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.
Sony Adds More Tough CFexpress Type A Memory Cards to Recall
Feb 17, 2025
John Aldred
Sony Japan has updated its alert for the company’s CEA-G (Tough) series CFexpress Type A memory cards to add new batches to the recall list….
Tokina’s 11-18mm F2.8 X is its first super-wide zoom designed for mirrorless
Feb 14, 2025
John Aldred
Tokina’s had quite the range of wide lenses over the years, from the classic 11-16mm and 11-20mm f/2.8s to the wide aperture 14-20mm f/2. But…
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RED Komodo-X and V-Raptor cine cameras are now available in Z-mount flavour
Feb 13, 2025
John Aldred
Ever since Nikon’s acquisition of RED in March last year, the filmmaking and photography worlds have been wondering what’s going to happen. Will Nikon bring…
Adobe Firefly Video Model Brings AI-generated Video Into The Real World
Feb 12, 2025
John Aldred
AI-generated video has been making waves, but it’s mostly been a gimmick. It’s cool to look at, but it’s not exactly ready for primetime. Adobe…
Viltrox releases $99 28mm F4.5 Full Frame Pancake Lens for Sony & Fuji
Feb 10, 2025
John Aldred
Viltrox has officially announced its 28mm f/4.5mm full-frame pancake lens for Sony E-mount (buy here) and Fuji X-mount (buy here) mirrorless cameras. Interestingly, the lens…
Nikon Announces the NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S Fast Prime for Professionals
Feb 6, 2025
John Aldred
Nikon has announced its latest addition to its S series lens lineup – the NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.2 S. Aimed squarely at professionals, it’s a…
ByteDance OmniHuman-1: Game-Changing AI Tool or Gimmick for Visual Creators?
Feb 5, 2025
John Aldred
ByteDance, the company that brought us TikTok, is now making headlines with its latest AI development: OmniHuman-1. The premise? Feed it a single image, and…
Lexar ARMOR SD Cards: Built Like Tanks, but Are They Fast Enough?
Feb 4, 2025
John Aldred
Lexar is taking durability seriously with its latest ARMOR GOLD and SILVER UHS-II SDXC cards. Offering storage capacities of up to 1TB, these new cards…
Blackmagic Camera 2.0 Brings Multi-Cam Control and More to Android
Jan 31, 2025
John Aldred
Blackmagic Design just dropped a major update for Android users, and it’s packed with features that could be a big deal – depending on how…
How to make your own DIY optical waist-level viewfinder for any camera
Jan 27, 2025
John Aldred
Waist-level viewfinders aren’t all that common in photography today. In fact, most people coming into photography in the last decade may not even know what…