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.
Viltrox brings the AF 27mm F1.2 Pro lens to Sony E & Nikon Z mounts
Feb 23, 2024
John Aldred
Viltrox has announced the Viltrox 27mm f/1.2 Pro autofocus lens (buy here) has come to Sony E mount and Nikon Z mount. As with the…
OWC Atlas USB4 CFexpress 4.0 Type B Reader transfers data at up to 5GB/sec
Feb 22, 2024
John Aldred
Other World Computing (OWC) has announced its newest memory card reader. It’s the OWC Atlas USB4 CFexpress 4.0 Type B card reader (buy here), and…
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…
Quasar Science Ossium Ladder holds up to 16 LED tubes for a wall of colour
Feb 22, 2024
John Aldred
Quasar Science has announced the new Ossium Ladder Kit with lift bar. It’s a mounting system that holds up to sixteen Quasar Science Rainbow linear…
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…
Sigma launches world’s first 15mm f/1.4 fisheye lens and 500mm f/5.6 Sports lens
Feb 21, 2024
John Aldred
Sigma has announced two new lenses. First up, a long, relatively low-budget full-frame telephoto, the Sigma 500mm f/5.6 DG DN OS Sports (buy here). I…
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…
You can’t buy Panavision’s new Ultra Panatar II 1.3x T2.8 Anamorphic lenses
Feb 20, 2024
John Aldred
Panavision has announced a new set of lenses. They’re the Ultra Panatar II 1.3x anamorphic lenses, coming in seven different focal lengths. Panavision says the…