Die Technical Image Press Association hat die TIPA WORLD AWARDS für die besten Imaging-Produkte des Jahres 2018 vergeben.
Redakteure von 29 Foto-Fachpublikationen aus Asien, Australien, Europa und Nord- und Südamerika, darunter auch ProfiFoto, entschieden zusammen mit dem Camera Journal Press Club Japan über die 40 Gewinner. Die Preisverleihung findet während der photokina am 26. September 2018 in Köln statt.
Die Gewinner des TIPA WORLD AWARD repräsentieren neben Kameras und Objektiven verschiedener Kategorien eine breite Palette an Produkten und Dienstleistungen, darunter Drucker, Inkjet-Papiere, Imaging-Software, Speichermedien, Actioncams, Zubehör, 360-Grad-Kameras und mehr.
Die TIPA WORLD AWARDS 2018:
| Kategorie | Produkt | |
| 1 | BEST DSLR ENTHUSIAST | Canon EOS 200D |
| 2 | BEST APS-C DSLR EXPERT | Nikon D7500 |
| 3 | BEST FULL-FRAME DSLR EXPERT | Canon EOS 6D Mark II |
| 4 | BEST DSLR PROFESSIONAL | Nikon D850 |
| 5 | BEST DSLR WIDE ANGLE ZOOM LENS | SIGMA 14-24mm F2.8 DG HSM | Art |
| 6 | BEST DSLR STANDARD ZOOM LENS | SIGMA 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Art |
| 7 | BEST DSLR TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS | Tamron 70-210mm F/4 Di VC USD (Model A034) |
| 8 | BEST DSLR SUPERZOOM LENS | Tamron 18-400mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD (Model B028) |
| 9 | BEST DSLR PRIME LENS | Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM |
| 10 | BEST PROFESSIONAL LENS | Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 180-400mm f/4E TC1.4FL ED VR |
| 11 | BEST MIRRORLESS CSC ENTHUSIAST | Canon EOS M50 |
| 12 | BEST MIRRORLESS CSC EXPERT | Panasonic LUMIX DC-G9 |
| 13 | BEST MIRRORLESS CSC EXPERT FULL FRAME | Sony α7 III |
| 14 | BEST MIRRORLESS CSC PROFESSIONAL HIGH RES | Sony α7R III |
| 15 | BEST MIRRORLESS CSC PROFESSIONAL HIGH SPEED | Sony α9 |
| 16 | BEST CSC STANDARD ZOOM LENS | Sony FE 24–105 mm F4 G OSS |
| 17 | BEST CSC TELEPHOTO ZOOM LENS | Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS |
| 18 | BEST CSC PRIME LENS | Samyang AF 35mm F2.8 FE |
| 19 | BEST EXPERT COMPACT CAMERA | Panasonic LUMIX DMC-ZS200/TZ200/TZ220 |
| 20 | BEST SUPERZOOM CAMERA | Sony RX10 IV |
| 21 | BEST PROFESSIONAL COMPACT CAMERA | Canon PowerShot G1X Mark III |
| 22 | BEST RUGGED CAMERA | Nikon COOLPIX W300 |
| 23 | BEST PROFESSIONAL PHOTO/VIDEO CAMERA | Panasonic LUMIX DC-GH5S |
| 24 | BEST PHOTO PRINTER | Epson Expression Photo HD XP-15000 |
| 25 | BEST INKJET PHOTO PAPER | Hahnemühle Photo Gloss Baryta 320 |
| 26 | BEST IMAGING SOFTWARE | DxO PhotoLab |
| 27 | BEST CAMERA ACCESSORY | Manfrotto Camera Cage |
| 28 | BEST IMAGING STORAGE SOLUTION | WD G-DRIVE mobile SSD R-Series |
| 29 | BEST PROFESSIONAL FLASH SYSTEM | Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL |
| 30 | BEST PORTABLE FLASH | Nissin MG10 |
| 31 | BEST TRIPOD | Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263CGHT |
| 32 | BEST TRIPOD HEAD | Manfrotto 494 Center Ball Head |
| 33 | BEST PHOTO MONITOR | LG 34WK95U-W 34″ 5K UltraWide® Nano IPS LED Monitor |
| 34 | BEST PHOTO SMARTPHONE | Huawei P20 Pro |
| 35 | BEST CAMERA DRONE | DJI Mavic Air |
| 36 | BEST 360° CAMERA | Samsung 360 Round |
| 37 | BEST PHOTO PRINT SERVICE | CEWE PHOTOBOOK Cover with Enhancement |
| 38 | BEST PHOTO BAG | Vanguard Alta Fly 55T |
| 39 | BEST PHOTO INNOVATION | Canon Speedlite 470EX-AI |
| 40 | BEST DESIGN | Fujifilm instax SQUARE SQ10 System |
Foto: (c) Petra Sagnak
