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.
Apple announces the iPhone X… again. But with more fake bokeh
Sep 13, 2018
John Aldred
It’s that time of year again when all the fanboys flock to San Jose for the annual iPhone announcement. This year, they’ve announced three new…
This timelapse of Polaroids developing at the LA Times studio is mesmerising
Sep 13, 2018
John Aldred
There’s not much information to go along with this timelapse from the LA Times. If there’s more information on the LA Times website, I can’t…
Fujifilm to announce development of new 100MP GFX 100S medium format mirrorless camera on September 25th
Sep 13, 2018
John Aldred
Well, I had a feeling this one might be coming. With anticipated price drop on the GFX 50S and rumours of slightly more budget-friendly GFX…
The new MOZA Air 2 motorised gimbal has a crazy 4.2kg load capacity
Sep 12, 2018
John Aldred
Ever since the release of the Zhiyun Crane 2 with its 3.2kg load capacity, other companies seem to be pushing the boat out just a…
Manfrotto launches a trio of new Befree travel tripods for photo and video
Sep 12, 2018
John Aldred
Manfrotto has just announced three new tripods. A new version of the Befree Live with Quick Power Lock (QPL) levers, mixing the best parts (yes,…
Aurora HDR 2019 comes with new AI processing engine and LUT support
Sep 12, 2018
John Aldred
Skylum’s Aurora HDR software has been growing on me. When it first came to Windows, the performance wasn’t that great, and it didn’t quite have all…
Profoto launches the new small and portable B10 250 AirTTL strobe
Sep 12, 2018
John Aldred
The new portable Profoto B10 250 AirTTL strobe has officially been announced. It’s a tiny 250Ws strobe, about the size of a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens…
Adobe’s new Content-Aware Fill interface makes it really easy to fake photos
Sep 12, 2018
John Aldred
Adobe is showing off a new sneak peek tech preview. This time, it’s a completely overhauled Content-Aware Fill interface that offers a great deal of…
Sigma announces new 28mm, 40mm and 105mm T1.5 cinema lenses
Sep 11, 2018
John Aldred
Sigma has today announced the addition of three new full frame lenses to their Cinema line. The 28mm T1.5, 40mm T1.5 and 105mm T1.5 are…
Panasonic’s full frame 4K mirrorless camera won’t crop and will shoot 10Bit 4:2:2 internally *updated*
Sep 11, 2018
John Aldred
At least, that’s what the latest rumours say. 43Rumors has put up a list of “confirmed” and possible specs for a potential upcoming full frame…