2016 TIPA Awards Announced: The Complete Winners List

The 2016 TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association awards) were recently announced. You can see the complete winners list below:

Best DSLR Entry Level: Sony a68

Best Aps-C DSLR Expert: Nikon D500

Best Full-Frame DSLR Expert: Pentax K-1

Best DSLR Professional / Action: Nikon D5

Best DSLR Professional / High Res: Canon EOS 5DS / EOS 5DS R

Best Photo/Video Professional Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II

Best Entry Level DSLR Lens: Tamron 18-200mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC

Best DSLR Telephoto Zoom Lens: Sigma 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM | Art

Best DSLR Wide Angle Zoom Lens: Sigma 24-35mm F2 DG HSM | Art

Best DSLR Prime Lens: Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 Di VC USD

Best Professional DSLR Lens: Sigma 20mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art

Best Medium Format Camera: Phase One XF 100MP

Best Mirrorless CSC Entry Level: Fujifilm X-T10

Best Mirrorless CSC Advanced: Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II

Best Mirrorless CSC Expert: Fujifilm X-Pro2

Best Mirrorless CSC Professional: Sony a7R II

Best CSC Entry Level Lens: Panasonic LUMIX G 25mm F1.7 ASPH

Best CSC Telephoto Zoom Lens: Fujinon XF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR

Best CSC Wide Angle Zoom Lens: Olympus M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 7-14mm 1:2.8 PRO

Best CSC Prime Lens: Sony FE 85mm F1.4 GM

Best Easy Compact Camera: Canon IXUS 285 HS / PowerShot ELPH 360 HS

Best Expert Compact Camera: Canon PowerShot G5 X

Best Full-Frame Compact Camera: Sony Cyber-shot RX1R II

Best Superzoom Camera: Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ300/FZ330

Best Rugged Camera: Olympus Stylus Tough TG-870

Best Premium Camera: Leica SL

Best Camcorder: Panasonic HC-WXF991/ WXF990/VXF990/VXF999

Best Photo Printer: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000

Best Inkjet Photo Paper: ILFORD GALERIE Prestige Gold Fibre Gloss 310gsm

Best Imaging Software: Serif Affinity Photo

Best Tripod: Manfrotto 190GO! Carbon Fiber

Best Storage Media: Toshiba TransferJet SDHC Card

Best Professional Flash System: Phottix Indra 360 TTL Flash System

Best Portable Flash: Nissin i60A

Best Photo Monitor: BenQ SW2700PT

Best Mobile Imaging Device: DxO ONE

Best Camera Drone: Yuneec Typhoon Q500 4K

Best Actioncam: Sony HDR-AS50

Best Imaging Innovation: Nikon SnapBridge

Best Design: Ricoh Theta S

From TIPA:

Editors from the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) member magazines recently met for their General Assembly to vote for the best photo and imaging products launched by the industry in the last 12 months. The voting took place during the General Assembly that was held on 1st April 2016 in San Francisco, USA. The trophies for the 26th year of TIPA Awards will be presented to the winning companies during photokina in Cologne, Germany on the 20th September.

TIPA membership comprises 27 leading photo and imaging magazines from 15 countries on five continents. TIPA also has a cooperative partnership with the CJPC (Camera Journal Press Club), representing top photography magazines in Japan.

The TIPA Awards are renowned as the most influential photo and imaging product awards in markets around the world. All products and their advertising media bearing the TIPA Awards logo indicate that these have passed evaluations by TIPA’s technical committee and magazine editors. A TIPA Awards endorsement is the highest accolade for any photo and imaging product.