Posts by Author: John Aldred

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.

    Laowa 24mm T8 2x Macro Pro2be lens has three different viewing modes
    Aug 15, 2023 John Aldred

    Laowa has officially announced its newest probe lens, the Laowa 24mm T8 2x Macro Pro2be (buy here). Teased at the beginning of the month, and…

    The Quick Precision Tripod Head offers a completely new take on tripod heads
    Aug 15, 2023 John Aldred

    There are a lot of different tripod heads out there. You’ve got ball heads, 3-way heads, Wimberley gimbal heads, geared heads, fluid video heads, and…

    Atomos Ninja and Atomos Ninja Ultra

    The Atomos Ninja V is dead, long live the Ninja and Ninja Ultra 5.2″
    Aug 15, 2023 John Aldred

    Atomos has announced successors to the very popular Ninja V and Ninja V+ monitors. They’re called the Ninja 5.2″ (buy here) and the Ninja Ultra…

    Treat yourself or a friend with our World Photography Day Gift Guide
    Aug 15, 2023 John Aldred

    It’s World Photography Day this week. It’s an event which dates back to August 19th, 1839, and it’s a celebration of photography in all its…

    Panasonic teams up with DJI to bring LiDAR AF to your mirrorless camera
    Aug 14, 2023 John Aldred

    Last year, DJI joined the L mount alliance. This ever-growing list is a shared commitment to collaboration and a degree of interoperability between some products…

    Skydio calls it quits – leaves consumer drone market
    Aug 14, 2023 John Aldred

    American drone manufacturer Skydio is calling it quits on the consumer drone market, according to a new announcement from the company. Skydio says that they’ve…

    The company that owns OM System now also owns Toshiba after $14bn deal
    Aug 14, 2023 John Aldred

    This is an interesting one. Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), the private equity company which saved Olympus’ camera division, is buying out Toshiba for $14 billion….

    Wacom announces four new budget-friendly tablets aimed at beginners
    Aug 10, 2023 John Aldred

    Wacom has announced four new Wacom One tablets (buy here) as part of the to help beef up their entry-level beginner model lineup. Two of…

    The death of CAPTCHA image tests – Bots find traffic lights faster than humans
    Aug 10, 2023 John Aldred

    It’s quite ironic that a system designed to be bots is being beaten by bots faster than humans can get through it. But that appears…

    You can now get Fujifilm patches to wear your allegiance with pride
    Aug 10, 2023 John Aldred

    Fujifilm has released a new line of branded merch that isn’t cameras, lenses or actual photography gear. The new line is branded patches (buy here)….