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.
Rode Wireless Pro brings 32-Bit recording and Timecode to tiny mics
Aug 22, 2023
John Aldred
Rode has announced the new Rode Wireless Pro (buy here), an upgraded wireless microphone system offering advantages over their previous flagship Rode Wireless GO II…
Viltrox AF 27mm F1.2 Pro XF boasts “optical mastery” and a very shallow depth of field
Aug 21, 2023
John Aldred
Viltrox has announced its new 27mm f/1.2 Pro XF lens (buy here) for Fuji X mount cameras. This 27mm lens is, naturally, for APS-C sensors,…
Sirui boasts one-step height adjustment for upcoming SVT75 Rapid Tripod
Aug 21, 2023
John Aldred
If you ask me, this should’ve been a feature that all tripod manufacturers started offering a decade or two ago. I’m talking, of course, about…
X/Twitter glitch erases most photos posted to the platform before Dec 2014
Aug 21, 2023
John Aldred
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at this, really. The transition from Twitter to X hasn’t exactly gone smoothly since Elon Musk took the reins…
Leitz Auction edition Leica M6 limited to only 20 units worldwide
Aug 19, 2023
John Aldred
There are some cameras out there that are purely for decoration. They exist for the prestige of ownership, never likely to create even a single…
This Panasonic S5 IIx teardown video is extremely satisfying to watch
Aug 18, 2023
John Aldred
When it comes to teardowns, there are two names that spring to mind. One is Roger Cicala at LensRentals, and the other is the team…
The HoverAir X1 is a $349 camera drone that follows you around like a puppy
Aug 17, 2023
John Aldred
Zero Zero is the company that brought us the Hover Camera way back in 2016. Well, they’re now they’re back with the new HoverAir X1…
You should probably stop buying film from Amazon
Aug 17, 2023
John Aldred
I’ve probably got enough stocked up already to last the rest of my life. So, having never bought film from Amazon this isn’t something I’d…
MagMod goes big with its new XL studio light modifiers
Aug 16, 2023
John Aldred
It looks like MagMod’s finally accepting the goodness of big strobes and not just focusing on speedlights and other small portable lights. They’ve announced the…
Moment launches 8 new T-Series lenses for smartphones (including Android)
Aug 16, 2023
John Aldred
Moment has announced their newest generation of smartphone lenses. The new lenses are called T-Series, and they’re the company’s third-generation mobile photography lens series. They’re…