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.
Aputure Electro Storm XT26 vs. Nanlux Evoke 2400B vs Godox MG2400Bi
Dec 13, 2023
John Aldred
There are several huge LED lights out on the market. They’re not cheap, either. Knowing which system to buy into can be an expensive mistake…
7Artisans Spectrum 14mm T2.9 is a $459 full-frame cinema lens
Dec 12, 2023
John Aldred
7Artisans has announced their new Spectrum 14mm T2.9 lens (buy here). Like pretty much all 7Artisans lenses, it’s a manual focus lens. But it’s not…
Canon patents in-camera tilt-shift settings
Dec 11, 2023
John Aldred
Tilt-shift lenses aren’t particularly common. They’re often limited to things like architectural and cityscape photography. Or, they’re used for product photography to help correct or…
This camera uses four lenses to shoot in-camera gifs
Dec 11, 2023
John Aldred
Or at least, it would do that if it were real. When I first saw this, I thought it was. I have to admit, I…
Afidus ATL-800 is a compact all-in-one 4K timelapse camera
Dec 11, 2023
John Aldred
When it comes to timelapse, I’ve always been a fan of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. But for long-term timelapse, DSLRs and mirrorless cameras aren’t always…
Samyang adds 100mm T2.3 to its compact autofocus cine prime lineup
Dec 8, 2023
John Aldred
Samyang has announced its newest Sony E mount autofocus cinema prime lens. It’s the Samyang V-AF 100mm T2.3 (buy here). As an FE lens, it’s…
Build your own DIY night vision camera with a Raspberry Pi
Dec 8, 2023
John Aldred
One of the great things about a lot of small sensor cameras is that they’re available in multiple flavours. Most webcams, for example, see both…
Meta AI image generator Imagine gets its own website
Dec 7, 2023
John Aldred
Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, has announced a new lineup of AI tools. Some appear to be rolling out immediately. Others are…
Panasonic’s G100D is a G100 with USB-C and a new OLED EVF
Dec 7, 2023
John Aldred
Panasonic Japan has announced a new Lumix DC-G100D. It’s an incremental upgrade over the Panasonic G100 (buy here), with an enhanced EVF and a USB-C…
Single 8mm film resurrected from the dead by open source project
Dec 6, 2023
John Aldred
Single 8mm is the lesser-known cousin of the popular Super 8mm format. It was Japanese company Fujifilm’s answer to Kodak’s Super 8. Fujifilm hasn’t made…