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.
Aputure Electro Storm CS15 is an IP65 rated 1500 Watt RGBWW LED light
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
Aputure has today announced the new Aputure Electro Storm CS15 LED light. Aimed at higher-end filmmakers, it’s an RGBWW LED light with high SSI colour…
Samsung acknowledges blurry Galaxy S23/S23+ photos – Fix on the way
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
In March, we reported that users saw blurry photos from their Samsung Galaxy S23 and S23+ smartphones. The issue seemed to stem from the rear…
The Paragraphica is the weirdest AI camera so far
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
On the topic of weird AI cameras, the Paragraphica has to be the weirdest I’ve seen so far. Like the Black Box Camera we featured…
Flashback ONE35 is a digital take on the disposable camera
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
Disposable cameras were a massive part of the ’90s and early-2000s culture. Before we all got cameras in our pockets that went everywhere with us,…
Nikon blocks 3rd party batteries on the Nikon Z8
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
Nikon’s recently released Nikon Z8 (buy here) has proven quite popular. With lots of pre-orders getting into people’s hands now, though, a dirty secret has…
Panasonic PanaTrack is a big bendy motorised camera slider
Jun 1, 2023
John Aldred
Panasonic has announced PanaTrack, an interesting and somewhat unique motorised camera slider/dolly track system. It’s essentially a big bendy track along which you can run…
Fujifilm announces shipping delays for the new Fuji X-S20
Jun 1, 2023
John Aldred
Announced a week ago, the Fujifilm X-S20 (buy here) is already seeing shortages and shipping delays. A few days ago, Nikkei reported that production for…
Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film
May 31, 2023
John Aldred
Jollylook’s journey has been quite interesting. From its initial cardboard origins in 2017, we’ve now arrived at its latest release. This time, it’s a square…
The “Digitally Analog Polaroid” runs ChatGPT code on a Raspberry Pi
May 31, 2023
John Aldred
With all of the DIY digital cameras coming out these days, it’s starting to get difficult to produce something that’s a bit different and unique….
Astera’s 1,000W output LeoFresnel light uses only 250W of power
May 31, 2023
John Aldred
Lighting manufacturer Astera has today announced their new series of Fresnel lights. They’re kicking off with the 300W PlutoFresnel and the larger 1,000W LeoFresnel. Astera…