American Photo Magazine Editor's Choice Awards

[YankeeMom]

They have a lot to say about each choice, but here is the 2009 list:

PRO DSLR:
* Nikon D3X (Camera of the Year)

SEMI-PRO DSLR:
* Canon EOS 5D Mark II (Camera of the Year)
* Nikon D700

honorable mention:
* Sony Alpha 900 (Best Buy)

ADVANCED DSLR:
* Pentax K-7 (Camera of the Year)
* Nikon D90 (Camera of the Year)
* Canon EOS 50D

honorable mention:
* Olympus E-30 (Best Buy)

ENTRY-LEVEL DSLR
* Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 (Camera of the Year)
* Nikon D5000

honorable mentions:
* Olympus E-620 (Best Buy)
* Sony Alpha 330
* Canon EOS Rebel T1i

COMPACT CAMERAS
* Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-G3 (Camera of the Year)
* Samsung HZ15W (Camera of the Year)

honorable mentions:
* Nikon Coolpix P90
* Panasonic Lumix TZ50
* Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
* Pentax Optio P70 (Best Buy)
* Canon Powershot SX200 IS
* Olympus Stylus Tough 8000
* Ricoh CX1
* Casio Exilim EX-FC100

CAMERA PHONES:
* Sony Ericsson C905A Cyber-shot (Camera Phone of the Year)

honorable mentions:
* LG KC910 Renoir
* Nokia N97
* Motorola Motozine ZN5 (Best Buy)
* Samsung SGH-T929 Memoir

LENSES:
* Tamron 18-270 mm f/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC LD (Lens of the Year)
* Sony 70-400mm f/4-5.6G
* Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L
* Pentax SMC DA* 55mm f/1.4 SDM

honorable mentions:
* Panasonic Lumix G Vario HD 14-140mm f/4.0-5.8 ASPH
* Tokina AT-X 16.5-135mm f/3.5-5.6 DX
* Lensbaby Composer
* Sigma 50-200mm f/4-5.6 DC OS HSM (Best Buy)
* Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor 85mm f/2.8D
* Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm f/4-5.6 (Best Buy)
* Nikon AF DX Nikkor 12-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED

IMAGING SOFTWARE:
* Adobe Photoshop CS4 (Imaging Software of the Year)

honorable mentions:
* Imagenomic Portraiture 2
* Nik Silver Efex Pro
* Alien Skin Blow Up 2
* Apple iPhoto 09 (Best Buy

FINE-ART PRINTERS
* Epson Stylus Pro 7900 (Fine Art Printer of the Year)

honorable mentions:
* HP Designjet Z3200
* Canon Pixma Pro9500 Mark II
* Epson Stylus Photo R2880

[mikekelley]

It looks like they don't really say much about anything. I'd like to see a camera of the year based on feature set vs. price, etc etc.

[irishman]

Here's my awards:
Best lens--Tokina 11-16 2.8
Software--Lightroom 2.3, Imagenomic Noiseware
Bag---Pelican 283.

[YankeeMom]

It looks like they don't really say much about anything. I'd like to see a camera of the year based on feature set vs. price, etc etc.

They do in the article, I just didn't post all the commentary. They explain why they chose what they did; features; price, etc.

[Mosca]

Feh. I thought it was going to be about photographers, or photographs. Gear is gear: "Shovel of the year." Big whoop.

[YankeeMom]

I think they do those kinds of acknowledgements for photos and photographers, but this issue was about gear. I thought people might like to know where Canon stands as well as what they recommend for printers and software.

[OdiN1701]

How many cameras of the year do you get to give out? In my mind, only one. Guess they think you can have more than one.

[YankeeMom]

Yeah, that was odd. I think that some were PAST "Cameras of the Year", but it was not really clear in the article. The whole thing was laid out in an odd way.

[nphsbuckeye]

Gear of 2009? When does their year start and end? I thought we had over half of 2009 left...

[YankeeMom]

Gear of 2009? When does their year start and end? I thought we had over half of 2009 left...

I'm sorry, I meant that this is the 2009 issue.

[nphsbuckeye]

I'm sorry, I meant that this is the 2009 issue.
That makes sense. Sorry, I'm a little out of it now; I just got back from a run a little while ago.