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REVIEWS: Choice Awards

What are the Choice Awards?
The PhotographyREVIEW.com Choice Awards honor the best digital cameras, film cameras, and other photography equipment reviewed by the PhotographyREVIEW.com community. The cameras and lenses below received the highest ratings and most favorable user reviews during the past year (approximately October 2005 through November 2006). The Choice Awards are special because they're based on user reviews from photographers who actually own and use the equipment regularly � not professional camera testers or editors.
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Best Digital SLR Cameras

Prosumer Digital SLR Canon EOS 30D	Pro Digital SLR Nikon D2X
Entry-Level Digital SLR Nikon D50

Best 35mm SLR Cameras

Pro 35mm SLR

Nikon F6

Consumer 35mm SLR

Canon EOS Elan 7N / 7NE

Best Camera Lenses

Digital SLR Super-Wide Zoom Lenses Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens	Digital SLR Super-Zoom Lenses Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF AF-S VR DX Nikkor Lens
SLR Wide Zoom Lenses Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens	SLR Medium Zoom Lenses Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS USM EF Lens
SLR Telephoto Zoom Lenses Canon EF 70-200mm f4L USM Lens	SLR Telephoto Super Zoom Sigma 50-500mm F4-6.3 EX APO RF HSM Lens
SLR Normal Prime Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens

Photo-John's 2006 Picks for stand-out digital cameras and other notable photography products.

Sony Alpha A100 Digital SLR

Sony's first digital SLR, with a 10-megapixel sensor, Super Steady Shot image stabilization, and a great feature set.

Olympus Stylus 720 SW

Waterproof, shockproof, pocket-sized, and good image quality - it's not perfect, but there's nothing else that compares.

Photo-John's Picks - Lowepro Dryzone Rover hydration camera backpack

Lowepro Dryzone Rover Backpack

I've got a love-hate relationship with this backpack's awkward zipper. But it allows me to carry more camera equipment and H20 safely and comfortably and that means better backcountry photos.

Photo-John's Picks - Pixmantec RawShooter RAW conversion software

Pixmantec RawShooter Software

A wonderful RAW conversion program with innovative and powerful image adjustment tools. Unfortunately, Adobe bought it to roll into Lightroom, and they've discontinued updates.

Photo-John's Picks - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di zoom lens

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di Lens

Great optics and an even better value for a fast, standard zoom lens - a very real alternative to Nikon and Canon pro lenses.

More about the PhotographyREVIEW.com Choice Awards
The PhotographyREVIEW.com Choice Awards are primarily based on the number of reviews and the averaged rating from our user reviews. When the numbers are close an editorial decision is made based on design innovation, value, special features, etc. If you own a camera or other photo equipment that you think should have received a Choice Award, please write a review. A product can't win a Choice Award unless photographers post reviews for it. So make sure to post reviews for all of your cameras, camera accessories, photography software, etc. If you work for a camera manufacturer and believe that your camera, lens, or other photo-related product deserved a Choice Award, please encourage photographers who own your products to post reviews on PhotographyREVIEW.com. If your products don't have reviews, they can't win.

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