Professional Photographer Announces Hot1 Award Winners

             Professional Photographer magazine will honor industry manufacturers and service providers when it presents the 5th annual Hot1 awards at the PhotoPlus Expo Trade Show at the Javits Center in New York, N.Y. Each year, the Hot1 Awards are conferred upon the year’s best new professional imaging products.

            A diverse panel of imaging professionals judged each product, looking for both quality and innovation.  Once all of the nominees were examined and evaluated, it was time for the votes to be cast.

            This year Professional Photographer presented 45 awards in a variety of categories, representing the full spectrum of imaging products, from albums and cameras to online services and digital printers. The competition was fierce and made judging an even more heated experience.

            Each Hot1 recipient receives a plaque commemorating their achievement and the right to use the Hot1 award  seal for one year.  A complete list of Hot1 winners appears in the October 2003 issue of Professional Photographer, the list will also be available on the magazine’s web site at www.ppmag.com.

            The award-winning Professional Photographer magazine has been considered the flagship publication of the professional photography industry since its debut in 1907.

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Editor: A complete list of Hot1 Award categories and recipients is attached.

 

Category

 

 

Selection

 

35mm Cameras

Pentax *ist

Auto Focus Lenses

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f/1.4

Backgrounds

Spectravue 200

Camera Bags

Lowepro Trecker AV II

Camera Cases

Versaflex LTR1118

Color Management System

ColorvisionSpyder with Optical

Color Negative Film

Kodak Portra 400UC

Color Papers

Crane Museo Pan Pro

Color Transparency Film

Fuji Velvia 100F

Digital Printers less $1,000

Epson Stylus Photo 900

Digital Printers between $1,000 and $5,000

HP DesignJet 120

Digital Printers more than $5,000

Epson Stylus Pro 10600

Display Boxes

Epoch Arts Angel Heart

Film Scanners

Epson Perfection 3200 PRO

Frames

Epoch Arts Intertwine

Image Editing Plug-ins

Nik Multimedia Dfine

Image Management Presentation and Software

TIE – ACDSee 5.0 / Phase One Capture One DSLR

Integrated Digital View Camera Systems

Calumet Cambo Ultima 35

Light Meters

Minolta Auto Meter V F

Light Modifiers

Photoflex Halfdome

Macro Lenses

Olympus Zuiko Digital 50mm Macro

Medium-format Lenses

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 45-90mm f/4.5

Multi-format Film Scanner

TIE – Microtek Lab ArtixScan 120tf / Imacon 343

Multi-shot digital back

Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back 645H

Novelty Items

Crane All-Occasion Portrait Cards

One-shot Digital Back

Phase One H 25

Online Photo Services

TIE -Collages.net MyLabParnter.net / Kodak ProShots System v6.0

Photo Album Design Software

E-Book FlipAlbum 5 Pro

Photo Albums

Renaissance SoHo Book

Portable Storage Devices

SmartDisk FlashTrax

Posing Tools

Barnes Victorian Father Christmas

 

Power Packs

 

Quantum Turbo 2x2

Pro DSLR less than $3,000

Olympus E-1

Pro DSLR more than $3,000

Nikon D1x Upgrade

Removable Storage Cards

Lexar 2GB CompactFlash

Standard Zoom Lenses

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 Macro

Studio Lighting System

White Lightning X-Series X800

Studio Management Software

Studio Plus

Telephoto Lenses

Minolta AF 300mm f/2.8 APO G (D) SSM Lens

Telephoto Zoom Lenses

Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens

Tripods and Camera Stands

Promaster SystemPro 1

Wide Zoom Lenses

Nikon DX Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G lens