We’re approaching that time of year: awards time! Once again, we’re looking back at all the camera and lens products released this year and assessing all of those we’ve had a chance to test and review. There were a lot of really amazing and impressive cameras announced in 2021 — and a few that came in at the tail-end of 2020 that didn’t quite make into last year’s running due to our awards cut-off date. While we continue to discuss our favorites amongst ourselves here at IR, we also want to hear from you, the reader, on what you think is the best camera of the year. We did our first Reader’s Choice Poll last year, and the response was incredible, with votes cast from readers in over 80 countries and regions around the world. So we’re doing a poll again this year!

Over the course of the past year, there have been several terrific cameras released from nearly every major manufacturer, and it’s been an honor testing them on your behalf both in the lab and in the field. You’ve now done the homework — the reading, browsing through our sample images, pixel-peeping our lab shots. Some of you have probably shot with some of these models, as well. So now it’s time to make YOUR decision, what is the best new camera of 2021?

As with last year’s poll, we’ve tried to simplify the voting process, narrowing down the selection to the seven best models released this year, and it’s an impressive group of camera bodies indeed. Once again, we have nice variety across the different camera brands in our poll, though not everyone has an entry on the list this year. Not all manufacturers released a camera this year or released one into the US market, or we simply have not been able to get a review sample to test yet. A few manufacturers have more than one product on the ballot, too, as we felt these products all were deserving of a shot at the top spot.

We’ll be unveiling our own Camera of the Year awards soon, of course, so stay tuned for that. We’ll have many more categories included, as well as our picks for the best lenses released in the past year.

But for now, it’s your turn. So take a close look at the ballot box and get your votes in today!
*(Voter deadline is the end of the day November 12th!)*

Fujifilm GFX 100S

Super high-res 102-megapixel medium-format sensor inside a camera body that’s essentially the same size as a 35mm full-frame DSLR? Yes, please. Oh, and there’s also phase-detection AF, IBIS, 4K video recording, and a lower price? Oh yes! Back in 2019, Fujifilm came out with the downright impressive 102MP GFX 100 medium-format mirrorless camera, packing in features and functionality not previously seen in the medium-format camera world. But, the camera was large, relatively heavy and quite expensive at $10,000 body-only. The GFX 100S changes that.

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The Fuji GFX 100S brings the imaging performance of its bigger sibling down into a lighter, more portable, and easier-to-handle camera body design, while also coming in at $4000 less. The GFX series has always been about premier image quality first and foremost, but the GFX 100, and by extension the GFX 100S, brings an added boost of performance and capabilities that let you capture images not normally possible with medium-format — not to mention bring such a camera into locations not normally appropriate for the typical medium-format camera. As our reviewer put it, “The GFX 100S has no business being this impressive for its price. Is the camera still costly at $6,000? Sure, but it is worth every dollar and then some for photographers demanding the utmost in image quality.”

Photo by Jeremy Gray

Nikon Z7 II

The Nikon Z7 II is one of the two cameras on the list that technically debuted in 2020, but which came out towards the end of the year and after our cut-off date for entry into our 2020 Awards. The second-generation version of Nikon’s high-resolution full-frame mirrorless camera model, the Z7 II maintains not only the same overall physical design but also the same excellent 45.7-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS image sensor. What’s new, however, is an additional image processor for improved performance in numerous areas, including autofocus, burst shooting and video recording. The Z7 II can shoot faster, offers Eye AF in more AF modes as well as during video, and now has 4K 60p video. There are also other refinements, such as dual memory card slots (hooray!) and USB-C power delivery and wireless firmware updates via a mobile app.

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Overall, the Nikon Z7 II isn’t drastically different from the original, but it has several updates to performance and improvements to its usability that make it an all-around impressive camera. The image quality, as we saw with the original, is outstanding at a wide range of ISOs and the resolving power makes it a beautiful camera for high-res pursuits, such as landscapes and portraiture. As we said in our review, the Z7 II is “a significantly better and more capable camera than the original. The Z7 II is unquestionably a more polished camera with refined performance and a robust feature set.”

