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.
The Fotodiox RhinoCam Vertex shoots medium format images on L mount cameras
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
Medium-format digital photography is expensive. There’s no two ways around it. Digital large format isn’t even really a thing outside of scanning backs, either. But…
Nanlite announces powerful AC-powered FC500B and FC300B LED lights
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
Nanlite has announced its new bicolour FC series LED lights. The FC series, so far, contains two lights. There’s the FC-300B (buy here) and the…
The Laowa Aurogon is a full-frame 10-50x super micro APO lens kit
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
Macro photography is such an intense rabbit hole to fall into. There are all kinds of weird and wonderful lenses to try, especially these days,…
The Nikkor S Plena is a 135mm f/1.8 Z mount portrait lens
Sep 27, 2023
John Aldred
It looks like Nikon’s finally answered what they’re going to replace the old Nikon 135mm f/2 DC lens with. Naturally, it’s a Z mount lens,…
The DJI Mini 4 Pro boasts 4K 100fps 10-bit video and 360° obstacle avoidance
Sep 26, 2023
John Aldred
DJI has announced the hotly anticipated DJI Mini 4 Pro (buy here). Leaks earlier in the month told us it was on the way and…
Kodak could have dominated digital photography
Sep 25, 2023
John Aldred
Kodak was once one of the biggest names in photography. For decades, it stood head and shoulders above not only its competitors but every other…
Blackmagic’s new app turns your iPhone into a cinema camera (kinda)
Sep 25, 2023
John Aldred
Blackmagic wants to turn your iPhone into a cinema camera with its new Blackmagic Camera app. Well, sort of. It’s not going to turn your…
Nikon announces Zf shortage (Surprise!)
Sep 25, 2023
John Aldred
In what comes as a complete shock to absolutely nobody, the Nikon Shop has announced shipping delays for the much-anticipated and recently released Nikon Zf…
The Tascam DR-10L Pro is an unclippable 32-bit float personal audio recorder
Sep 23, 2023
John Aldred
Tascam has announced an update to its popular DR-10L (buy here) personal field recorder. The new DR-10L Pro (buy here) is largely identical in features…
This year’s Nature TTL POTY winner puts global warming right in our faces
Sep 22, 2023
John Aldred
It seems to be a time for competitions right now. We’ve had quite a few of them come up recently. This time, it’s the turn…