Practical Photography - UK (2020-04)

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Gear Of The Year 2019

JUDGESCONSIDERED

ONLYTHEFINESTOF

THE LAST 12 MONTHS

Gold Service Award for photo retailers

Acknowledging the people’s vote, our time-honoured Gold

Service Awards recognise only those retailers that go the extra

mile and focus onproviding the finest in customer satisfaction.

n Cambrian Photography n Camera Centre UK

n Carmarthen Camerasn Castle Cameras n London Camera

Exchange n Mifsuds Photographic Ltd n Park Cameras

n SRB Photographic n Wex Photo Video n Wilkinson Cameras

BESTPHONECAMERA

nSamsungGalaxyS10

Withitsmassivedisplayandintelligent

smartcamera,it’sourtopchoice.

BEST ADVENTURE CAMERA

n GoPro HERO8 Black

The latest Hero features a series of

ground-breaking high-tech capabilities.

BESTTRIPOD

nManfrottoBefree

GTXPro

Manfrotto’spremiumsticksare

ex cellentvalueformoney.

BESTLIGHTINGEQUIPMENT

nProfotoC1

Theseinnovativeflashesbring

powerfuloff-cameralighting

totheworldof smartphones.

BEST EDITING ACCESSORY

n Datacolor SpyderX

Simply the best iteration of
the popular Spyder series

• a must for all photographers.

BEST CAMERA BAG

n Lowepro Pro Trekker

BP 550 AW II

Roomy and infinitely adaptable,

the Pro Trekker has it all.

BESTSPECIALISTCSCLENS

nSony200-600mm

FEf/5.6-6.3G OSS

Sony’slatestsportszoombringsextreme

te lephototo themirrorlessAlpharange.

BESTCSCLENS

nNikonZ 24-70mmf/2.8S

Nikonstormsthefieldwithits

pr o specced24-70mmf/2.8that

achievesrazor-sharpoptics.

BEST SPECIALIST DSLR LENS

n Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5

Claiming the spot for the world’s widest

distortion-free prime lens, this ultra

wide-angle is a must for Canon shooters.

BEST DSLR LENS

n Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8
DG HSM | A
Sigma brings its Art magic to
the world of ultra-wide zooms.
n Highly commended
Tamron SP 35mm f/1.4 Di USD

BEST SOFTWARE

n Affinity Photo 1.7

The latest free update offers

refined features and a massive

speed boost to Affinity Photo.

n Highly commended

Skylum Luminar 4

BEST CAMERA ACCESSORY

n Hahnel Modus 360 RT

Speedlight

Affordable, powerful and quick

are traits the judges loved.

n Highly commended Kase

Wolverine Magnetic Filters kit

BEST CLOTHING

n Rohan

Icepack

Overhead

Warm, light and

waterproof with

bags of pockets.

n Highly

commended

Berghaus Chombu

BEST DRONE

n DJI Mavic Mini

DJI’s Mini includes all the great

features at a sub-250g weight.