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.
Ulanzi announces $20 aluminium cooling fan to keep your camera shooting longer
Jul 28, 2023
John Aldred
Keeping cameras cool is often something of a challenge these days. With users demanding more and more from their cameras in terms of resolution, frame…
Yongnuo launches its first Fuji X AF lens – YN50mm F1.8X DA DSM PRO
Jul 28, 2023
John Aldred
Yongnuo has added itself to the list of third-party companies joining Fuji X mount. Fujifilm opened up the mount to third-party manufacturers a couple of…
smc PENTAX-DA★ 50-135mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM lens shows discontinued at retailers
Jul 27, 2023
John Aldred
Last year, there were rumours that Pentax was working on a new 50-135mm f/2.8 lens. Now it looks like that rumour might finally be coming…
TourBox Console 5 comes with WonderFlow to tailor your perfect workflow
Jul 27, 2023
John Aldred
TourBox has announced the newest version of their software, TourBox Console 5. It’s designed to configure TourBox devices, including the TourBox NEO (buy here) and…
How to defy convention and shoot in harsh light
Jul 27, 2023
John Aldred
For many photographers, harsh light is the worst. Whether you shoot landscapes or portraits, we’re told one of the worst times of day you can…
Nikon releases v1.41 firmware for Nikon Zfc to fix autofocus failure
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
Amidst talk of an impending Nikon announcement for a full-frame retro-styled body – a mirrorless refresh of the Df – Nikon has released a firmware…
The Fringer NF-FX II is a weather-sealed Nikon F to Fuji X adapter
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
I have to admit, I hadn’t given much thought to weather sealing when using adapted lenses. But then, when I’m using adapted lenses, I’m usually…
Musk bumps @x username from the photographer who owned it
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
In the latest episode of How to Kill a Social Network¹ with Elon Musk, he’s rebranded Twitter to “X”. There are many aspects to this…
Crucial X9 Pro and X10 Pro are fast SSDs built for creators
Jul 26, 2023
John Aldred
Crucial has launched two new super-fast X9 Pro (buy here) and X10 Pro (buy here) SSDs targeted directly at photographers, filmmakers and creators. The X10…
Reflx Lab Light Meter is a tiny hotshoe-mounted light meter for only $45
Jul 25, 2023
John Aldred
Reflx Lab has released a compact hotshoe-mountable light meter. Called the Reflx Lab Light Meter (buy here), is an on-camera reflective light meter for use…