Today the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) announced the best camera products of the year, in the EISA 2017-2018 Awards.
Votes are cast by a panel made up of experts from more than 50 special-interest magazines across 20 European countries. So what did the experts in photo, video, audio and mobile products go for?
Well, Sony has been the most prolific, taking 6 of the 19 awards in the photography category. The company also took the top scoop, with the Sony a9 named Product of the Year.
Let’s take a look at the full photography category list and see which camera, lenses and accessories took away the prizes:
EISA 2017 winners
Product of the Year: Sony a9
Prosumer Compact System Camera: Sony a6500
Photo & Video Camera: Panasonic GH5
Consumer Compact System Camera: Fujifilm X-T20
Professional DSLR Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Prosumer DSLR Camera: Nikon D7500
Consumer DSLR Camera: Canon EOS 77D
Compact Camera: Sony RX100 V
Superzoom Camera: Sony RX10 III
Professional Compact System Camera Lens: Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS
Compact System Camera Zoom Lens: Olympus M.ZUIKO Digital ED 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro
Compact System Camera Lens: Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM OSS
DSLR Lens: Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art
DSLR Zoom Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2
Professional DSLR Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM
Photo Innovation: Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD
Smartphone Camera: Huawei P10
Instant Camera: Fujifilm Instax Square SQ10
Photo Display: EIZO ColorEdge CG2730
So what do you think about the EISA 2017-2018 awards? Agree on the winners? Disagree? Surprised there is a category for best Instant Camera? Do we really need to vote for the best photography monitor of the year?
We’d love to hear what you think so feel free to comment below.
More information about EISA can be found at www.eisa.eu/awards