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 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…
Your Sony camera is made from recycled CDs and water bottles
May 15, 2023
John Aldred
It seems to be a bit of a trend these days for companies to show off how “green” they are by telling you how much…
Pentax Update #2 reveals their first new film camera will be a compact camera
May 15, 2023
John Aldred
In December, Pentax announced they were developing a new film camera. At the time, there was no real information on exactly what type of film…
The world’s smallest silicon LED could turn your phone into a high-power microscope
May 13, 2023
John Aldred
Researchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have developed a new silicon Light Emitting Diode (LED) and holographic microscope which between them…
Has DPReview managed to find a way to stay online? I hope so
May 12, 2023
John Aldred
When I first made the switch to digital back in 2002 with a pair of Nikon D100 bodies, there were three sites that I’d visit…
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…