Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Johnsons Photopia – UK distributor for Sekonic, Blackrapid, PocketWizard, Peli and more enters administration
    Oct 2, 2018 John Aldred

    Johnsons Photopia have announced through their website and Twitter that they have now gone into administration. There isn’t a lot of information yet about how…

    There is now a website that lets you get (and give!) honest feedback on photographs
    Oct 2, 2018 John Aldred

    This is quite an interesting idea. ARS is a new platform which allows you to give and receive critique on photos completely anonymously. Created by…

    How to turn a small home studio into a concert stage
    Oct 2, 2018 John Aldred

    If we’re shooting in a small home studio, it can be a challenge to make images that look new and interesting. You often shoot the…

    DJI can now approve flights in no-fly-zones at their discretion
    Oct 1, 2018 John Aldred

    DJI has just announced that they have been approved to offer Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) services for professional drone pilots. The FAA…

    This is why Canon didn’t put IBIS in the EOS R mirrorless camera
    Oct 1, 2018 John Aldred

    There have been a lot of complaints about the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera. It only has one card slot, it crops when shooting 4K…

    The Godox AD400 Pro is the best value for money strobe Godox has ever made
    Oct 1, 2018 John Aldred

    The Godox AD400 Pro is the newest portable all-in-one strobe from Godox. It’s basically a 400Ws version of the AD600 Pro. It has a few…

    Ricoh announces development of the 24MP GRIII with 3-axis IBIS
    Sep 28, 2018 John Aldred

    The Ricoh GRII was announced way back in June 2015. It contained a 16MP APS-C sized CMOS sensor with a 28mm equivalent lens and became very…

    Zeiss adds 40mm f/2 Close Focus to its Batis range of lenses
    Sep 28, 2018 John Aldred

    A new camera with zero card slots isn’t all that Zeiss has announced at Photokina this year. They’ve also announced the Zeiss Batis 2/40 CF…

    Samyang shows off XP 10mm f/3.5 at Photokina – World’s widest lens for full frame DSLRs
    Sep 28, 2018 John Aldred

    Despite appearances, the new Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 is not a fisheye. It’s a rectilinear lens, which Samyang says offers “zero distortion”. It’s a manual…

    The new Zeiss ZX1 full frame mirrorless camera runs Lightroom CC
    Sep 27, 2018 John Aldred

    What is going on? It’s like everybody is jumping into the full frame mirrorless market the last month or so. Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Sigma, Zenit,…