News & New Products
Sister magazine Camera was once again involved in the judging of the annual Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) awards for excellence in imaging product design. Camera is the only Australian member of the global group of photography magazines which n
Making headlines in this issue is Leica’s digital M for the true purist (look mum, no monitor screen), Hasselblad’s all-new H6D digital medium format system (with a 100 MP version) and Broncolor’s new line of battery-powered flash monoblocs. Additionally, the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA… sister mag Camera is a member) announces the winners of its prestigious imaging product awards for 2016. (And for the very latest news, visit www.avhub.com.au)
This year’s TIPA Awards judging was conducted in San Francisco, with awards made in 40 categories including, for the first time, one for camera-equipped drones. TIPA’s Technical Committee regularly revises the Awards categories to reflect changes in the industry. Consequently, for 2016, the D-SLR categories have been adjusted to recognise the arrival of more ultra-high resolution models, as well as those with a more ‘hybrid’ design in terms of targeting both photographers and videographers. The Awards now also separate the enthusiast-level bodies with ‘APS-C’ and full-35mm sensors.
Multiple award winners for 2016 included Sony, Fujifilm, Sigma, Canon, and Nikon. Sigma won three of the four categories for D-SLR lenses. while Fujifilm collected awards
for its X-Pro2 (Best Mirrorless CSC Expert), X-T10 (Best Mirrorless CSC Entry-Level) and 100-400mm X Mount telezoom (Best CSC Telephoto Zoom Lens). Canon and Sony both collected a total of five awards. Canon’s winners included its new imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 A2 photo printer, while Sony’s included the A7R II and RX1R II mirrorless cameras and its FE 85mm f1.4 GM high-per- formance E-mount prime lens. A full list of this year’s TIPA Awards appears here.
At TIPA’s 2016 annual General Assembly, also held in San Francisco, it was also agreed to admit three new titles this year, two more from the USA and a second one from Canada. The new American members are both very prestigious publications – the highly-respected Photo District News (PDN) and Rangefinder which is the official journal of the WPPI (Wedding And Portrait Photographers International). The new Canadian member is Photo Solution, the French language sister publication of existing member, Photo Life.