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.
The Godox V1 round head speedlight is finally here
Mar 1, 2019
John Aldred
The Godox round head speedlight, first teased during Photokina 2018 is finally a real, finished, final product. Now it has an official name, too, the…
Sony switches up from XQD with new super tough 1.7GB/sec CFexpress card
Mar 1, 2019
John Aldred
Hot on the heels of ProGrade Digital’s CFexpress announcement, Sony, too has announced that new CFexpress cards are coming. While Sony’s cards don’t come in…
Nikon is showing off a bunch of upcoming Z mount mirrorless lens prototypes at CP+ 2019
Mar 1, 2019
John Aldred
It looks like Nikon might actually be on track with their Nikon Z mirrorless lens roadmap, judging from these photos posted to Nikon Rumors. Nikon has…
Sigma’s L mount Full Frame Foveon camera will be 60.9-megapixels – but it’s not coming until 2020
Mar 1, 2019
John Aldred
Previously announced at Photokina 2018, the upcoming Full Frame Foveon L-Mount camera from Sigma has been delayed until 2020, according to reports coming out of…
Take a first look at Nikon’s upcoming Z6 & Z7 Eye AF
Mar 1, 2019
John Aldred
Officially, the new Z6 & Z7 firmware is still under development, although it’s scheduled for release in May. Amongst various fixes, several new features are…
USB 3 is about to get renamed (again) and it’s going to get even more confusing
Feb 28, 2019
John Aldred
While not strictly a photography topic, all of our cameras use USB, as do our card readers, many of our flashes, flash triggers, and other…
Godox is showing off a new X2T trigger with easy group control and built-in Bluetooth at WPPI
Feb 28, 2019
John Aldred
Many thought that the Godox X1T line of triggers would simply die off once the Godox XPro had been released. But it was not to…
Want to take your social media to the next level? Then you’d better call Paul [NSFW Language]
Feb 28, 2019
John Aldred
Is your social media getting you down? Need some help raising your profile? Well, then you’d better call Paul. German photographer, cinematographer and part-time comedian…
Samyang has announced two low budget 14mm f/2.8 and 85mm f/1.4 RF lenses for Canon EOS R mirrorless
Feb 28, 2019
John Aldred
Samyang has announced two new manual focus lenses for use on the Canon EOS R. EOS RP and future RF mount cameras. Taking two wild…
ProGrade Digital CFexpress cards are coming with speeds up to a crazy 1.6GB/sec
Feb 28, 2019
John Aldred
ProGrade Digital has officially announced the launch of their new CFexpress cards. But the range has expanded since they teased us with the 1TB CFexpress…