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Photography News Issue 26 absolutephoto.com
Awards
MONOBLOC FLASH Bowens Gemini 500R Broncolor Siros 400 Elinchrom BRX 500 Lastolite Lumen8 Pixapro Storm 400 Profoto D1 Air 250
LAUNCH
Canon EOS 5DS/5DS R
Fujifilm X-T10
Leica SL system
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
STUDIO/LIGHTINGACCESSORY BounceLite modifier Elinchrom EL-Skyport Plus HS Hähnel Captur Lastolite Urban backgrounds Magmod modifiers Phottix Varos Pro BG Umbrella Holder CONTINUOUS LIGHT Bowens Mosaic Daylight LED panel Elemental CRYO 600 Manfrotto Spectra900F LED
Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 & SP 45mm f/1.8
Zeiss Milvus lens family
INKJETMEDIA: FINE ART FINISH Canson Infinity Rag Photographique 310gsm Epson Hot Press Bright 330gsm Hahnemühle William Turner 310gsm Fotospeed Smooth Cotton 300gsm Signature Innova Soft Textured Natural White 315gsm PermaJet Museum 310
BEST HIRE CENTRE Perhaps you’ve hired an expensive exotic telephoto for an air show or lighting kit for a location shoot, whichever, nominate the hire company that has fulfilled your wishes, with a wide product range, punctuality and good customer service. Tell us the hire service that you’d recommend.
BEST BOOK SERVICE Creating your own high-quality photographic book has never been easier, but there are so many online services. In your experience, which book service offers the best choice of papers and finishes, ease of use and quality product? Nominate the best book service in your opinion.
Rosco LitePad HO+ Rotolight NEO LED Westcott Skylux LED
MONITOR Apple 27in Thunderbolt
FILTER Cokin Nuances Formatt Hitech Firecrest ND Hoya ProND family Lee Filters Super Stopper Marumi DHG Super Circular Polariser Vu Sion Q ND Graduates
BenQ SW2700PT Pro 27in IPS LCD Eizo ColorEdge CX271 27in LCD LG Digital Cinema 4K 31MU97Z 31in NEC SpectraView Reference 272 LED Samsung 28in UHD
BEST INSURANCE PROVIDER If you insure your photo outfit with a specialist photographic policy, or you do the odd photography job so need public indemnity insurance, has your provider gone the extra mile? Nominate the provider that offers competitive premiums and a fast, efficient claim service.
PHOTOWEBSITE PROVIDER For gallery websites or full-service sites, with client- proofing and a blog, which provider offers the best range of templates and customisation options together with top-notch customer service? If your website provider leaves you totally satisfied, tell us.
PRIME TELEPHOTO
PROCESSING LAB Which processing lab do you trust with your photos, albums or stationery? If they offer high- quality and utterly reliable service at competitive prices, are they worthy of a PN award? Recognise the lab that impresses you by nominating them.
TRAINING PROVIDER From basic photographic knowledge through particular tips and techniques to camera specific training, in the classroom, studio or out on location, which provider offers the best learning experience, in your opinion? Nominate your preferred provider.
Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO IS II USM
Fujifilm XF90mm f/2 R LM WR
Nikon AF-S 300mm f/4E PF ED VR
Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4
The details
MEMORY CARD Delkin Black SD Lexar Professional 2000x SDHC/SDXC UHS-II PNY Elite Performance SDXC UHS-III Samsung SDXC Pro Plus UHS-1 SanDisk Extreme PRO SDHC/SDXC UHS-II Transcend SDXC/SDHC Class 3 UHS-II SD EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE Drobo 5D G-Technology 4TB G-Dock ev Lacie d2 3TB Samsung Portable SSD T1 Seagate Backup Plus Desktop Drive Western Digital My Passport Ultra Metal Edition
COLOURMANAGEMENT DEVICE DataColor Spyder 5 Elite DataColor SpyderCHECKR 24 ExpoDisc 2.0 White-balance filter
The results We’ll announce the results in issue 30 of Photography News and present the awards to their deserving recipients at The Photography Show, at Brimingham’s NEC, 19-22 March 2016.
How to vote Go to absolutephoto.com or fill in and post these pages to Bright Publishing, Bright House, 82 High Street, Sawston, Cambridgeshire CB22 3HJ. Closing date is Wednesday 24 February 2016.
X-Rite ColorMunki Display X-Rite ColorMunki Photo X-Rite ColorChecker Passport
INNOVATION DxO ONE Elinchrom EL-Skyport Transmitter Plus HS Hähnel Captur Leica SL EVF Olympus High Res Shot mode Phottix Indra360 TTL
PORTABLE FLASH
INKJET PRINTER Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000
BEST RETAILER Whether you shop for your photo kit online or in store, nominate the photo retailer that offers an extensive choice, great service and competitive prices, and comes to the rescue in the unlikely event of a product going wrong. Tell us the photo retailer that has you going back time and time again.
Canon PIXMA Pro-100S Canon PIXMA MG5700 Epson SureColor SC-P400 Epson SureColor SC-P600 Epson SureColor SC-P800
Elinchrom ELB 400
Interfit S1 Monolight
INKJETMEDIA: PHOTOGRAPHIC FINISH Canson Infinity Photo Lustre Premium Resin Coated 310gsm
DaVinci Fibre Gloss Silk 310gsm Epson Traditional Photo Paper Fotospeed Photo Smooth Pearl 290 Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta PermaJet FB Gold Silk 315gsm
Closing date: 24 February 2016
Lencarta Safari 2
Phottix Indra360 TTL
Profoto B2
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