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.
Vision Pro is “Apple’s first 3D camera” and it’s a wearable
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
Apple had its big keynote for 2023, and amongst all of the usual updates to the company’s computers, smartphones, tablets and watches, we saw something…
Zeiss has left the photography industry
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
According to reports stemming from a post on the Fred Miranda forums, Zeiss is leaving the world of photography. The post, by the user Petegh,…
Retailers report Pentax 645Z discontinued without a successor
Jun 5, 2023
John Aldred
Japanese photography retailer Map Camera reports that production of the Pentax 645Z medium format DSLR (buy here) has ended. In a Tweet, the company said…
Aputure’s F14 Fresnel Lens is motorised for remote focus control
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
One of the big issues with Fresnel lenses is that they require focusing. Ok, so it’s not so much of an issue if your light…
The Aputure Electro Storm XT26 is a 2600 watts bi color beast LED light
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
Next on today’s list of announcements from Aputure are the Aputure Electro Storm XT26 and the Aputure Spotlight Max. First up, the Aputure Electro Storm…
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…
Sony unveils two huge new 960GB and 1920GB Tough CFexpress cards
Jun 2, 2023
John Aldred
spor Sony has announced two new large-capacity 960GB and 1920GB CFexpress Type A memory cards. The two new cards offer read speeds of up to…
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,…