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.
Panasonic unveils three new 50mm, 70-200mm and 24-105mm lenses for L mount full frame mirrorless
Feb 1, 2019
John Aldred
A couple of new cameras isn’t the only thing Panasonic announced today. Along with the official announcement for the Panasonic Lumix S1 and S1R full…
The Panasonic S1 and S1R full frame mirrorless cameras are here along with three new lenses
Feb 1, 2019
John Aldred
There’s been a lot of rumours and speculation over the past few months since Panasonic unveiled their alliance with Leica and Sigma at Photokina and…
Samsung’s new 1TB eUFS chip lets your phone shoot 960fps and store up to 43 hours of 4K video
Feb 1, 2019
John Aldred
As phones increase in capability, so do their storage requirements. And as one of the world’s largest producers of smartphones and smartphone technology, Samsung has…
Leica goes on safari with the new M10-P and Summicron-M 50mm f/2 “Safari” limited editions
Feb 1, 2019
John Aldred
Leica Camera has released a new Leica M10-P camera and Summicron-M 50mm f/2 lens. They’re a lot like the old M10-P and 50mm f/2 lens,…
The wait is over – The Pentax 11-18mm f/2.8 is here and so is a new 35mm f/2
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
The two new lenses from Pentax, the HD Pentax-FA 35mm f/2 and HD Pentax DA* 11-18mm f/2.8 ED DC AW leaked yesterday, are now official….
UK retailers jump the gun on the Panasonic S1 and S1R mirrorless cameras
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
Well, it’s (almost) official. The launch of the Panasonic S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras was expected in March, presumably, so they could tease them…
Bowens is back from the dead, and they’ve brought a 500Ws Lithium Ion powered TTL strobe with them
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
When we first heard that Bowens was going into liquidation, and then the official announcement that came a few days later, it was the end…
Blackmagic has released 8 solid hours of video training for DaVinci Resolve
Jan 31, 2019
John Aldred
If you’ve not yet discovered DaVinci Resolve, it’s essentially Blackmagic’s answer to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audion all rolled into one – but…
Panasonic’s S1R reported to shoot 187-megapixel images in “High Res” mode
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
The Panasonic S1R full frame mirrorless camera that was expected to be announced sometime in March, although it looks now that it might be announced…
Tetenal, one of the world’s largest photographic chemical manufacturers is shutting down after 172 years
Jan 30, 2019
John Aldred
Towards the end of last year, Tetenal Europe GmbH, one of the largest and possibly oldest manufacturers of photographic chemicals in the world announced that…