The 2007 POP Awards

Great pictures, like great songs, are hard to get out of your head. Creating them requires the right mix of tools and talent. This year's POP (Photography's Outstanding Products) Awards recognize the best tools of 2007 -- the ones that helped photographers take, fix, share, organize, and sell great photos. Out of hundreds of contenders, here are the 25 that the Editors of Popular Photography & Imaging couldn't get out of our heads.

Adobe Lightroom 1.1

Buffalo TeraStation Live

Canon EOS 40D

Epson PowerLite 1715c

Epson Stylus Photo 1400

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

HP Photosmart C7180

Kodak Custom Creations

Kodak EasyShare Z885

Mpix Books

Nik Dfine 2.0

Nikon D40x

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G DX AF-S VR

Nokia N95

Olympus Evolt E-510

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3

Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 limited

Ricoh Caplio GX100

Samsung L74 Wide

Sekonic L-758DR Digital Master

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro

Sony Alpha 700 DSLR

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Tamron 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II Macro

Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 Pro DX Af