Photo by Jeremy Gray

Nikon Z6 II

Hard not to mention the Z7 II without also mentioning its sibling, the Z6 II. Like the Z7 II, we didn’t hear about this camera until after our deadline last year, nor did we properly review the camera in the field until 2021. And again, the Z6 II comes as more of a refinement model to the original rather than taking on a drastic redesign or all-new imaging pipeline. The camera features a dual-processor configuration for improved performance both in terms of burst shooting and buffer depth but also AF performance and with video features. And it also gains a second memory card slot.

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Furthermore, like its predecessor, the 24MP Z6 II is priced at a much more approachable price point, at around $2000 body-only, putting it right in the middle of the popular enthusiast category. Plus, if you are more of a hybrid creator shooting both stills and video, the Z6-series is the better choice. All in all, the Z6 II offers a lot of camera for a reasonable price point. Its performance and features for both stills and video are very good, and it’s a worthwhile improvement over the Z6 as well and offers strong value for the money.

Photo by Jeremy Gray

Panasonic GH5 II

While the world is still waiting to see Panasonic’s new GH6, the company also released a successor to its wildly popular Lumix GH5 Micro Four Thirds camera earlier this year, the Lumix GH5 II. Though largely similar from a design standpoint to the original GH5, the new Mark II model features an updated sensor that now includes an anti-reflective coating that helps suppress flare and ghosting. Further, the camera gets a newer image processor from the full-frame Lumix S1H. Improvements on the stills side of the equation are fairly mild, with the GH5 II offering a very similar feature set, though it does gain new Photo Styles, the handy Live Composite shooting mode and improved dynamic range, for example. There’s also updated, faster autofocusing with real-time face, eye, head and body recognition, plus head- and body-detection for both humans and animals.

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It’s on the video side of things where the Lumix GH5 II really shines, though. The original GH5 was already insanely well-stocked with high-end video features, making the camera incredibly popular for video creators, especially given its impressive quality, small size, large sensor and enticing price compared to high-end cinema cameras. The new GH5 II expands upon that legacy with more video features, including Cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) at up to 60fps in 4:2:0 10bit and C4K 30p at 4:2:2 10bit as well as 6K Anamorphic using the entire sensor area. There’s also higher quality HDMI output, V-LogL support without any need for the paid upgrade the earlier model required, as well as improved support for live streaming video functionality. All in all, the GH5 II is a thoroughly impressive camera, especially if you are serious about video.

Photo by William Brawley

Pentax K-3 III

Much of the camera world might be moving full-steam ahead into mirrorless territory, but Pentax still believes in the DSLR. And the new Pentax K-3 III is a testament to that belief. The new K-3 Mark III is the company’s latest flagship APS-C DSLR, and it builds upon the popular legacy of the K-3, offering a familiar but improved user experience as well as lots of new upgrades to the imaging pipeline, autofocus system and more. The K-3 III features a new, higher-resolution 25.73-megapixel sensor that’s now back-illuminated for improved low-light and high ISO performance. The image processor is also all-new, as is the autofocusing system that now features significantly more AF points, new AF algorithms and new face- and eye-detection subject-detection capabilities. There’s also more powerful image stabilization and improved video recording features.

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In the hand, the K-3 IIIÂ maintains that classic DSLR shape with a deep, highly-contoured handgrip and large, central viewfinder. The optical viewfinder, in particular, is all-new with a 100-degree FOV and an impressive 1.05x magnification factor. It’s a bigger, better viewfinder than the previous model and offers a viewfinder experience like that of a full-frame camera. Overall, the Pentax K-3 III is an interesting camera, and there are things it can’t do in comparison to some high-end mirrorless cameras these days. That said, its image quality is impressive, the weather-sealing is wonderful, and the viewfinder and ergonomics are fantastic. If you are someone who relishes an excellent optical viewfinder, lots of physical controls and excellent durability, the Pentax K-3 III makes a great choice.

