DPReview Awards 2019
If 2018 was the year that full-frame mirrorless went mainstream, 2019 was the year when all of the major manufacturers really doubled-down on their mirrorless strategies. Canon pumped out a series of very high quality RF lenses, alongside the world`s cheapest full-frame mirrorless camera. Nikon went all-in on its range of affordable F1.8 primes, and Sony pulled out all the stops - yet again - in the a7R IV.
Meanwhile, Olympus threw all of its technological know-how into the sports-oriented OM-D E-M1 X, Fujifilm reinvented medium-format with the GFX 100 and Ricoh`s GR III and Leica`s Q2 offered a welcome refresh for fans of fixed-focal length compacts.
That`s a lot, and it`s only a small taste of what happened this year. At the end of every year we get together as a team to recognize the standout products of the past 12 months in our annual DPReview Awards. Take a look through the slides above to find out which products made our list of the best gear of 2019!
Best accessory
Shortlist:
DJI Osmo pocket
DJI Ronin SC
Gnarbox 2.0 SSD
Peak Design Travel Tripod
Runner up: Peak Design Travel Tripod
The role of photography accessories is to play support to your creative endeavors. That can mean support in the traditional sense, like a well-designed travel tripod or 3-axis gimbal rig. Or it can mean support in the form of peace of mind, like a rugged file back-up device.
Our runner-up for best photography accessory, the Peak Design Travel Tripod, falls into the former category. Travel tripods aren`t new, but Peak Design has managed to radically rethink the concept to create a package that`s significantly more compact than the competition and just as stable, if not more so. Its Arca Swiss-compatible, dual-locking ball head in particular is worth calling out for its clever low-profile design. Available in both aluminum and carbon fiber, this is the travel tripod we`ll likely be reaching for in 2020, whenever sp ...
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