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The 2025 TIPA World Awards were handed out, and Canon won a few awards in various segments. Yes, the Tipa awards are pretty much for fun, but it's recognition anyway.
Manufacturers do have to pay to enter each segment, and it appears that everyone does, which may make the awards a bit more meaningful. The Awards were for products released in 2024.
The Canon EOS R1 did not receive a TIPA award, but it's still the best in our hearts.
Best Full Frame Hybrid Camera
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
The Canon EOS R5 Mark II was the biggest camera announcement from Canon in 2024. As expected, it has been a massive selling camera for Canon and will continue to be for years to come.
The camera is a ground up redesign of the original EOS R5, and like most Canon cameras, it's a sum of its parts and the parts are really good.
This upgraded pro and very advanced enthusiast camera utilizes the latest technology in connectivity, controls and recording options. Its new 45MP stacked sensor offers high precision autofocus with selective eye control, even for photographers wearing glasses, and numerous clever and useful shooting aids, including smart tracking of “registered” subjects, such as a bride coming down the aisle or a star player on a soccer pitch, It also offers a wide range of video formats and framing rates and makes video connectivity a priority, with an HDMI port, wireless communication with a smartphone or tablet, Wi-Fi 6E / 11ax 6GHz in-body, plus optional connectors for wired network environments.
TIPA WORLD AWARDS
Overview
- 45MP Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
- DIGIC Accelerator Processing
- Dual Pixel Intelligent AF, Eye Control
- 8K 60 Raw/4K 60 SRAW/4K 120 10-Bit Video
- Up to 30 fps, Pre-Continuous Shoot Mode
- 5.76m-Dot EVF with OVF Sim. View Assist
- 3.2″ Vari-Angle Touchscreen LCD
- In-Camera Upscaling to 179MP
- CFexpress & SD UHS-II Memory Card Slots
Best Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Canon RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM
Canon's released two f/2.8 constant aperture STM lenses in 2024 and the RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM was given the award for best wide-angle zoom lens over the RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM.
Both lenses have been well received, but keep in mind that they aren't L lenses, but they still both provide great value.
This wide-angle zoom offers a versatile focal length range that is suitable for landscapes, architecture, and vlogging. It incorporates a unique leadscrew type STM motor, a super-silent and smooth operating AF motor that pays off with greatly reduced noise and minimal focus breathing effects when recording video. When mounted on compatible cameras with in-body image stabilization, the lens features an impressive 8 stops of image stabilization, which greatly benefits low light and hand-held video and still capture. Weighing approximately 445 grams (slightly less than a pound), it is both compact and lightweight, making it a practical choice for content creators seeking high-quality imagery without the bulk of heavier lenses.
TIPA WORLD AWARDS
Overview
- Full-Frame | f/2.8 to f/22
- Compact & Fast Wide-Angle Zoom
- Leadscrew-Type STM Autofocus Motor
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Customizable Control Ring
- Four UD & Two Aspherical Elements
- Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm
- Minimum Focusing Distance: 7.9 to 9.8″
- Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
- Weather-Resistant Construction
Best Professional Photo Printer
Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100
Canon updated their PRO-1xxx line with the PRO-1100. There are a lot of subtle upgrades over its predecessor, but if you still have a PRO-1000 that is working like I do, there's really no reason to upgrade unless you really need the anti-scratch feature of the PRO-1100.
Canon has really nailed the 17″ professional printers and you'll be happy with the output. One knock against this line of printers is the ink usage for maintenance. That can is a legitimate concern, as ink isn't cheap.
There are ways to minimize the ink needed for the printer to do its maintenance cycles, but it does involve running the printer through its tests every couple of weeks on a plain A4 paper and I keep the printer turned off between those test runs. When the printer goes into sleep mode, it will run maintenance on its own schedule.
Ink usage aside, I think everything else about the printer(s) is great.
The Canon imagePROGRAF Pro-1100 is a professional-grade wireless inkjet printer designed for photographers and artists. With a wide color gamut and exceptional detail, it uses a 12-color LUCIA PRO ink system to produce high-quality prints. The printer features a 17-inch-wide format, making it ideal for producing large prints with vivid colors and deep blacks. Its advanced technologies, such as the Professional Print & Layout software and the ability to print from mobile devices, ensure a seamless printing experience. The Pro-1100 is known for its reliability, color accuracy, and excellent print longevity, making it a top choice for professionals.
TIPA WORLD AWARDS
Overview
- Max Resolution: 2400 x 1200 dpi
- Print Size: 3.5 x 5″ to 17 x 25″
- Print Speed: 17 x 22″ in 4 Minutes
- Borderless Printing: 4 x 6″ to 17 x 22″
- Max Printable Paper Length: 129″
- L-COA PRO Image Processing Engine
- 11 LUCIA PRO II Pigment-Based Inks
- Grayscale Photo Printing; 3.0″ Color LCD
- Canon PRINT App, Apple AirPrint & Mopria
Source: TIPA
It works much better than with the original eyecup. But for photography I find it useless.
One example:
best ff camera (pro): Sony A1mkii
best ff hybrid cam: R5mkii
best ff camera (exp.) Nikon Z6mkiii
It feels like: "we're gonna create so many categories, so that everybody wins." Kinda gives the "award" the feeling of participation trophy...
Secondly, the companies pay to enter the contest. To me, in reality, this comes across as: "we pay to get (for contractual reasons at least) one award."
So, yeah, I really don't about CIPA awards and I don't they are worth mentioning at all...
All these cameras are so good today with subtle differences the biggest being the 3 award winners belong to different systems.
The Sony A1MII (subtlety better than the original) is on par with the R1 except it has many more MP (a plus for me) in an inferior form factor (of course some may prefer the form factor. Frankly, the A1 II, R1, and R5II, are really close performers (you could throw in the Nikon Z8 and Z9 twins as well). It's hard to think of a situation in which you could get shots with one camera that you couldn't with one of the others (you could argue that one is a bit better in managing rolling shutter, whereas one has marginally better AF, but excuse me for finding such arguments uninteresting).
The Z6 III, is in a different category. I have the Z6 III (I wanted a compact body that was smaller than the Z8 to use with my Nikon Z lenses) but frankly don't find it significantly better than the Canon Z6II (on paper and in reviews; I've never used it). I shoot Canon as well with the R5 series being more than sufficient for my needs (almost perfect).
Lenses are a similar story. Of the big three, Nikon dominates in long primes, Canon does very well in zooms, and Sony is producing amazing lenses in all categories. But if you kind find what you need in your chosen system, you are probably way too picky.
In short, these awards may be useful for someone starting out and trying to choose a system. But they're rather worthless for professionals and avid hobbyists.