Photography News 74

Awards

Gear of the Year

THE PHOTOGRAPHY NEWS 2019 AWARDS

A W A R D S 2019

We photographers have never had it so good, and it’s fair to say we’re spoilt rotten when it comes to kit available for producing great pictures and videos. This is your chance to celebrate and recognise your favourite of that gear. We want your votes – it’s free to enter, and you could win a prize!

WE ARE BLESSEDwith a great photographic industry. Taking, sharing and printing pictures has never been easier or as much fun. We launched the Photography News Awards to highlight the wonderful kit we have at our disposal, and it’s a way of saying ‘thank you’ to all those clever people who work hard at creating, innovating and making the gear we spend an awful lot of money on.

We’ve shortlisted items in all of the product categories, and you get the chance to pick what you think deserves to win. Voting is done online and it’s free – you don’t even have to register to vote. The only categories where we haven’t done any shortlisting are in the service categories, such as Best Retailer – in those you nominate who you think deserves to win. Where theremay bemore than one store, please nominate the

name of the store group and the individual shop. Go to photographynews. co.uk to cast your vote, follow the ‘Awards’ link and complete the voting form. You can vote in every category, but if you prefer to vote for just a few categories

that’s fine. It’s up to you – and thank you in advance for your support. As an incentive, everyone who votes and fills in their details will be put into a randomprize drawwhen voting closes. Turn the page to check out the fabulous prizes on offer.

Closing date for votes is 19 February 2020 photographynews.co.uk

BEST ENTHUSIAST MICRO FOUR THIRDS CAMERA Olympus and Panasonic are the only two major camera brands in the Micro Four Thirds market, but the products available are first rate, so there’s still plenty of choice. Cameras

BEST ENTHUSIAST APS-C MIRRORLESS CAMERA This sector of the market is hugely competitive, and you can see why by looking at the attributes of our shortlist. Included is Nikon’s latest launch, the Z 50, which is the brand’s first camera in this arena.

BEST TOP-END APS-C MIRRORLESS CAMERA

BEST ENTHUSIAST FULL- FRAME MIRRORLESS CAMERA Shooting full-frame format is what many photographers aspire to and there are now more options than ever, particularly as photography’s main players – Canon, Nikon and Panasonic

BEST TOP-END FULL-FRAME MIRRORLESS CAMERA What an outstanding selection of products we have on show in this category. Our fabulous six represent the pinnacle of current camera development, but each offers a different but still compelling proposition. Picking the winner is a tough call.

Mirrorless cameras are often used by expert and professional image- makers. Our advanced models in this category represent the state of the art – all offering great features, stunning image quality and reliability, even in the most demanding environments.

– have shown their interest and commitment over the past year.

Olympus PEN E-PL9 Olympus E-M10 Mark III Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Canon EOS M200

Panasonic Lumix G90 Panasonic Lumix G9

Canon EOS R

FujifilmX-Pro3

Canon EOS RP

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

Leica M10-P

FujifilmX-T3

Leica M10-D

FujifilmX-A7

BEST TOP-END MICRO FOUR THIRDS CAMERA An impressive quartet of richly featured and highly capable cameras are destined to fight it out in this category. Fast shooting speeds, high image quality and innovative features are typical in this camera sector, and you get all this in extremely neat, portable packages.

Nikon Z 7

Leica CL

Nikon Z 6

FujifilmX-T30

Panasonic Lumix S1R

Sigma sd Quattro H

Panasonic Lumix S1

Nikon Z 50

Sony A7R Mark IV

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II Olympus OM-D E-M1X

Sony A6600

Panasonic Lumix GH5S Panasonic Lumix GH5

Sony A6400

Sigma fp

Sony A9 II

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