Photo by Jeremy Gray

Sony A1

Would you like a camera that can basically do it all? Shoot very high-resolution images, have the speed to capture the fastest sports and fleeting wildlife moments, record ultra-high-resolution video and have swift built-in workflow functionality so you can send off your images in a snap? Sony just might have the “Swiss Army Knife” camera with their flagship Alpha 1. This all-around impressive camera has a 50MP full-frame stacked sensor that can shoot up to an insanely-fast 30fps with RAW and with full C-AF functionality. It also records 8K 30p and 4K 120p video and includes faster Wi-F, Ethernet, USB-C and a full-size HDMI port. This camera, as you might expect, is very expensive. Its $6500 price tag is perhaps its only drawback.

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If you can look beyond the price, the Sony A1 is thoroughly impressive. The image quality is outstanding, and the performance and capabilities make it a superbly versatile camera. The updated Real-time Tracking AF, which now features Bird Eye AF, makes it an excellent choice for birding and wildlife photographers. Of course, the Eye AF works for humans and other animals, which is great for portraits, sports and other moving subjects. Design-wise, the A1 features Sony’s latest ergonomics improvements with a larger grip, an outstanding higher-res EVF, bigger buttons and all-around excellent durability. All in all, the Sony A1 knocks it out of the park.

Photo by William Brawley

Sony A7 IV

Last but certainly not least, the Sony A7 Mark IV just squeezes into our COTY 2021 considerations, debuting only last week. The new Sony A7 IV is the most recent iteration of Sony’s most popular full-frame mirrorless model line, and brings several significant improvements and new features. On the outside, the body design blends improvements from both the Alpha 1 and A7S III models, including the larger and more comfortable grip, bigger buttons and a fully-articulating touchscreen display. Under the hood, the A7 IV has a new 33MP BSI full-frame sensor, making it the highest-resolution A7-series camera to date. The image processor is inherited from the A1 and A7S III, as is the camera’s autofocusing system — which also features all the Real-time Tracking functionality from the A1, including Eye AF for humans, animals and birds. There are also better video recording features, such as 4K 60p and 10-bit 4:2:2 internal recording, as well as Real-time Eye-AF for humans, animals and birds in video mode — something the A1/A7S III does not yet support!

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The Sony A7 IV is thoroughly impressive, especially given all the features and functionality it offers at its enthusiast-level price point. It’s not as fast nor as high-performance as the A1 — which is to be expected — but in most situations, the A7 IV is plenty capable. It’s hard to look past the blend of excellent image quality, fast performance, good ergonomics and an approachable price point of the Sony A7 IV.

Photo by William Brawley

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Editor’s Note: You might be wondering where the Canon EOS R3 or Nikon Z9 are on our list of choices. While both cameras have been either announced or will be announced for the 2021 calendar year, we’ve not yet seen either camera model in-person to review yet. As such, the R3 and Z9 are not in the running for consideration for this year’s Camera of the Year Awards. They both will, however, be at the top of the list for consideration in our 2022 awards!

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It is a proven, scientific fact that the longer one shoots, the more one craves lenses. Camera bodies are important, no doubt about it, but lenses can last a lifetime and separate your imagery from the crowd. They are as important to a photographer as a high-end microphone is to a seasoned audio engineer, and at IR we spend a lot of time discussing and debating (and dreaming about) these little glass-filled jewels.

On this page, we’ll cover the most awesome prime lenses that we discovered in 2017, and boy we did we come across some delightful models. From a terrific portrait lens if you’re shooting on a budget (Fujinon XF 50mm f/2 WR) to one of the best portrait lenses we have ever seen (Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art), we have you covered if portraits are your thing. We’ll also look at wide angle, medium format, telephoto range and more, so “prime” yourself for a brighter world to be found in our selections below.

Lens of the Year, Best Wide Angle Prime – Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro

Olympus earned top marks in 2016 for their wonderful 25mm f/1.2 Pro lens, so it’s not surprising that the new additions to their f/1.2 Pro primes released this year are equally impressive. On the wide end of the spectrum, the Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro lens offers photographers a versatile, wide-angle 34mm-eq. focal length with that characteristically bright f/1.2 aperture. Like its longer siblings, the 17mm f/1.2 is amazingly sharp wide-open, in both the center and out in the corners of the frame. That’s impressive, not only for a wide-angle lens but also a lens with such a wide, fast aperture. As with most lenses, sharpness increases if you stop down a bit, but fear not, the Olympus 17mm f/1.2 is super-sharp wide-open — so don’t fear that f/1.2 aperture!

