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.
Canon to follow up the EOS M50 with a Mark II update in 2020
Jul 17, 2020
John Aldred
Canon’s popular EOS M50 was released only a couple of years ago, and we spoke with Canon about it when we were at The Photography…
Pergear’s new 7.5mm f/2.8 fisheye lens for MFT and APS-C mirrorless targets low budget shooters
Jul 17, 2020
John Aldred
Pergear has announced their new 7.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds and APS-C mirrorless systems including Nikon Z, Canon EF-M, Sony E and…
Tokina has launched a super telephoto 400mm f/8 reflex lens… in 2020
Jul 17, 2020
John Aldred
Tokina has announced a new Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens. Yes, really. I know, it’s strange in this day and age…
The Nikon Z5 is going to be announced next week and here are the specs
Jul 17, 2020
John Aldred
The Nikon Z5 camera is almost here. Rumours of a July announcement came last month, and now we’re only four days away from the expected…
Move over 8K – Blackmagic’s new URSA Mini Pro shoots 12K60p RAW video for less than $10,000
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
Holy wow… 8K dead already? Blackmagic has just announced a new URSA Mini Pro camera that shoots 12K RAW video. Yes, that’s right. 12K. A…
The Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens has now come to DSLRs with a new EF mount version
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
ZY Optics has released a Canon EF mount version of the Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens. This isn’t just slapping a new mount onto their…
The Sony A7S III is coming on July 28th
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
Well, it seems that we now have a solid day for the announcement of the Sony A7S III mirrorless camera. A listing has popped up…
If you’re making these six mistakes in your photography business, you need to stop it
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
We often hear about mistakes in photography. Usually, they’re lists telling us to stop using selective colour or to stop shooting everything at f/1.4. But…
Blackmagic is announcing something today – Could it be a full-frame Pocket 6K Pro? Watch live here
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
As you can see from the embedded YouTube video above, Blackmagic is going live in a few hours to announce “new developments in cameras”. Blackmagic…
Lensbaby expands the OMNI Filter system with the new Flare Expansion Pack
Jul 16, 2020
John Aldred
Launched last June, Lensbaby’s OMNI filter system has opened up a lot of creative effects for photographers. More importantly, it’s opened up a lot of consistent…