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.
This 4.9mm Hyperfisheye prototype lens is so wide it can see behind itself
Feb 21, 2019
John Aldred
LensRentals has posted some fantastic teardowns with impressive regularity over the years, but it’s rare that we see them put something together. They thought that…
Adobe confused as to what a Nikon looks like – uses Fuji X-T20 to promote faster Nikon tethering
Feb 20, 2019
John Aldred
Adobe has just launched its latest update to Lightroom Classic CC 2019, with a couple of cool new features. One is the new Enhance Details…
Soon you can use your Profoto modifiers on the Godox AD200 with the new AD-P adapter
Feb 20, 2019
John Aldred
Despite Bowens being back, Godox seems to have reached something of an arrangement with them. So it looks like they’re turning their sites more towards…
Tamron’s 17-28mm f/2.8 E for Sony is official, also 35mm f/1.4 and 35-150mm f/2.8-4 lenses for full frame DLSRs
Feb 20, 2019
John Aldred
The Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD for Sony E mount was rumoured yesterday to be announced today, and now that announcement has come. Tamron has…
The new Panasonic S1 might just be the new low light video king
Feb 20, 2019
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of buzz around the new Panasonic S1 full frame mirrorless camera. Some of it good, some of it not so good….
This is the best explanation on the Internet about what dual ISO is and how it affects dynamic range
Feb 19, 2019
John Aldred
The phrase “dual native ISO” seems to be coming to more and more cameras these days. Certainly not to all of them, but to many,…
Original raw Star Wars footage highlights the impact of good sound design – Also, Han totally shot first
Feb 19, 2019
John Aldred
We’ve posted before about the massive amount of work that went into the creation of Star Wars and how the movie was basically saved from…
Tamron to launch wide angle 17-28mm f/2.8 Zoom for Sony FE
Feb 19, 2019
John Aldred
Tamron are getting ready to announce a new 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD lens for Sony FE, according to a post on Sony Alpha Rumors….
Manfrotto parent company, Vitec, acquires motion control company Syrp
Feb 18, 2019
John Aldred
Vitec Imaging Solutions, a division of The Vitec Group, has acquired New Zealand based camera slider and motion control company Syrp. The acquisition actually happened…
This photographer dismantled a real Lamborghini Miura for his amazing Disintegrating Cars series
Feb 18, 2019
John Aldred
Artist Fabian Oefner has been working on his incredible Disintegrating series since 2012. He began using small scale models in his studio, which allowed him…