As far as build quality is concerned, the Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro, like all other Zuiko Pro lenses, maintains the same rugged, metal construction and thorough weather-sealing to keep out dirt, dust and moisture. Even more, the engineers at Olympus managed to squeeze this all-new 17mm lens into the same size barrel as the 25mm f/1.2 Pro lens. That’s right, these lenses — the 25mm f/1.2, 17mm f/1.2 and 45mm f/1.2 — are all the same size and shape and share the same filter size. Given the different optical formulas necessary for these different focal lengths, this is a pretty neat technological achievement.

All told, if you’re looking for a top-notch wide-angle prime lens for your Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, look no further than the Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro lens. With amazing build quality and absolutely fantastic optical quality, especially sharpness (even at f/1.2), this lens is sure to impress even discerning photographers.

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Lens of Distinction, Best Wide Angle Prime – Nikon 28mm f/1.4E

It’s been a great year for lenses. For Nikon fans in particular, there have been many new optics to get excited about. In the wide angle prime realm, the new Nikon 28mm f/1.4E ED AF-S Nikkor lens is a particularly impressive one due to its fast aperture, impressive wide-open optical quality, and very good build quality. This high-end performance comes at a premium price, though — the Nikon 28mm f/1.4 sells for around $2,000. While about $1,300 more than the Nikon 28mm f/1.8G, the 28mm f/1.4E is still $3,000 less than the competing Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4.

Pricing aside, the Nikon 28mm f/1.4 is excellent, though not without some faults. The lens doesn’t deliver edge-to-edge sharpness until you stop it down to around f/5.6, and it displays significant vignetting on a full-frame camera when shooting at wide apertures — but depending on the look you’re going for, these factors may not be of any issue to you. Overall, the Nikon 28mm f/1.4EÂ delivers a unique optical character. It’s a high-end lens that is not for everyone, but for those who want to capture wide-angle images with a fast f/1.4 aperture, the Nikon 28mm f/1.4E delivers the goods.

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Lens of the Year, Best Standard Prime – Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 WR

Fujifilm has been very busy this year! The Japanese company launched their brand-new medium-format GFX camera system with the GFX 50S. Alongside this new 50-megapixel medium format camera, Fujifilm initially released three lenses — later joined by three more throughout 2017 — including the GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR standard lens. This 50mm-equivalent lens is a critical optic for any camera system, delivering a good amount of versatility and is a lens well-suited to many types of photography, including portraiture. We have awarded this great lens our “Best Standard Prime lens for 2017.”

The GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR is remarkably sharp across the frame, even when shooting wide open. It’s unusual for a lens to deliver this much quality wide open. Not only is the sharpness there, but the lens has a durable and lightweight design featuring weather, dust and freeze resistance. The autofocus performance may not be the fastest — none of the GF lenses are particularly quick focusers — but if you are interested in the GFX 50S camera, it is ultimately all about the image quality and the GF 63mm f/2.8 delivers that in spades.

The GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR delivers images with a lot of character as well. It’s not unusual for Fujifilm users to point out the company’s Fujinon lenses as a major reason for going with Fujifilm, and fortunately, the GF lenses thus far have captured that same special Fujifilm quality. If you are building a new camera system, you need to deliver a great standard prime, and Fujifilm has absolutely done that with the new GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR for the GFX system.

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Lens of the Year, Best Value Prime – Fujifilm XF 50mm f/2 WR

Fujifilm continues to impress us with their ever-growing and super-versatile XF lens arsenal, and the XF 50mm f/2 WR is yet another triumph for the Fujinon line. Pairing the portrait-friendly 76mm-equivalent focal length with a reasonably bright f/2 aperture, while still maintaining a diminutive size and weight and a budget-friendly price, wowed us enough to create a category solely for this lens! And it is a deserving victory indeed.

