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.
How to motorise a cheap camera slider without a 3D printer
Aug 25, 2023
John Aldred
This is a video that was posted to YouTube a while ago but doesn’t seem to have seen much traffic. It was posted by the…
Panasonic adds four lenses to its Lumix S L mount roadmap
Aug 25, 2023
John Aldred
Panasonic has released its August 2023 lens roadmap for the Pansonic Lumix S series interchangeable lenses for L mount cameras. While they are Panasonic lenses,…
Wise launches CFexpress Type A card for Sony A1 with 650MB/sec min write speeds
Aug 25, 2023
John Aldred
Wise has announced its first-ever CFexpress Type A cards. The 512GB CFX-A (buy here) and 160GB CFX-A Pro(buy here) mean Wise joins other companies who’ve…
Godox announces projection attachments for Godox mount LED lights
Aug 24, 2023
John Aldred
Godox has announced its new Godox mount projection attachments. There are three in total, the MLP19K (buy here), the MLP26K (buy here) and the ML36K…
Aputure acquires Prolycht (and its RGBLAC technology)
Aug 24, 2023
John Aldred
Lighting manufacturer Aputure has acquired fellow lighting manufacturer Prolycht. Aputure describes the acquisition as a “strategic union” that will “fortify Aputure’s legacy” in film and…
Quick Tip: How to make a DIY “Cinesaddle” with a sandbag and polystyrene beads
Aug 24, 2023
John Aldred
I hadn’t heard of the brand Cinesaddle (buy here) until watching this video. After looking it up, though, I realised I’ve used this type of…
Ilford announces new 54-shot Ilfocolor Rapid Half Frame disposable camera
Aug 23, 2023
John Aldred
With all the talk of people turning disposable camera lenses into mirrorless lenses lately, it seems disposable camera demand is on the rise. Answering the…
Hasselblad XCD 4/28P is a tiny wide lens for street photography
Aug 23, 2023
John Aldred
Hasselblad has announced the new XCD 4/28P lens (buy here). This 28mm f/4 lens is extremely compact, as medium format mirrorless lenses go. The wide-angle…
Western Digital issues firmware update for dying SanDisk SSDs
Aug 23, 2023
John Aldred
Western Digital’s been having a bit of a tough time of late with its SanDisk brand. Several of the company’s SanDisk SSDs have been dying…
Rare Leica expected to fetch up to €2 million at next Wetzlar Camera Auction
Aug 22, 2023
John Aldred
The folks at Wetzlar Camera Auction have announced that their next auction will be coming up on October 7th, 2023. The company has also posted…