Celebrating their fourth annual awards ceremony, the Lucie Foundation honors the latest advancements in cameras, gear, accessories, printers, and software kicking off the Photo Plus Expo in New York City.
The winners were chosen from a list of 152 finalists from 64 different companies. Photography, videography experts, journalists, and industry professionals all assisted in selecting the finalists and winners.
In addition to the regular awards, the Lucies also released a new award: the first Chuck Westfall Technical Education Award in honor of the late Chuck Westfall from Canon. The award is created to honor a member of the photo industry who helps to educate the public.
From their site, here are the winners along with links to their products:
CHUCK WESTFALL TECHNICAL EDUCATION AWARD
Julieanne Kost — Digital Imaging Evangelist, Director, Adobe
Camera Awards
BEST 360 CAMERA
Insta360 Pro 2
BEST ACTION CAMERA
GoPro Hero
BEST CAMERA DRONE
DJI Mavic2pro
BEST FIXED-LENS CAMERA
Sony RX100 VI
BEST INSTANT CAMERA
Fujifilm Instax Square SQ6
BEST SMALL FORMAT CAMERA SYSTEM
Panasonic LUMIX G9 PRO
BEST FULL FRAME CAMERA SYSTEM
Sony a7 RIII
BEST MEDIUM FORMAT CAMERA SYSTEM
Phase One IQ4 150MP
Lens Awards
BEST WIDE ANGLE PRIME LENS
Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 17mm F1.2 PRO
BEST STANDARD PRIME LENS
Rokinon SP50mm f/1.2
BEST TELEPHOTO PRIME LENS
Canon EF 85 f/1.4 L
BEST WIDE ANGLE ZOOM LENS
Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM Art
BEST MEDIUM RANGE ZOOM LENS
Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 Di III RXD
BEST TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 180-400mm F/4E TC1.4 FL ED VR
BEST SPECIAL PURPOSE LENS
Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro Art
BEST MEDIUM FORMAT LENS
Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3,5 Macro Lens
Gear + Equipment Awards
Vanguard ALTA Fly 55T Trolley Backpack
BEST SPEEDLIGHT
Profoto A1
BEST TRIPOD
Manfrotto Befree Advanced Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod
BEST INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Gitzo Fluid Gimbal Head
BEST CONTINUOUS LIGHT SOURCE
Westcott Solix
BEST BICOLOR LIGHT SOURCE
Fotodiox Pro FACTOR Radius 3 – 3’x2?
BEST TRICOLOR + LIGHT SOURCE
Luxli Cello
BEST LIGHT MODIFIER
Westcott Rapid Box Switch System
Software Awards
BEST PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE
Adobe Lightroom CC
(Read our article on the new Adobe updates)
BEST SOFTWARE PLUGIN
Excire Search Pro
BEST BACKUP SOLUTION
SanDisk Extreme Portable SDSSDE60-1T00-G25
BEST MEMORY CARD
ProGrade Digital CFast 2.0