While the XF 50mm f/2 weighs in at a mere 7.1oz (200g) and costs just US $450, it still sports weather and dust resistance, and we’ve learned from our own reviewing experiences over the years that Fujifilm really stands behind this claim. And if you want that shallow depth of field look on a budget, you can create excellent subject isolation when shooting wide open. Shooting from a distance of five feet, you’ll experience just three inches of crisp focus, while the rest of the image melts away into creamy bokeh-land. This is a rather uncommon feat for a lens at this price!

At $450 the XF 50mm f/2 WR is an absolute steal and one we’re proud to honor in this year’s awards.

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Lens of the Year, Best Portrait Prime – Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art

The Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art lens is capable of images that are both stunning and sublime. It is, in fact, difficult to describe just how insanely useful and capable this lens is for not only general portraiture but also for making the common look strikingly uncommon. We found the real world results to be absolutely beautiful, and for a long portrait prime, it is also generously bright at f/1.8, making it an incredible tool for your bag.

Our technical reviewer called it one of the sharpest lenses we have ever tested, including wide open. Our field tester found the bokeh quality virtually unrivaled, across a wide variety of subject matter. And both raved about how capable the autofocus performance is, and also how good and robust the lens feels in the hands. From the overall build quality to the results from our test lab and the quality and versatility of the output in the field, we simply couldn’t find anything but great things to say about the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art lens.

Super sharp, yet capable of insanely good bokeh? Indeed, this new Art lens from Sigma is a work of art in itself. Bravo to the designers and engineers on this one, and congratulations to anyone acquiring this lens for your shooting arsenal.

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Lens of Distinction, Best Portrait Prime – Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS

It’s been a long time coming, but an update (of sorts) to the venerable 85mm f/1.2L II is here. Although the classic f/1.2 version is still made and for sale — the f/1.4 version doesn’t replace it — the new 85mm f/1.4L IS offers both photographers and video creators a range of important improvements to this classic portrait prime.

For starters, it’s nearly as bright, giving you that smooth bokeh and subject isolation that’s characteristic of a classic portrait photograph. What’s more though, is that the new f/1.4 version offers significantly faster autofocus performance than the f/1.2L II, letting you capture both still and moving subjects. Plus, the addition of image stabilization now makes this much more friendly for video shooters as well as when shooting in low light.

Perhaps most importantly, though, is the optical quality, which is fantastic. Super-sharp wide-open, the 85mm f/1.4L IS is, overall, sharper than its f/1.2 counterpart — and it’s slightly less expensive, as well! What’s not to love? So, unless you really need that f/1.2 aperture, the 85mm f/1.4L IS is the king of portrait primes from 2017 for Canon shooters.

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Lens of Distinction, Best Portrait Prime – Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 WR

The Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 R LM WR is fantastic choice for portraiture. The 87mm equivalent prime has a fast f/2 aperture, which delivers a very shallow depth of field on the medium format sensor of the GFX camera. The fastest lens in Fujifilm’s GF lens lineup renders gorgeous bokeh wide open and yet sacrifices very little sharpness by shooting at f/2, even in the corners.

Although it doesn’t feature an apodization filter, the bokeh from the Fujinon GF 110mm f/2 is spectacular. There is a depth in images which feels tangible, and the lens doesn’t have much of a cat’s eye effect to its specular highlights as you move toward the corners. It’s a rare combination to be able to shoot images wide open for gorgeous bokeh while ensuring that the in-focus area is tack sharp.

If you are a GFX owner and you shoot portraits, the GF 110mm f/2 is a must-own lens. It is one of the best portrait primes we’ve tested in recent years and is a true showcase lens for the GFX’s excellent image sensor. It’s a stunning piece of glass and is very worthy of its award of “Distinction” for Portrait Prime Lens of the Year in 2017.

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Lens of Distinction, Best Portrait Prime – Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro

Like its wide-angle and standard-range brothers, the new Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro is killer optic. Offering a 90mm-eq. focal length for Micro Four Thirds photographers, this lens is a premium portrait-centric lens.

Similar to the other f/1.2 Zuiko Pro primes, the 45mm version is razor-sharp at f/1.2, even in the corners, and remains tack-sharp if you ever need to stop the lens down. As for other optical qualities, CA is impressively low, distortion is practically nonexistent and vignetting is amazingly minimal, even at f/1.2.

