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.
Profoto’s new A10 speedlight is basically just an A1X with Bluetooth
Sep 23, 2020
John Aldred
Profoto has now officially updated its “World’s Smallest Studio Light” (speedlight) from the A1X to the new Profoto A10. It’s essentially the same speedlight as…
Quick tip: Use tent pegs to stop your light stands falling over on location
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
One of the most common questions I see on social media, especially just after somebody’s posted an image shot on location with flash, is “How…
New specs rumoured for upcoming Nikon Z6s/Z7s mirrorless cameras
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
We haven’t heard anything about replacement models for the two-year-old Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras in a couple of months, but now there’s been an…
Blindspot Gear launches range of USB PD cables to power your cameras from USB power banks
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
I’m always interested in different ways of powering kit externally on location and USB Power delivery has been particularly fascinating to me. With more power…
Canon EOS 6D is the most commonly used camera for astrophotography according to RMG shortlist
Sep 22, 2020
John Aldred
The Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is one of the highlights of the astrophotography calendar and one of the world’s most…
Engineers at MIT & UMass Lowell have created a completely flat 1mm thick fisheye lens
Sep 21, 2020
John Aldred
Love them or hate them (and many people hate them), we all know what fisheye lenses are. They look sort of like regular lenses, except…
Hubble has captured a beautifully sharp new image of Jupiter and Europa
Sep 21, 2020
John Aldred
It’s crazy to think that the Hubble Space Telescope has been floatin’ around in space for over 30 years now. But since launch day on…
How to reproduce a $10,000 camera stand with a bit of DIY and a 3D printer
Sep 21, 2020
John Aldred
We all know that some YouTubers are a little bit… “extra”. And Alexandre Chappel is no exception. I’ve been following Alexandre for a while now….
Breakthrough Photography’s new EF to RF drop-in filter adapter is $100 cheaper than Canon’s
Sep 19, 2020
John Aldred
Although Breakthrough Photography announced their filters for the Canon EF to RF drop-in filter adapter first, they weren’t the first to bring them to market….
The Cameradactyl Mongoose lets you scan a 36 shot roll of film in less than a minute
Sep 19, 2020
John Aldred
Ethan Moses over at Cameradactyl has created a new cool toy. It’s called the Mongoose and it’s a 35mm film digitiser that utilises your DSLR…