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 is why black & white film is more expensive to have developed than colour
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
Since I started shooting film again, I’ve only shot black and white film. Usually either Ilford FP4+, Kodak Tri-X or Kodak TMAX. But when I…
Leaked Canon EOS R6 photos show no top LCD and confirm the joystick
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
It’s expected to be announced tomorrow, but as a surprise to absolutely nobody, the photos of Canon’s upcoming EOS R6 mirrorless camera have leaked ahead…
Profoto AirX lets you shoot your iPhone with the Profoto B10 at up to 1/25,000 of a second
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
Profoto has today announced AirX, a new update for the Profoto App which lets your iPhone communicate with the Profoto B10 series strobes. It synchronizes…
The CamFi ZF is a remote controlled zoom and focus unit for timelapse and macro focus stacking
Jul 8, 2020
John Aldred
CamFi is a popular name when it comes to remotely controlling your camera. But two of the things you typically can’t control via a simple…
Hubble just sent back this incredible image of the NGC 2775 galaxy, 67 million light years away
Jul 7, 2020
John Aldred
The Hubble Space Telescope is an incredible thing. Launched 30 years ago, it flies around the earth travelling at around 17,000 miles per hour snapping…
Sony has officially announced the much anticipated 12-24mm f/2.8 GM lens and yeah, it’s $3,000
Jul 7, 2020
John Aldred
Sony has today officially unveiled its new 12-24mm f/2.8 G Master lens, and it’s not quite as expensive as originally thought. Yes, it will be…
New photo leak shows Canon EOS R5 video modes, specs suggest 5G, weather sealing, vertical grip
Jul 7, 2020
John Aldred
While Canon is preparing to officially announce the EOS R5 and EOS R6 mirrorless cameras in a couple of days, more information is leaking early,…
Nikon expected to announce Z6s and Z7s cameras this year with dual card slots and 4K60 video
Jul 7, 2020
John Aldred
Well, it looks like Nikon has been doing at least a little work behind the scenes when it comes to their cameras. As well as…
Pixii, the $3,000 Leica-like with no LCD and no memory card, is finally here
Jul 6, 2020
John Aldred
It’s been a minute since we heard about Pixii, huh? It’s been right around 18 months, actually, but now the Leica M mount rangefinder that…
This DIY charging station runs from a single USB charger and only costs $35 to make
Jul 6, 2020
John Aldred
Charging stations are nature’s way of telling us we have way too many different types of batteries for our gear. For some, our “charging station” is…