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.
Lomography adds to its 110 film lineup with the Lomomatic 110
Mar 6, 2024
John Aldred
Lomography has announced its newest 110-format film camera. It’s the Lomomatic 110 (buy here), and it brings back an iconic design from photography’s past. The…
DxO PureRAW 4 brings smart lighting and DeepPrime XD2 AI noise reduction
Mar 5, 2024
John Aldred
DxO has announced the new DxO PureRAW 4 (buy here). The RAW processing software features the new DeepPrime XD2 noise reduction, with Fuji X-Trans support…
Shure’s New MoveMic is a teeny tiny clip-on wireless lav mic
Mar 5, 2024
John Aldred
Shure has finally jumped into the world of tiny microphones. Initially kicked off by Rode with the Rode Wireless GO, it was then jumped on…
Wide lenses cause distortion, and other photography myths busted
Mar 4, 2024
John Aldred
I’ve always been of the belief that it’s important to be accurate when it comes to discussing the technicalities of photography. That includes using the…
Laowa shows off 15mm f/5 “Cookie” lens at CP+ 2024
Mar 4, 2024
John Aldred
Despite not having been officially announced, Venus Optics has been showing off a new lens at CP+ 2024. It’s the Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie lens,…
New Shoten lens adapter puts the Canon 50mm f/0.95 lens adapter on your Sony
Mar 4, 2024
John Aldred
Shoten has announced a new lens adapter. It’s called the Shoten L095-SE, and it lets you adapt the legendary Canon 50mm f/0.95 and other lenses…
Free film simulations come to the Nikon Zf (and other Z cameras)
Mar 1, 2024
John Aldred
There’s an online tool for Nikon users. It’s been sitting there, happily running away in the background, with most Nikon owners completely unaware of its…
Canon quietly releases ST-E3-RT Version 3 flash trigger
Mar 1, 2024
John Aldred
Canon has released a new Canon ST-E3-RT Version 3 flash trigger (buy here). They haven’t made a big announcement, though. It’s just started popping up…
Shimbol M7 and Memory 7 Pro 7″ field monitors feature built-in recording
Mar 1, 2024
John Aldred
Shimbol has announced its newest monitors, the Shimbol M7 (buy here) and the Memory 7 Pro (buy here). The two monitors are essentially 7″ versions…
Here are the biggest camera flops of all time
Feb 29, 2024
John Aldred
Cameras are at a point now where there are almost no bad ones anymore. There have been some odd camera releases to get where we…