2008 Hot One Award Winners
Professional Photographer magazine congratulates the 2008 Hot One Award Winners below. You'll find our full coverage in the February issue of the magazine.
CAMERAS
Digital SLR (35mm style) Less Than $1,000 — IT’S A TIE!
Pentax K100D Super
Olympus Evolt E-510
Digital SLR (35mm style) Between $1,000 and $3,000
Canon EOS 40D
Digital SLR (35mm style) More Than $3,000 to $7,000
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Digital SLR (35mm style) Over $7,000
Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Medium-format Digital Camera System
Mamiya 645ZD Digital System
LENSES
Macro Lens
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF
Medium-format Lens
Medium Format Lensbaby 3G
Standard Zoom Lens
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Lens
Telephoto Lens — IT’S A TIE!
Zeiss Sonnar T* 2/85 ZM
AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR
Telephoto Zoom Lens
smc Pentax-DA* 50-135mm f/2.8 ED AL[IF]SDM telephoto zoom
Wide Zoom Lens
AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED Lens
Wide-angle Lens
Zeiss Distagon T* 4/18 ZM
FILM
Black-and-white
Kodak Professional T-MAX 400
Color Transparency
Fujichrome Velvia 50 for Professionals (RVP 50)
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Camera Flash
Metz Mecablitz 58 AF-1 digital
Light Modifier
Paul C. Buff Foldable soft boxes and octaboxes
Portable Light Unit
Profoto AcuteB 600/600R
Power Pack
Paul C. Buff Zeus Power Packs
Slave/Trigger System
Elinchrom EL-Skyport Wireless
Studio Lighting System
Profoto ComPact R
DIGITAL STORAGE MEDIA
In-camera Memory Card
Lexar Professional UDMA 300x CompactFlash Card
Portable Hard Drive and Display
JOBO Spectator
PRINTERS
Dye-Sub Printer
Mitsubishi CP-9800DW
Inkjet Printer Less Than $500
Epson Stylus Photo 1400
Inkjet Printer $500 to $1,000
Canon PIXMA Pro9500
Inkjet Printer Between $1,000 and $5,000
Epson Stylus Pro 4880
Inkjet Printer More Thank $5,000
HP Designjet Z3100ps GP Photo Printer
INKJET MEDIA
Fine-art Medium
LexJet Sunset Select Gloss Canvas
Glossy Paper
LexJet Sunset Fibre Elite 285g
Matte Paper
Moab Lasal Photo Matte 235
Semi-glossy Paper
Hawk Mountain Papers Sharpwing Luster
SCANNER
Multi-format Scanner
Epson Perfection V500 Photo
PRESENTATION
Contemporary/Unmatted Photo Album
AsukaBook Book Bound EX in Varnish
Display Item — IT’S A TIE!
Finao Seldex Image Portfolio
Collages.net Gallery Wrap
Frame — IT’S A TIE!
Digital Foci Image Moments IMT-083
JOBO Photo Display PDJ701
Novelty or Add-on Sales Item
eMotion Designer Picture Shows
Online Printing/Order Fulfillment
collagesDesktop + collagesColor
SOFTWARE
Album Design
Art Fotografic Album DS PRO—My Designer Studio Edition
Camera Capture/Processing
Craig’s Actions Production Assistants—Creative Suite
Digital Asset Management
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3.1
Image Editing
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Image Editing Plug-in — IT’S A TIE!
Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
Ron Nichols Digital Solutions Palettes
Painting
Corel Painter X
Presentation/Slideshow
Photodex ProShow Producer 3.2
Studio Management
SuccessWare
STUDIO & LOCATION EQUIPMENT
Background
Denny CP6262 Rusty Metal
Camera Bag or Traveling Case — IT’S A TIE!
Jill-e camera bags
Lowepro Apex AW Camera Pouches
Think Tank Photo Airport International
Color Management
PANTONE hueyPRO
Digital Projector
Epson PowerLite 77c
Posing Tool
Lastolite HiLite
Power Supply
Paul C. Buff Vagabond II Portable Power System
Tripod or Camera Stand
Manfrotto 055XPROB
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Book
“The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers” by Scott Kelby
DVD or CD
Kubota RAW Workflow for Lightroom
Web Site
Collages.net Build Your Brand
MISCELLANEOUS
Display
NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi Display
Honorable Mention
PhotoShelter Personal Archive