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.
TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2x Tilt-Shift Macro announced for RF, Z, X and E mounts
May 16, 2023
John Aldred
TTArtisan has announced its new full-frame 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Macro lens. As a manual focus lens, it’s available for a variety of mounts that wouldn’t…
Peak Design Micro Clutch is a low-profile hand strap for your mirrorless camera
May 16, 2023
John Aldred
Peak Design has announced its new Micro Clutch hand strap for mirrorless cameras (back here). It’s an update to the company’s popular Clutch for DSLRs…
The Leica MPi is a Raspberry Pi-powered Leica M2 conversion that’s completely reversible
May 15, 2023
John Aldred
While there are plenty of digital Leica cameras out in the world, that’s not enough for some people. For example, people like robotics engineer Michael…
Photos of upcoming full-frame Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens show built-in display
May 15, 2023
John Aldred
Viltrox is planning to release a number of new lenses, according to a post on Weibo. A number of images of one of them, the…
This Raspberry Pi project stitches together images of passing trains
May 12, 2023
John Aldred
This is quite a fascinating concept. Based around a Raspberry Pi, it takes photographs – lots of photographs – of trains passing through a station…
Westcott Pro Light Mods make your subject look like a rock star
May 12, 2023
John Aldred
Westcott has announced its new Pro Light Mods range (buy here). These are softbox covers which simulate the Hollywood-style light banks as well as stadium…
What is ISO, Dual ISO, ISO invariance and where does all the noise come from?
May 11, 2023
John Aldred
ISO used to be fairly simple. In the film days, it was called ASA and was a measure of the sensitivity of that film to…
This guy strapped a Super 8 movie camera to an FPV drone
May 11, 2023
John Aldred
There are times when YouTube presents us with something so insane and cool that we not only go, “Wow!” but also, “How has it taken…
Spinn CW.01 camera wrap 2023 edition comes in a new XL size
May 11, 2023
John Aldred
The Spinn CW.01 isn’t an entirely new product. It was first launched on Kickstarter last year with all of the backers having had their items…
Canon PowerShot V10 4K vlogging camera takes on a new form factor
May 11, 2023
John Aldred
Canon has announced its new PowerShot V10 Vlog camera. Designed for vloggers and content creators, the PowerShot V10 takes a big break from the traditional…