Awards
Accessories BEST TRIPOD: ALLOY WINNER Manfrotto 190XPro Aluminium 4-Section
Lenses continued BEST TELEPHOTO LENS WINNER Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS
BEST TRIPOD FOR VIDEO WINNER Benro Rhino FRHN34C + VX30
BEST FILTER/FILTER SYSTEM WINNER Kase Filters Double Grad 100x150mm
The first Sports line lens specifically for mirrorless systems, this is an impressive beast that will appeal to action and nature photographers – and it’s fully compatible with Sigma’s 1.4x and 2x teleconverters. A 4EV optical image stabiliser (OS) assists sharp shooting at slower shutter speeds. ALSO NOMINATED: Canon RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM Fujifilm XF56mm f/1.2 R WR Fujifilm XF150-600mm f/5.6-8 R LM OIS WR Nikon Z 400mm f/4.5 VR S Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 FE II Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II Tamron 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD Tamron 150-500mm f/5-6.7 Di III VC VXD Zeiss Otus 100mm f/1.4
Manfrotto’s 190XPro Aluminium 4-Section shows the brand working at its very best. The pod weighs 2.05kg and reaches a respectable 160cm when fully extended. At the other extreme, it keeps a camera just 8cm off the ground. This tripod’s extra-special talent: its 90° horizontal column system, which makes shooting flatlays and macro a cinch.
Benro’s engineers went back to the drawing board to develop the Rhino collection, with the emphasis on thoughtful design to give great user experience. The Benro Rhino FRHN34C + VX30 is a remarkable tripod and ball head combination that weighs in at 2.06kg, but can support a 20kg max payload. For travel, its carbon-fibre legs – which are made from a new braided material – reverse fold and measure just under 50cm when collapsed. But once deployed it reaches a maximum height of just under 175cm. One leg can be attached and combined with the centre column to make a full-size monopod.
If you love getting it right in-camera, you’ll love Double Grad filters from Kase. For the second year running, these have been voted as your favourite filter or filter system. The concept is simple, and it works well, saving you money and weight. Each 150x100mm ND filter is toned differently at each end – simply fit the filter according to which effect suits the picture best. It’s a great idea, works very well and performance is first-rate. Each product is made from Kase’s Toughened Pro HD glass with metallic nano coatings that are both scratch resistant and water repellent.
ALSO NOMINATED:
Benro Bat 15A + VX20 Benro MeFOTO GlobeTrotter Aluminium Kenro Karoo Ultimate Travel Tripod kit –aluminium Peak Design Travel Tripod – aluminium Slik Pro 400DX Vanguard VEO 3+ 263AB
Editor’s Choice: Nikon Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S
ALSO NOMINATED:
ALSO NOMINATED: Breakthrough X100 filter system Cokin P-series system H&Y Revoring Variable ND+CPL Lee Filters Lee85 system Marumi M100 100mm system NiSi True Color ND-Vario 1-5stops PolarPro Summit system
Benro A373FBS6Pro Libec TH-Z Manfrotto 645 Fast Twin Carbon Sachtler Flowtech75 Aktiv MS Sirui BCT-2203
BEST TRIPOD: CARBON FIBRE WINNER Vanguard VEO 3T+ 264CB
BEST VIDEO MONITOR WINNER Atomos Ninja V+
Editor’s Choice: Formatt-Hitech Firecrest Magnetic 100mm holder
One of the most sought-after accessories among videomakers. It’s compatible with almost any camera with an HDMI output and can record most popular professional formats including 8K ProRes Raw. The V+ comes with a high-resolution 1920x1080 5in IPS LCD touchscreen that’s bright enough (1000 nits) to view in daylight without the need of a hood. The Ninja V+ is the ultimate field monitor for discerning creators – no surprise it came up trumps in our awards.
This versatile carbon-fibre travel tripod is portable, yet gives excellent stability and a max load capacity of 15kg with the supplied dual-axis VEO BH-160S ball head. Extra flexibility is provided with its MACC feature: the Multi-Angle Central Column allows 360° movement in any direction to give a stable camera platform even in awkward situations.
When we reviewed this optic a couple of issues ago, we were
Magnetic filters are one of those inventions that make you ponder,
impressed not only with the image quality it produces, but also how portable it was. It represents a significant investment, of course, but if you’re going to put it to regular and sustained use, it will deliver time and time again.” Roger Payne – Editor
‘why didn’t they think of this sooner?’. Brilliantly simple and simply brilliant, the Firecrest was designed from the ground up based on customer feedback on the MKII holder. It’s great to see a company listen to its audience.” Roger Payne – Editor
ALSO NOMINATED:
Benro Tortoise 24CLV K&F Carbon Professional DSLR D284C2 Kingjoy SolidRock C85 Leofoto Poseidon LP-324C Manfrotto Befree GT XPro Carbon Peak Design Travel Tripod – carbon fibre Slik Pro CF-933
ALSO NOMINATED: Atomos Shogun Connect Blackmagic Video Assist 7in 12G HDR Desview R7S
SmallHD Action 5 TVLogic LVM-180A
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