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 legendary IMAX MSM 9802 could become a LEGO kit you can build
Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred
We see camera projects pop up on the LEGO Ideas website fairly regularly. Every few months, there’s another design that somebody has created. Usually, they’re…
Canon in “deep discussions” with third-party manufacturers over AF RF lenses
Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred
My Navi had a chat with Tsuyoshi Tokura, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Canon Imaging Group at CP+ 2024. And it looks…
The Saramonic Blink500 B2+ outputs to two devices simultaneously
Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred
Saramonic has announced the Saramonic Blink500 B2+ (buy here). It’s the successor to the company’s popular Saramonic Blink 500 B2 (buy here), if the name…
Don’t expect Sigma’s full-frame Foveon camera to come for “a few years” yet
Feb 23, 2024
John Aldred
Well, this is disappointing and may scupper your future camera upgrade plans – it’s certainly scuppered mine. In an interview with PetaPixel, Sigma CEO Kazuto…
Fujifilm announces 90th anniversary Ltd Edition X100VI – 1,934 units available
Feb 23, 2024
John Aldred
Fujifilm is celebrating its 90th birthday. So, the company has released a special limited edition version of the recently announced Fujifilm XT100VI (buy here). Ninety…
Lensworks’ Lightbrush is an LED filter tray that injects colour into your shot
Feb 22, 2024
John Aldred
This is an interesting one and something I haven’t seen before. Light leaks and similar effects seem to have become all the rage over the…
Panasonic’s first L mount 28-200mm super-zoom features OIS and macro focus
Feb 22, 2024
John Aldred
Panasonic has announced the new Panasonic Lumix S 28-200mm f/4-7.1 MACRO O.I.S. Lens (buy here) for Leica L mount. Designed as an all-purpose walkabout lens,…
Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G is Sony’s first f/2.8 FF zoom in its “G” lineup
Feb 21, 2024
John Aldred
Sony has announced the new Sony FE 24-50mm F2.8 G lens (buy here). And as the name suggests, it offers a feature previously only available…
URSA Broadcast G2 gains cloud support, raw proxy and more in Camera 8.5.1
Feb 21, 2024
John Aldred
Blackmagic has announced Blackmagic Camera 5.8.1. The update applies only to the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 (buy here) but adds significant features, including Blackmagic Cloud…
Cosina announces three new 75mm and 50mm lenses for RF, Z, E and M mount.
Feb 20, 2024
John Aldred
Cosina has posted the list of new lenses they’re taking to CP+ 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. And it’s an impressive-looking lineup, totalling three lenses. One…