Nikon Z 6 is the best camera of the year 2019, according to EISA
Aug 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Expert Imaging and Sound Association Awards (EISA) has announced its selection of the best photo gear of 2019. Nikon Z 6 was proclaimed the Camera of the Year, but there are a few more awarded cameras in other categories – all of them mirrorless.
EISA has been around since 1982. At the time, the editors-in-chief from five European photo magazines came together to select “The Camera of the Year.” In 1989, another 10 photo magazines had joined the group, and the association has grown ever since. Today, EISA is an association of 55 special interest magazines from 29 countries.
There are six expert groups awarded: Hi-Fi, Home Theatre Audio, Home Theatre Display Video, In-Car Electronics, Mobile Devices, and Photography. Of course, we’re interested particularly in the Photography category, and these are the 2019-2020 winners:
Cameras:
- Advanced Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
- Advanced Full-Frame Camera: Panasonic Lumix DC-S1R
- Best Buy Full-Frame Camera: Canon EOS RP
- Camera Innovation: Fujifilm GFX100
- Camera of the Year: Nikon Z 6
- Compact Camera: Sony Cyber-shot RX100 VI
- Photo/Video Camera: Sony a6400
Lenses:
- Best Buy Zoom Lens: Tamron 35-150mm f/2.8-4 Di VC OSD
- Lens Innovation: Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM
- Portrait Prime Lens: Sony FE 135mm f/1.8 GM
- Professional Standard Zoom Lens: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S
- Professional Telephoto Zoom Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM
- Standard Prime Lens: Canon RF 50mm f/1.2 USM
- Standard Zoom Lens: Canon RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
- Super Telephoto Prime Lens: Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM
- Telephoto Prime Lens: Sony FE 400mm f/2.8 GM OSS
- Telephoto Zoom Lens: Sigma 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM
- Wide-Angle Prime Lens: Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 GM
- Wide-Angle Zoom Lens: Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD
Other:
- Best Smartphone: Huawei P30 Pro
- Photo Innovation: Sony Real-time Eye AF
- Photo Software: Skylum Luminar
You can find more details at the EISA website, and of course, you can check out the remaining categories if you’re interested. Also, you can compare the results with TIPA Awards, and you’ll see that plenty of gear has found its place on their list, too.
[via SLR Lounge]
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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9 responses to “Nikon Z 6 is the best camera of the year 2019, according to EISA”
No way
Daniel Pinto make sense, look at the sony A7III spec and price, now look at the Z6 + ftz and price. Plus Nikon lenses are much cheaper than Sony/Zeiss lenses.
Safidy Andrian With the amount of problems the Z6 has caused me during the past 4 weeks on assignment, there’s just no way the judges actually used the Z6 for any amount of real work lol I don’t even want to sell it to an enemy it’s so unreliable, it’s going to end up in the garbage.
I’ll take it for free
Safidy Andrian please go and compare price of lenses. It’s all about 100-200$$
Alain Gaudreau I’m curious what problems have you been experiencing ?
I forgot but which camera got call backs again??
Big asterisk: Sony launched no FF cameras during the eligibility period.
One card slot….there is no logical way this is best camera of the year.what a load of horse feces!