Posts by Author: John Aldred

John Aldred
John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 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.

Shimbol M7 and Memory 7 Pro 7″ field monitors feature built-in recording

Mar 1, 2024
John Aldred

Shimbol has announced its newest monitors, the Shimbol M7 (buy here) and the Memory 7 Pro (buy here). The two monitors are essentially 7″ versions…

Here are the biggest camera flops of all time

Feb 29, 2024
John Aldred

Cameras are at a point now where there are almost no bad ones anymore. There have been some odd camera releases to get where we…

Make film developing less tedious with this DIY automated agitator

Feb 28, 2024
John Aldred

Developing your own film at home, especially black and white film, isn’t difficult. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a pain, but it’s not difficult….

Watch: FPV drone goes head-to-head against Max Verstappen in a Formula 1 car

Feb 28, 2024
John Aldred

FPV drones chasing cars is nothing new. We see it quite often these days in car commercials. But what about Formula 1 cars? Well, there…

Where to pre-order the Fujifilm X100VI around the world

Feb 28, 2024
John Aldred

The new Fujifilm X100VI starts shipping today, and it has already seen high preorder demand with record-breaking sales. Many places closed pre-orders early, and Fujifilm…

Sigma CEO hints at full-frame Nikon Z mount lenses on the way

Feb 27, 2024
John Aldred

It looks like the lack of a full-frame Foveon camera isn’t the only thing that Sigma CEO Kazuto Yamaki is talking about right now. In…

NANLINK app v2.0 – redesigned from scratch and coming to iPad

Feb 27, 2024
John Aldred

Nanlite/Nanlux has announced its newest update to the NANLINK smartphone app. For iPhone and Android, NANLINK 2.0 is a complete redesign from the ground up….

The legendary IMAX MSM 9802 could become a LEGO kit you can build

Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred

We see camera projects pop up on the LEGO Ideas website fairly regularly. Every few months, there’s another design that somebody has created. Usually, they’re…

Canon in “deep discussions” with third-party manufacturers over AF RF lenses

Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred

My Navi had a chat with Tsuyoshi Tokura, Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Canon Imaging Group at CP+ 2024. And it looks…

The Saramonic Blink500 B2+ outputs to two devices simultaneously

Feb 26, 2024
John Aldred

Saramonic has announced the Saramonic Blink500 B2+ (buy here). It’s the successor to the company’s popular Saramonic Blink 500 B2 (buy here), if the name…