Los Angeles, CA—The 3rd Annual Lucie Technical Awards, an initiative of the Lucie Foundation and sister program of the Lucie Awards, will take place in New York City on October 25, 2017. This year’s photo innovations will be honored during PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. This addition to the Lucie Awards embraces a large, critical seg
ment of the photographic community.
The Lucie Technical Awards aim to honor both large and small companies, as well as the individuals who have advanced the photographic industry in a particular year. The awards are intended to encompass all photographic categories—cameras, lenses, lighting, accessories, printers and software.
“Once again we gather to embrace an ever-growing segment of our beloved photographic community by highlighting those whose passion for the technological mingles seamlessly with brilliantly talented image makers,” commented founder of the Lucie Technical Awards, Hossein Farmani. “Many of them we’ll showcase just a few days later at the Lucie Awards.”
The 15th Annual Lucie Awards will be held Sunday, October 29, at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Following are all the finalists for the 2017 Lucie Technical Awards in each of the 19 imaging categories.
Best Instant Camera
Fujifilm instax Square SQ10
Leica Sofort
Lomo’Instant Automat Glass Magellan
MiNT SLR670-S Noir
Polaroid Snap Touch
Best Fixed-Lens Compact Camera
Canon PowerShot G9 X Mark II
Fujifilm X100F
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS70
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX 100V
Best Action Camera
Fujifilm FinePix XP120
GoPro Hero5 Black
Kodak Orbit360 4K VR
Nikon KeyMission 170
Olympus Tough TG-5
Ricoh WG-50
Sony FDR-X3000R
Best Small-Format System Camera
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Fujifilm X-T20
Leica TL2
Nikon D7500
Panasonic Lumix GH5
Pentax KP
Best Full-Frame
System Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Leica M10
Sony Alpha a9
Best Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Canon EF 16–35mm f/2.8L III USM
Nikon AF-P DX Nikkor 10–20mm f/4.5–5.6G VR
Sigma 12–24mm f/4 DG HSM Art
Sony 16–35mm f/2.8 GM
Sony FE 12–24mm f/4 G
Best Medium-Range Zoom Lens
Canon EF 24–105mm f/4L IS II USM
Sigma 24–70mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Art
Tamron SP 24–70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Best Telephoto Zoom Lens
Canon EF 70–300mm f/4–5.6 IS II USM
Nikon AF-S 70–200mm f/2.8E FL ED VR
Sigma 100–400mm f/5–6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary
Tamron SP 70–200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2
Best Special Purpose Lens
Canon EF-S 35mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM
Nikon AF-S Nikkor Fisheye 8–15mm f/3.5–4.5E ED
Nikon PC Nikkor 19mm f/4E ED
Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art
Best Medium-Format System Camera
Fujifilm GFX 50S
Hasselblad X1D-50c
Phase One XF IQ3 100MP Achromatic
Best Camera Drone
DJI Mavic Pro
DJI Phantom 4 Advanced
GDU Premium 2.0
DJI Phantom 4 Pro
DJI Spark
Best Camera Bag
Gitzo Century Traveler Messenger
Lowepro Flipside 300 AW II
Manfrotto Pro Light 3N1-36
Manfrotto Pro Light Bumblebee-230
MindShift Gear PhotoCross™ 13
Think Tank Photo Airport Advantage
Think Tank Photo Spectral 10
Vanguard Alta Sky 51D
Think Tank Photo StreetWalker Rolling Backpack V2.0
Best Tripod
3-Legged Thing Equinox Leo Carbon Fiber Tripod & AirHed Switch
Benro Slim Carbon Fiber TSL08CN00
Gitzo GT3543XLS Series 3 Systematic XL
Vanguard Alta Pro 2+ 263AB100
Vanguard VEO 2 265CB Carbon Fiber
Best Continuous Light Source
ARRI SkyPanel S120-C
Fluotec AuraLux 100 LED Fresnel
FotodioX Pro PopSpot J-500
Hive Lighting Wasp 100-C
Polaroid Flexible LED Lighting Panel with 4-Channel Remote
Rotolight AEOS
Best Speedlight
Canon Macro Twin Lite MT-26EX-RT
Godox Witstro AD200 Pocket Flash
Hähnel Modus 600RT
Metz Mecablitz M400
Yongnuo YN686EX-RT TTL
Best Photo-Editing Software
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017.1.1
Alien Skin Exposure X2
Aurora HDR 2017
Capture One Pro 10.1
LandscapePro 2
Macphun Luminar
On1 Photo RAW 2017 v2017.6
Topaz Labs Studio
Best Software Plug-In
Alien Skin Exposure X2
Aurora HDR 2017
Macphun Luminar
ShotFlow One
Best Backup Solution
G-Technology G-Drive USB-C
LaCie 2big Dock Thunderbolt 3
Promise Technology Pegasus3 R8
QNAP TVS-882ST3
Samsung Portable SSD T5
Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB
Synology DS1517+
Best Industrial Design
DJI Mavic Pro
Leica M10
DJI Spark
Fujifilm GFX 50S
Hive Lighting Wasp 100-C
Leica TL2
Manfrotto Xume Lens Adapter 77mm
Westcott Omega Reflector 360
Lucie Awards
The Lucie Awards were created to honor master photographers, celebrate the greatest achievements in photography and also recognize significant creative professionals in the field.
The awards are now inclusive of a wider photographic community by including the year’s most significant innovations and technologies via the Lucie Technical Awards. With advice and guidance of the Lucie Technical Awards advisory board, these awards will honor the people and companies who have assisted and inspired so many on their photographic journeys. luciefoundation.org
