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.
The Kenko Tokina KC-WP06 is a waterproof compact with front screen for underwater selfies
Jul 17, 2023
John Aldred
Kenko Tokina has announced the KC-WP06 compact camera. It’s the company’s newest dustproof and waterproof compact camera. It has an IP58 rating and a front-facing…
This device claims to turn your Ricoh GR into a “wide format XPan”
Jul 17, 2023
John Aldred
Well, I think this has to be the dumbest snake oil nonsense product I’ve seen so far this year. Being sold by the “Ding ding…
DJI ends support for the DJI Phantom 4 Drone
Jul 17, 2023
John Aldred
It looks like the time of the DJI Phantom is almost at its conclusion. DJI has officially ended support for the DJI Phantom 4 as…
The Maxima 6 GaN is a 69,000 Lumen waterproof LED that takes Profoto modifiers
Jul 15, 2023
John Aldred
Maxima has announced the new Maxima 6 GaN (buy here), what they say is the world’s LED lamp driven by gallium nitride. It provides what…
Negative Supply’s Basic Film Carrier 35 MK2 keeps your film flatter for better scans
Jul 15, 2023
John Aldred
Negative Supply has announced its new Basic Film Carrier 35 MK2 (buy here). The successor to 2019’s original Basic Film Carrier, includes a number of…
Samyang and Astrodesign join the L-Mount Alliance
Jul 14, 2023
John Aldred
The L mount alliance, initially developed by Leica and launched with the trio containing Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, has just received its 6th and 7th…
Sony refreshes its 70-200MM F4 G OSS with a macro-capable Mark II
Jul 14, 2023
John Aldred
Along with the recent announcement of the new Sony A6700 APS-C mirrorless camera (buy here), Sony also announced a new lens and microphone. The lens…
Helix MagLock is PolarPro’s take on a magnetic filter system
Jul 13, 2023
John Aldred
Every company seems to have jumped on the magnetic filters thing over the last few years. We’ve seen magnetic systems from K&F, Irix, H&Y, along…
Skyglass lets you shoot virtual productions in real-time with your iPhone
Jul 13, 2023
John Aldred
While it might have just been a pipe dream for all but the most elite Hollywood studios just a handful of years ago, virtual production…
Z Mount enters double figures and hits #2 in sales in Japan
Jul 13, 2023
John Aldred
It’s no secret that Nikon’s been struggling. Ever since Sony went full-on into their Alpha mirrorless system, both Nikon and Canon saw some serious competition….