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 make a pinhole lens from a coke can
Jun 8, 2023
John Aldred
Pinhole photography is photography at its most fundamental. Based on the camera obscure that came before it, the principle is essentially the same. The only…
SmallRig PowerADC brings USB charging to Canon, Sony and Fujifilm batteries
Jun 7, 2023
John Aldred
SmallRig has announced its new PowerADC battery system. The system is kicking off with three different batteries for Canon, Sony and Fujifilm. Naturally, these are…
Upgrade your storage solutions: Drobo parent company goes into liquidation
Jun 7, 2023
John Aldred
Drobo’s had a bit of a tumultuous history over the years. It’s definitely seen its share of ups and downs. At times, it was the…
Comica CVM-VM30 is the world’s first wireless shotgun mic
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
Comica has released the Comica CVM-VM30 (buy here), what they claim to be the world’s first wireless shotgun microphone. While there are a number of…
How Fujifilm survived while Kodak didn’t
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
Kodak may still be around today, but it’s a shell of its former self. Founded in 1892, it was once the biggest name in the…
Vision Pro is “Apple’s first 3D camera” and it’s a wearable
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
Apple had its big keynote for 2023, and amongst all of the usual updates to the company’s computers, smartphones, tablets and watches, we saw something…
Zeiss has left the photography industry
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
According to reports stemming from a post on the Fred Miranda forums, Zeiss is leaving the world of photography. The post, by the user Petegh,…
Retailers report Pentax 645Z discontinued without a successor
Jun 5, 2023
John Aldred
Japanese photography retailer Map Camera reports that production of the Pentax 645Z medium format DSLR (buy here) has ended. In a Tweet, the company said…
Aputure’s F14 Fresnel Lens is motorised for remote focus control
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
One of the big issues with Fresnel lenses is that they require focusing. Ok, so it’s not so much of an issue if your light…
The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
Next on today’s list of announcements from Aputure are the Aputure Electro Storm XT26 and the Aputure Spotlight Max. First up, the Aputure Electro Storm…