Damien Demolder
Tharg the Mighty
Reged: 22/08/2001
Posts: 1022
Loc: Essex born and badly-bred
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In January 2008 Amateur Photographer will announce the winners of its annual awards. At these awards we reward the best products tested in the year Jan-Dec 2007, across a wide range of categories. Winners are usually chosen by AP’s technical team, but this year I want to add a category that rewards the products readers think are the best.
I am therefore inviting you all to nominate what you think is the best product introduced since the beginning of 2007. The product could be anything from software to a tripod to a DSLR, but it must be available now – i.e. not ‘pending’
Ideally you will own the product, or will have used one enough to know that it is good – but it is allowable to nominate a product you have not actually used - but you should have read enough about it to know that it is really what you want or that it really is a first class product.
Accompany your nomination with the reasons why you think your products are so good.
This nomination period will last for two weeks from today - ending November 25. At that time the top ten most nominated products will be reintroduced as a poll for one week, so that a winner, and two places, can be found.
Happy nominations – and yes you can nominate more than one product at this stage. Shall we say a maximum of 3?
damien
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2341
Loc: Nottingham
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I feel disanfranchised. My favourate kit was introduced about two years ago. It's manufacture's replacement is not quite here in time and in any case will not be bought by me because its properties are of not of enough improvement to warrant an upgrade. If the D200 had been eligable then I would have voted for it. The D300 may well deserve your accolade but unfortuneately is just too late.
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Bettina
Kein Titel
Reged: 12/02/2004
Posts: 4104
Loc: London
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Canon EOS 40D - major improvements to 30D which is already a good camera
Canon EOS 1DS MkIII - 21MP - probably gives some digital backs a run for their money
Nikon D3 - Nikon's first full frame digital SLR
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Bettina
http://www.vibrantpictures.co.uk
Vibrant Pictures on Flickr
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Dave_Cox
old'n'grumpy
Reged: 12/07/2006
Posts: 3107
Loc: somewhere in Sussex
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Pentax K10d - Capability + backwards compatibility = versatile system camera for traditionalist.
Manfrotto 785B tripod- Very easy to use and although cheap is versatile and strong enough to take a DSLR and 400mm.All the features of a more expensive tripod at a bargain basement price.The joystick head controller doesn't get in the way either, but can be easily set one-handed.
OpTech camera straps - DSLRs are a lot heavier than older 35mm cameras like the OM series etc. I was getting neckache and shoulder aches on long shoots until I switched to one of these.
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Growing old disgracefully!
http://snapper56.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave2006/
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Roger_Provins
Made-it Man
Reged: 22/10/2005
Posts: 3068
Loc: Gloucester, UK
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Sony Alpha a700 - only the second Sony dSLR but already they have an outstanding camera which challenges the established brands.
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Rog
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Woolliscroft
veteran
Reged: 23/08/2005
Posts: 1253
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I think this year: The new updated versions of Kodak's Portra pro col neg films. Why? useful increase in resolution/decrease in grain, natural colour or high saturation, depending on which you use and just generally better than its already very good predecessor.
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David.
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JDCB
Bench Free Zone
Reged: 15/05/2006
Posts: 1236
Loc: On the Edge of the Fens
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Fuji Provia 400X (it was announced in 2006, but didn't become available until 2007).
Nikon D3 (I think judging by your criteria it should be OK to nominate this - available at end of November, plus AP has done a short overview).
Adobe Lightroom (I'm not sure if you tested that this year?).
James
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AGW
Reged: 03/10/2003
Posts: 7738
Loc: Ayrshire
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The most useful thing that has come my way over the past 12months is the bubble level that I bought....about 3 weeks before WDC gave one away free....then another arrived through the post a few weeks ago. Its made a difference to my output and to my approach to the shot.
The only other thing I would nominate is the AP forum, apart from being entertaining and the unusual smell, I have found it(you) to be a most invaluable resource.
Not too glitzy...but credit where credit is due!
Graeme
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AGW (BSRIPN)
Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where others see nothing. (Camille Pissarro)
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huwevans
Old Hand
Reged: 05/08/2000
Posts: 15464
Loc: Dorset, UK
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... the unusual smell,
That's probably the goat - we've tried asking BigWill to put it outside when he logs on, but you know how much notice he takes of anything we say.
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huwevans
Old Hand
Reged: 05/08/2000
Posts: 15464
Loc: Dorset, UK
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I'd like to nominate Nikon View NX - the browser, not Capture NX - that's great too, but wrong year.
Obviously it's primarily useful as a browser for Nikon raw files, but JPEG shooters with any maker's cameras should be able to make use of it as well. It's simply a great rapid image browser, with some really useful easy marking, grading and filtering capability, lost highlight/shadow viewing, focus point selection view (for NEF files), basic raw tweaking (ditto), etc. - all in all a much improved version of Nikon View. And best of all, it's free - although that might technically just be for registered Nikon owners. I think anyone can get it from the US Nikon site though.
