The Nikon D800/E scoops the highly acclaimed Product of the Year award at the Amateur Photographer Awards 2013
The Nikon D800/E has been announced as this year’s winner of the Amateur Photographer Awards Product of the Year. John Walshe, General Manager for Nikon, was presented with the prestigious award during the annual Amateur Photographer Awards ceremony that was held at the London Film Museum on the 7th February 2013.
Other worthy award winners at the event included Sony, who picked up the Enthusiast Compact Camera of the Year award for the Cyber-shot DSC-RX100, and Fujifilm who won the Enthusiast Compact System Camera of the Year award for the superb Fujifilm X-Pro 1.
In additional to all the product awards that were handed out to manufacturers, Good Service Awards were also presented to retailers who’d had a successful year offering great sales and after-sales services.
Furthermore, two awards were presented to Jim Brandenburg for ‘Power of Photography, and the ‘Exceptional Achievement in Photography’ award was honored to the late Sir Simon Marsden.
The full list of all nominated products and winning products at the Amateur Photographer awards can be found listed below.
Accessory of the Year
Nominations – Fotospeed Platinum Baryta Paper, Nikon SB-910 Speedlight, Vanguard BBH-200 Ball Head, Wacom Intuos 5 touch
The Winner: Wacom Intuos 5 touch
Software of the Year
Nominations – Adobe Photoshop CS6, Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Nik Snapseed for iOS, Tiffen Dfx v3.0
The Winner: Tiffen Dfx v3.0
Printer of the Year
Nominations – Adobe Photoshop CS6, Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Nik Snapseed for iOS, Tiffen Dfx v3.0
The Winner: Tiffen Dfx v3.0
Consumer Compact of the year
Nominations – Olympus Toug TG-1, Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
The Winner: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V
Enthusiast Compact of the Year
Nominations – Canon PowerShot G1 X, Canon PowerShot G15, Nikon Coolpix P7700, Olympus Stylus XZ-2, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
The Winner: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Bridge Camera of the Year
Nominations – Fujifilm X-S1, Nikon Coolpix P510, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
The Winner: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Consumer Compact of the Year
Nominations – Canon EOS 650D, Nikon D3200, Pentax K-30, Sony Alpha 57
The Winner: Nikon D3200
Enthusiast Camera of the Year
Nominations – Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Nikon D600, Nikon D800/E, Sony Alpha 65, Sony Alpha 99
The Winner: Nikon D800/E
Professional Camera of the Year
Nominations – Canon EOS-1D X, Leica M Monochrom, Nikon D4
The Winner: Canon EOS-1D X
Consumer Compact System Camera of the Year
Nominations – Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF5, Samsung NX210, Samsung NX1000, Sony NEX-F3
The Winner: Samsung NX210
Enthusiast Compact System Camera of the Year
Nominations – Fujifilm X-E1, Fujifilm X-Pro 1, Olympus OM-D E-M5, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3, Samsung NX20
The Winner: Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Zoom lens of the Year
Nominations – Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II USM, Samsung 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 ED OIS, Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
The Winner: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II USM
Fixed Focal Length Lens of the Year
Nominations – Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap lens, Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC, Sigma APO Macro 180mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM, Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
The Winner: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM
Innovation of the Year
Nominations – Leica M Monochrom, Samsung Galaxy Camera, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1, X-Trans CMOS sensor in the Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Two Winners: Samsung Galaxy Camera, X-Trans CMOS sensor in the Fujifilm X-Pro 1
AP Reader Product of the Year
Nominations -Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Nikon D800/E, Olympus OM-D E-M5
Product of the Year
Winner: Nikon D800/E
Power of Photography
Awarded to Jim Brandenburg
Exceptional Achievement in Photography
Awarded to Sir Simon Marsden