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.
Sachtler refreshes fluid head lineup with new Ace Mark II version
Apr 3, 2024
John Aldred
Sachtler has refreshed its fluid video head lineup with the new Ace M Mk II and Ace XL Mk II fluid video tripod heads (buy…
Newcomer SG-Image announces manual focus 35mm f/0.95 APS-C prime lens
Apr 3, 2024
John Aldred
There’s a new lens company in town. They’re called SG-Image, and they just released a 35mm f/0.95 lens for APS-C cameras. It’s not the company’s…
RIP Hamburg Photopia photo and video show
Apr 2, 2024
John Aldred
Hamburg Messe und Congress has announced that they’re discontinuing the Photopia show after only three years. First launched in 2021, it was set to replace…
Sony has announced a massive 247MP medium format CMOS sensor
Apr 2, 2024
John Aldred
Sony has announced the new Sony IMX811 BSI CMOS sensor. Sony announces new sensors all the time, and most of them go unnoticed. But this…
Insta360 Studio has grown up and become a real video editor
Mar 29, 2024
John Aldred
Insta360 has released the latest version of Insta360 Studio. It introduces editing features that people have wanted for a very long time. For a start,…
TTArtisan launches 56mm f/1.8 AF APS-C lens for Z/E/X mounts
Mar 29, 2024
John Aldred
Another week, another new lens announcement from TTArtisan. There’s two, actually, this time around. The company has released a new Sony E-Mount version of their…
Three tiny cameras compete for your money
Mar 29, 2024
John Aldred
There seems to be a thing for tiny cameras recently. And I’m not talking about cameras that are supposed to be tiny, like action cameras…
Blackmagic adds webcam mode and more to Pocket cameras with Camera 8.6 beta
Mar 28, 2024
John Aldred
Blackmagic has announced a new 8.6 beta version of Blackmagic Camera. No, not the smartphone app, the firmware update for your Blackmagic cameras. It adds,…
Ricoh GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF come with dreamy diffusion filters
Mar 28, 2024
John Aldred
Ricoh has announced new versions of its GR III and GR IIIx cameras. The Ricoh GR III HDF (buy here) and Ricoh GR IIIx HDF…
Tamron releases its 28-75m f/2.8 Di III VXD G2 for Nikon Z mount
Mar 28, 2024
John Aldred
Tamron has announced an expansion of its Nikon Z mount lens lineup. It’s not an entirely new lens, though. It’s the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Di…