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Editor's Choice 2007

Our annual guide to photography's best new products.


July/August 2007


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It happens every year, but it's worth repeating that there are more products and product categories than ever in this year's Editor's Choice. All that coverage required a bigger-than-ever team of experts. In addition to regular AP contributors Jonathan Barkey, Aimee Baldridge, Steve Pollock, and Jack Howard, the group included several trusted colleagues from Popular Photography & Imaging, including Dan Richards, Debbie Grossman, and Pete Kolonia. Their combined authority makes this year's Editor's Choice the go-to guide for buying your photo equipment.

On the following pages you can read up about everything from the top digital SLRs and lenses to the latest cellphones, which now account for more cameras than any other device. In addition to our usual full-scale review of digital compact cameras, still booming even with the advent of the $500 D-SLR, you'll find tripods, digital storage devices, computers, and camera bags -- everything you need to make better pictures.

-Russell Hart

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Entry-Level DSLRs Advanced DSLRs Professional DSLRs
Digital Rangefinders SLR Lenses Cellphone Cameras
Imaging Software Fine-Art Printers Superzoom EVFs
Digital Compacts Ultrathin Compacts Storage and Display
Computers Snapshot Printers Lighting
Tripods Camera Bags Imaging Essentials

All Editor's Choice 2007 Products

Entry Level D-SLRs
Sony Alpha 100
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Nikon D40

Advanced D-SLRs
Pentax K10D
Nikon D80
Olympus EVOLT E-510

Professional D-SLRs
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Hasselblad H3D-39
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

Digital Rangefinders
Leica M8

D-SLR Lenses
Panasonic Leica D Vario-Elmar 14-150mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH
Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF ED AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Tamron AF 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II LD ASPH (IF) Macro
Sony Zeiss 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 Vario-Sonnar
Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX Fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5
Pentax DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 ED AL IF SDM
Leica Tri-Elmar-M 16-18-21mm f/4 ASPH
Sigma 50-150mm f/2.8 APO EX DC HSM
Lensbaby 3G for Medium Format

Camera Cellphones
Nokia N95
Helio Ocean
LG VX8700
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot K810i
Samsung Black Carbon SGH-d900
Motorola MOTORIZR Z8

Imaging Software
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0
Apple Aperture 1.5
Corel Painter X
Light Crafts LightZone
Microsoft Windows Vista
Adobe Photoshop CS3
DxO FilmPack
Nik Dfine2.0
Lexar Image Rescue 3
Image Trends Fisheye-Hemi plug-in
Alien Skin BlowUp
Imagenomic Portraiture plug-in
onOne Photoshop Plug-in Suite
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0

Superzoom EVFs
Olympus SP550 UltraZoom
Kodak EasyShare Z712 IS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9
Fujifilm Finepix IS-1

Digital Compacts
Nikon Coolpix P5000
Canon PowerShot TX1
Fujifilm FinePix F40fd
Samsung L74 Wide
Sigma DP-1
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50
Pentax Optio A30
Canon PowerShot G7

Ultrathin Compacts
Sony Cyber-shot G1
Canon PowerShot SD800 Digital ELPH
Casio Exilim EX-V7
Nikon Coolpix S50c
Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Pentax Optio T30
HP Photosmart R967

Snapshot Printers
Epson PictureMate Flash PM 280
Sony DPP-FP90
Canon Selphy ES1
Kodak EasyShare G600 Printer Dock
HP Photosmart A716
Hi-Touch S420

Fine Art Printers
HP DesignJet Z3100
Epson Stylus Pro 3800
Canon ImagePROGRAF iPF8000

Computers
Dell XPS M1710
Apple Mac Pro
Apple iMac 24-inch
Apple MacBook
Gateway FX530XT
Dell Dimension E521
Sony VAIO SZ
HP Pavilion dv4307cl
Gateway NX100X
Panasonic ToughBook CF-30
Toshiba M400 S5032

Lighting
Sekonic L-758DR
Broncolor Verso A4 (RFS 2400 W/S) Studio Power Pack
Rololight Shortcut Softbox Series Pro Kit
Westcott Bruce Dorn Assymetrical Strip Bank
Westcott Photo Basics Kit
Calumet Travelite 125 monolight
Elinchrom D-Lite
Sharpics D-Flector Portable Photo Studio
Quantum QF69 Mini Folding Softbox

Tripods
Gitzo Mountaineer GT2530
Manfrotto 190X ProB
Slik Pro 714 CF-II
Sunpak Ultra Pro 757 tripod
Velbon Neo Carmagne 830
Induro Alloyflex 6M AX214

Camera Bags
ThinkTank Rotation360°
Lowepro Primus AW
Lowepro Vertex 300AW
ThinkTank Airport International
Tamrac Expedition 8
Tamrac Adventure 9
Crumpler Brazillion Dollar Home
Kata GDC Rucksack R101
Kata GDC Organizer Case OC-97
Tenba Airbook Portfolio Cases
M-Rock Extreme Zion 523
National Geographic Earth Explorer Large Backpack

Straps
ThinkTank Camera Strap
UPstrap SLR Quick Release QR
Lowepro Neoprene Camera Strap
Op/Tech Bino/Cam Harness

Storage and Display
Lexar PRO UDMA 300X CF cards
SanDisk 16GB CF Extreme III CompactFlash card
Kingston Technology 8GB SDHC card
Sony Memory Stick 8GB PRO Duo
Lexar Professional UDMA Card Readers
Kingston Data Traveler Card Reader
RiDATA YEGO USB Flash Drive
Memorex Mega TravelDrive
LaCie d2 Quadra Hard Drive (external)
SmartDisk FireLite Xpress
OWC Mercury Blu-ray External drive
SanDisk Sansa View
Samsung YP-T9 MP3 player
Epson P-5000 Multimedia Storage Viewer
Iomega eGO
Newer Tech Guardian MAXimus
MediaStreet eMotion Audio/Video Jukebox
Buffalo Technologies TeraStation Live
Lite-On Blu-ray Disc triple writer
Archos 605 Portable Multimedia Player

Imaging Essentials
Colorvision PrintFIX PRO Suite
Fujichrome Velvia 50
Kodak Professional Portra films
Digital Foci Photo Safe
Kodak EasyShare 5500
Sigma SD14
Epson Stylus Photo 1400
Epson Accolade Duet projection screen
Epson PowerLite S5 projector
HP Scanjet G4050
Pantone huey PRO
OmegaSatter Camera Armor
Epson Perfection V750-M Pro
Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 EX DG APO
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
SmartParts Digital Picture Frame
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR
MediaStreet eMotion Bluetooth Digital Picture Frame
Delkin SensorScope
Canon DC50
Adorama Belle Drape Muslin Backgrounds
Logitech 3Dconnexion SpaceNavigator
Kodak EasyShare Z1275
X-Rite i1 DisplayLT
Sanyo Xacti E1
Duracell PowerPix batteries


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