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Meet the Winners of the 2019 TIPA World Awards
April 2, 2019
Every year, members of the Technical Image Press Association (of which PDN and Rangefinder are members) gather to nominate and vote on the best imaging products and innovations of the past year. TIPA publications span the globe and include members from Asia, Australia, Europe and North and South America, with a delegate from the Camera Journal Press Club in Japan.
Beginning after the main trade-show season and product debuts of late 2018 through to March 2019, nominations within categories are gathered by the TIPA Technical Committee. Equipment is tested and evaluated and a list of finalists is compiled and sent to editors of the TIPA member publications from around the world, who then provide additional recommendations and comment. Winners are voted upon and chosen at a General Assembly of all member magazines.
And now, without further ado, the winners…
BEST DSLR CAMERA: Nikon D3500
BEST APS-C CAMERA ADVANCED: FUJIFILM X-T30
BEST APS-C CAMERA EXPERT: Sony α6400
BEST MFT CAMERA PROFESSIONAL: Olympus OM-D E-M1X
BEST FULL FRAME CAMERA ADVANCED: Canon EOS RP
BEST FULL FRAME CAMERA EXPERT: Nikon Z 6
BEST FULL FRAME PROFESSIONAL CAMERA: Nikon Z 7
BEST FULL FRAME PHOTO/VIDEO: Panasonic LUMIX S1
BEST MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA: FUJIFILM GFX 50R
BEST DSLR ULTRA WIDE PRIME LENS: Samyang XP 10mm f3.5
BEST DSLR PRIME LENS: SIGMA 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art
BEST DSLR WIDE ANGLE ZOOM LENS: TOKINA opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF
BEST DSLR TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS: SIGMA 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports
BEST DSLR PROFESSIONAL ZOOM LENS: SIGMA 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Sports
BEST DSLR PROFESSIONAL PRIME LENS: Canon EF400mm f/2.8L IS III USM
BEST APS-C MIRRORLESS PRIME LENS: Canon EF-M32mm f/1.4 STM
BEST MIRRORLESS PRIME STANDARD LENS: Canon RF50mm F1.2 L USM
BEST MIRRORLESS PRIME TELEPHOTO LENS: Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM
BEST MIRRORLESS WIDE ANGLE ZOOM LENS: Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S
BEST MIRRORLESS STANDARD ZOOM LENS: Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD (Model A036)
BEST MIRRORLESS PROFESSIONAL LENS: Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
BEST EXPERT COMPACT CAMERA: RICOH GR III
BEST SUPERZOOM COMPACT CAMERA: Sony RX100 VI
BEST INKJET PHOTO PAPER: Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Metallic
BEST IMAGING SOFTWARE: Skylum Luminar 3
BEST CAMERA ACCESSORY: HOYA FUSION ONE
BEST IMAGING STORAGE SOLUTION: Sony SF-G series TOUGH Specification Cards
BEST FLASH SYSTEM: Godox WITSTRO AD400Pro
BEST PORTABLE LED LIGHT: Metz Mecalight S500 BC
BEST PROFESSIONAL TRIPOD: Uniqball iQUICK3Pod
BEST TRAVEL TRIPOD: Manfrotto Befree GT Carbon Fibre
BEST PHOTO MONITOR: LG UltraFine Display 32UL950
BEST BUDGET PHOTO MONITOR: BenQ SW240
BEST PHOTO SMARTPHONE: Huawei P30 Pro
BEST PROFESSIONAL VIDEO CAMERA: Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2
BEST 360º CAMERA: RICOH THETA Z1
BEST PHOTO SERVICE: CEWE hexxas
BEST PHOTO BAG: Lowepro Whistler BP450 AW II
BEST DESIGN: ZEISS ZX1
SPECIAL INDUSTRY AWARD: L-Mount Alliance
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