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.
Tiffen launches MagSafe-compatible 58mm filter holder for the iPhone
Mar 27, 2024
John Aldred
Filter manufacturer Tiffen has announced a new circular filter holder for the iPhone. It’s the imaginatively named Tiffen Smartphone 58mm Filter Mount (buy here), and…
Nikon confirms no Z mount RED cameras coming …yet
Mar 27, 2024
John Aldred
Nikon’s acquisition of RED was probably the biggest surprise of the year so far. Immediately after the announcement, there was a lot of speculation about…
Affinity is now part of Canva after company acquisition
Mar 26, 2024
John Aldred
Canva has acquired Affinity’s parent company, Serif. Serif is a name that’s been around since at least as long ago as Windows 3.11. I can…
UGREEN expands into NAS for up to 184TB of 10Gb/sec networked storage
Mar 26, 2024
John Aldred
UGREEN, the company famous for its USB chargers and phone docks, is bringing out. The company has today announced its first entry into the world…
Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art is the lighest lens in its class
Mar 26, 2024
John Aldred
Sigma has announced a new Sigma 50mm f/1.2 DG DN Art lens (buy here) for full-frame mirrorless cameras. Of course, that means just Leica L…
The $159 Boya BOYAMIC supports cameras and smartphones with built-in recording
Mar 25, 2024
John Aldred
Boya has today announced the new Boya BOYAMIC (buy here), a “3-in-1” wireless microphone system for cameras and smartphones. As with most other wireless mic…
Fujifilm is finally fixing macOS 14 Sonoma compatibility
Mar 22, 2024
John Aldred
Mirrorless cameras offering communication with computers via USB became big over the last four years, thanks to a certain little virus. Many of them can…
Nikon offers up some tips to shoot perfect solar eclipse photos
Mar 22, 2024
John Aldred
Nikon seems to be on one with the educational content at the moment. Right after releasing their Wildlife Edition Professional Settings Guide for the Nikon…
Nikon releases free “Wildlife Edition” Professional Settings Guide for Nikon Z8/Z9
Mar 21, 2024
John Aldred
It used to be that when we got a camera, we had a manual that showed us how the functions worked. Beyond that, we were…
Samsung announces SD Express microSD cards with speeds up to 800MB/sec
Mar 21, 2024
John Aldred
Samsung has announced its first viable SD Express cards, which it claims is an industry first. Announced in 2017, the SD Express specification essentially does…