be added to digital cameras in the last few years is in-body image stabilisation, or “IBIS”. Some companies…