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…
Sigma’s 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art is a big hunk of glass
Jun 8, 2023
John Aldred
Sigma has officially announced the new Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art series lens (buy here), and it’s huge. This stonking monster of a lens…
Zeiss confirms it’s not leaving the photography industry
Jun 8, 2023
John Aldred
After reports surfaced last week on the Fred Miranda forums stating that Zeiss was leaving the photography industry, Zeiss has put out a statement. The…
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…
Irix announces native E mount versions of its 15mm f/2.4 and 150mm macro lenses
Jun 7, 2023
John Aldred
Irix has announced two new lenses. Sort of. The lenses are new versions of their popular Irix 15mm f/2.4 (buy here) and 150mm f/2.8 Macro…
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…
The first Sigma 14mm f/1.4 images have leaked and it’s massive
Jun 7, 2023
John Aldred
It’s not much of a surprise that this lens was going to be huge. Just the concept of a 14mm f/1.4 brings up a very…
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…
Zipble is a modular “DIY” camera backpack coming to Kickstarter
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
Camera bags come in all shapes and sizes. The big problem with most of them, though, is that they’re only ever that one shape or…