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.
Cosina announces Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical for Canon RF
Dec 21, 2023
John Aldred
Cosina has announced the new Voigtlander Nokton 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens for Canon RF mount cameras. Voigtlander’s a name that’s commonly associated with well-made lenses,…
Nextorage releases its fastest CFexpress A cards to date
Dec 21, 2023
John Aldred
A little over a year ago, Nextorage released what was at the time, the world’s fastest CFexpress Type B memory cards. Now, they’ve targeted Sony,…
Tamron has made the world’s largest lens (kinda)
Dec 19, 2023
John Aldred
I remember being at a Focus on Imaging show (now The Photography Show) at the Birmingham NEC a few years ago and playing with the…
Build your own modular DIY DMX-controlled 8ft tube lights for $50
Dec 19, 2023
John Aldred
A lot of DIY lighting projects are fairly basic. They’re often too small or too low-powered. Not all of them, of course. We’ve seen some…
Hipstamatic v10.0 brings analogue viewfinder and revamped UI
Dec 19, 2023
John Aldred
The app that started it all, Hipstamatic, has announced the release of Hispstamatic v10.0. It’s not just an iterative release, either. The company says the…
Adobe sued for selling personal customer data
Dec 18, 2023
John Aldred
2023 hasn’t been a great year for Adobe. Well, it has. They’ve had a lot of successes, including the release of the Firefly 2 engine….
The $159 TTArtisan 10mm f/2 boasts near-zero distortion
Dec 18, 2023
John Aldred
TTArtisan has released a new 10mm f/2 lens for APS-C cameras. It offers an ultra-wide 105º field of view, with a bright f/2 aperture. The…
Vintage meets modern with Tokina’s new Vista-P cine lens lineup
Dec 15, 2023
John Aldred
Tokina has announced its new Vista-P line of cinema lenses (buy here). The new lenses are based on the company’s existing Vista Prime cine lenses…
Adobe faces FTC investigation because cancelling your subscription isn’t easy enough
Dec 15, 2023
John Aldred
It almost seems to have become standard these days that the services we sign up to make it as difficult as possible to cancel. This…
OWC Express 1M2 portable USB4 SSD gives superfast 3,151MB/sec transfers
Dec 14, 2023
John Aldred
OWC has announced their first SSD conforming to the new USB4 specification. USB4 is the next generation from USB 3.2 and expands its capabilities massively….