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 tiny hotshoe mounted light meter helps you expose your old film cameras
Mar 1, 2020
John Aldred
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbechberger/reveni-labs-light-meter-tiny-meter-for-your-old-cameras In this modern digital age, we just take for granted that our cameras contain light meters. And in mirrorless cameras, we can even see…
Photokina organisers still see no reason to cancel the event in 2020
Mar 1, 2020
John Aldred
The coronavirus situation has the world’s population divided. On the one side, many aren’t worried. That it’s just SARS, MERS, Bird Flu or Ebola all…
The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 fisheye lens is now available for Leica L mount
Feb 28, 2020
John Aldred
The TTArtisan 11mm f/2.8 manual focus Fisheye lens has been out for a couple of months now for Leica M mounts, priced at around $369….
Frustrated with your flash gear? Here’s some therapy for you
Feb 28, 2020
John Aldred
Flash equipment can be a pain. No matter who the brand is, they all have their little issues. Maybe the buttons stop working, perhaps there’s…
Canon has patented a new ultra-wide 13-21mm f/2.8 lens for EOS R cameras
Feb 28, 2020
John Aldred
A new Canon patent application has surfaced, detailing a new 13-21mm f/2.8 RF mount lens for the full-frame Canon EOS R mirrorless system. There’s no…
How many Facebook photography group members does it take to change a lightbulb?
Feb 27, 2020
John Aldred
This came to us via an anonymous source who said they saw it posted in a group they’re in on Facebook. I think it pretty…
DxO launches the Nik Collection v2.5 with new film simulations and Affinity Photo compatibility
Feb 27, 2020
John Aldred
The Nik Collection has had a pretty turbulent and uncertain journey over the last few years. Google acquired it in 2012 when they bought out…
Updated Panasonic L Mount roadmap shows six new lenses coming in 2020/21 – But no 100mm macro
Feb 27, 2020
John Aldred
Panasonic has released a new roadmap for their Lumix S L Mount lenses. It shows six new lenses coming in 2021 (updating the info on…
Sony teases the Xperia PRO smartphone with HDMI input for pro photographers and filmmakers
Feb 27, 2020
John Aldred
Sony has announced a new Xperia 1 flagship phone, the Xperia 1 II. It’s got 8GB of RAM, a 6.5″ AMOLED 3840 x 1644 21:9…
Watch these techniques to shoot smooth handheld footage on your iPhone without a gimbal
Feb 26, 2020
John Aldred
Smartphone gimbals are pretty commonplace today. There are countless models from companies like Zhiyun, Moza, Feiyu, and a million other brands. It feels like we’ve…