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.
Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chipsets can handle 192-megapixel image sensors
Mar 12, 2019
John Aldred
This is likely one of those future-proofing things that we often see manufacturers put into their hardware. Like the 2TB microSD card limit on many…
Canon hopes to succeed where Nikon’s KeyMission failed
Mar 11, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like Canon may be hoping to succeed where Nikon failed with its short-lived KeyMission series of cameras. The folks at Cinema5D spotted a…
Flashpoint-branded Godox AD200Pro appears on Adorama website
Mar 10, 2019
John Aldred
As a follow up to my post from a couple of days ago, it looks like there is indeed a Godox AD200Pro coming quite soon….
Godox is getting ready to announce an AD200Pro hybrid strobe
Mar 8, 2019
John Aldred
It’s been two years now since Godox released the original AD200 flash. With a swappable head system, it was pretty unique for its time. Since…
Meyer Optik Gorlitz admits the $3,000 Nocturnus 50mm f/0.95 was just a modified $850 Chinese lens
Mar 8, 2019
John Aldred
Under the new ownership of OPC Optics, Meyer Optik Gorlitz has now confirmed what many have long suspected. The $3,000 Nocturnus 50mm f/0.95 lens was indeed…
Leica’s new Q2 comes with a 47.3-megapixel CMOS sensor that shoots 4K DCI video
Mar 7, 2019
John Aldred
Leica has today officially unveiled the new Leica Q2 mirrorless camera, offering a rather impressive 47.3-megapixel CMOS sensor, with 10 frames per second shooting up…
SmallHD goes big with the new FOCUS 7″ 4K touchscreen field monitor
Mar 7, 2019
John Aldred
The new SmallHD Focus 7 brings not only a size upgrade over the previous SmallHD Focus model but also some tech upgrades. It has a…
“You’ve never seen your phone do this” says cryptic teaser for new Insta360 product
Mar 7, 2019
John Aldred
I’m not normally a big fan of teaser videos, but something struck me about this one because there really isn’t much indication at all as…
Nikon’s 58mm f/0.95 looks more like an appendage-waving proof of concept than a lens they expect people to use
Mar 7, 2019
John Aldred
There hasn’t been all that much information released on the Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct lens. We know that it’s 58mm, that it’s…
The “GimbalGun” wants to give your arms a rest by shifting the weight of your rig to your shoulders
Mar 7, 2019
John Aldred
I really have no idea how I feel about this thing. This is the GimbalGun. It looks like something you’d use to take tanks out,…