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Huw Evans.
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Iloca
Unregistered at user's request
Reged: 06/12/2005
Posts: 3800
Loc: Northern Ireland
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My favourite kit,
Dakine Sequence Photo Backpack, (Ideal size for me, proper hip-belt, Loads of space for non-photographic items)
Velbon Sherpa Pro CF-631EL tripod, (really light, stable)
The Olympus E-3, don't own it, haven't tried it, but I've ordered it. A massive step forward from the E-1 which itself has met my needs in everyway.
Richard
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My Flickr Gallery
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Angela Nicholson
AP Technical Editor
Reged: 07/02/2006
Posts: 153
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I feel disanfranchised. My favourate kit was introduced about two years ago. It's manufacture's replacement is not quite here in time and in any case will not be bought by me because its properties are of not of enough improvement to warrant an upgrade. If the D200 had been eligable then I would have voted for it. The D300 may well deserve your accolade but unfortuneately is just too late.
Don't despair the D300 was introduced this year so it is eligible. Look out for its test coming up soon - Dec 8th issue I think...I've been allowed home for the weekend so I can't check the date
Angela
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TheFatControlleR
L'éminence Grise, Devil's Advocate & AP Fanboy!
Reged: 24/04/2001
Posts: 11659
Loc: Not here, it's rubbish...
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... I've been allowed home for the weekend so I can't check the date...
Home for the weekend!! 
I see regime is slacking under the new junta...
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TheFatControlleR
And so, my fellow Benchists: ask not what your bench can do for you - ask what you can do for your bench... Ben Chism
Live fat, die young, and leave a self-basting corpse...
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Damien Demolder
Tharg the Mighty
Reged: 22/08/2001
Posts: 1022
Loc: Essex born and badly-bred
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Quote:
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I feel disanfranchised. My favourate kit was introduced about two years ago. It's manufacture's replacement is not quite here in time and in any case will not be bought by me because its properties are of not of enough improvement to warrant an upgrade. If the D200 had been eligable then I would have voted for it. The D300 may well deserve your accolade but unfortuneately is just too late.
Don't despair the D300 was introduced this year so it is eligible. Look out for its test coming up soon - Dec 8th issue I think...I've been allowed home for the weekend so I can't check the date
Angela
Does this count as a commercial post? And who said you could leave the office?
I was going to say 'you can take the girl out of the office...' but would end up being inappropriate. 
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RogerMac
Hotshoe Shuffler
Reged: 25/03/2007
Posts: 499
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It has got to be in body stabilisation and in particular the E510 which has upgraded all my lenses and opened up a whole new dimension where photography was previously impossible.
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spinno
Curmudgeonly Fellow
Reged: 07/02/2007
Posts: 3314
Loc: Meat and Fish
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For me it's the Pentax K10D
Possibly the best camera in the world....(according to the critics )
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TarquinBiscuit
Sometimes I feel like screaming
Reged: 03/02/2001
Posts: 9417
Loc: Staffs/Derbys border
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I feel I can only nominate items I have bought and which I really rate. There are only two which I think were introduced in 2007:
my Jobo 80Gb GigaVu PRO
and my Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR Micro
Clive
If I can think of a third one I shall add it later.
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Clive BSRIPN
Cover of the Rolling Stone
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Scphoto
Little Fruitbat
Reged: 13/11/2005
Posts: 2571
Loc: Birmingham, UK
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For me it's Adobe Lightroom.
Oh and the Canon 580EX Mk II is great as well!
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2341
Loc: Nottingham
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Quote:
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I feel disanfranchised. My favourate kit was introduced about two years ago. It's manufacture's replacement is not quite here in time and in any case will not be bought by me because its properties are of not of enough improvement to warrant an upgrade. If the D200 had been eligable then I would have voted for it. The D300 may well deserve your accolade but unfortuneately is just too late.
Don't despair the D300 was introduced this year so it is eligible. Look out for its test coming up soon - Dec 8th issue I think...I've been allowed home for the weekend so I can't check the date
Angela
But how can I nominate something that I have never used?
That is not an invitation to lend me one for an article; that would just be too embarrasing if I could not come up with the publishable results 
Edited by Learning (11/11/2007 18:50)
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Learning
Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
Posts: 2341
Loc: Nottingham
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Quote:
I feel I can only nominate items I have bought and which I really rate. There are only two which I think were introduced in 2007:
my Jobo 80Gb GigaVu PRO
and my Nikon AF-S 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR Micro
Clive
Thanks Clive, I had forgotten that the 105VR was announced this year.
I second the 105VR Micro Nikkor. As I have said elsewhere I forgive the bulk, weight and cost for the quality.
John
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