As expected, the build quality is fantastic, with rugged weather sealing and nearly all-metal construction. At around $1200, it’s certainly a bit pricey for the Micro Four Thirds world, but it’s a professional-level, top-quality, fast prime lens that captures stunning portraits. If you’re a Micro Four Thirds photographer in need of one of the best portrait lenses for this system and need fast AF and tough weather-sealing, look no further than the Olympus 45mm f/1.2 Pro.

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Lens of the Year, Best Telephoto Prime – Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 Leica DG

If you’re a sports or wildlife shooter in need of a bright, far-reaching super telephoto lens, Panasonic’s Leica DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 Power O.I.S. lens might just be your dream optic. With a powerful 400mm-equivalent focal length on the Micro Four Thirds bodies for which it’s designed, the Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 has what it takes to bring distant subjects right up close.

But whereas similarly bright, powerful telephoto lenses for APS-C and full-frame DSLR cameras are unwieldy giants which pretty much require that you shoot on a tripod or monopod, the Panasonic 200mm f/2.8 is small and light enough to shoot handheld. How small? It’s about a third shorter and slimmer than its nearest DSLR rivals! Yet despite its trim proportions, the DG Elmarit 200mm f/2.8 Power O.I.S. packs in the great image quality you’d expect of a Leica-branded optic, and the autofocus is swift as well.

It also supports Panasonic’s powerful Dual I.S. and Dual I.S. 2.0 image stabilization systems, the latter of which pairs lens-based optical stabilization with a body-based I.S. system for an impressive 6.5-stop corrective strength. And as if that wasn’t already enough, it even comes bundled with a 1.4x teleconverter, allowing it to double as a 560mm-equivalent f/4 optic, too. But really, the big story for us is the sense of photographic freedom that you get from leaving your camera support at home!

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Lens of the Year, Most Unique Lens – Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 STF GM

For everyone who’s serious about the quality of their bokeh, this intriguing new STF lens from Sony is worth taking a closer look. The lens is manufactured with a form of apodization, which is intended to “smooth out” any bokeh elements that may contain hard edges, and in our real-world testing, we found the lens indeed capable of achieving exactly that!

Apodization is not new to the camera world in general, but is still fairly rare and certainly the first time we’ve seen it in a Sony FE-mount lens. Sony calls their version of this process “Smooth Trans Focus” and thus the “STF” in the name, and if you’re interested in learning more about it, our publisher Dave Etchells discusses the mechanics of this in great detail in our 100mm f/2.8 STF Field Test. Most of us have seen the results of shallow depth of field for good subject isolation, but the additional smoothing characteristics imparted by this lens to the background elements add a new element to the overall subject isolation potential from the lens.

If you’re ready to take your portraits to a new level and gain better control over the look of the background elements in your photos, you’ll want to take a closer look at the Sony 100mm f/2.8 STF.

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Imaging Resource Camera of the Year Awards 2017

Best Professional & High-End Cameras

Best Enthusiast & Premium Compact Cameras

Best Intermediate & Entry-Level Cameras

Best Overall

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Photography is a powerful way for people to visually share their stories with the world. However, for many people, it can be very difficult to afford photographic gear and training. There is a lack of accessibility that PhotoVoice, a U.K.-based project, wants to address. Further, imagery can be an impactful way to instigate social change. PhotoVoice helps people across the world share their stories and what impacts their lives.

PhotoVoice needs funding to accomplish their objectives and there are a variety of rewards that people can receive for their contributions, including exclusive prints from photographers such as Martin Parr, Laura Pannack, Sarah Moon, Marcus Bleasdale, Philip Jones Griffiths and more.

That’s not all though, Olympus has agreed to help PhotoVoice by offering consumers a special “PhotoVoice package.” The exclusive package includes an Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, our Camera of the Year, a 45mm f/1.8 lens and a one-on-one training session with an Olympus expert to help you capture your best work with your new OM-D E-M1 Mark II. You can purchase it through the PhotoVoice website.

If you would like to learn more about PhotoVoice and contribute, please visit their website.

– PhotoVoice –

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