It doesn't have as many megapixels as the Canon 5DSR and it can't shoot 4k like the Sony A7RII. The title of 'Camera Of The Year' is loaded title and I expect many people will argue that the D750 isn't the 'best' camera of the year. Now that you know our goals for this list, let's get to it. This decision will allow some products to win year after year but we believe that if they are the leader in that category they should be awarded over and over again even if their product isn't 'new.' We decided that since some of the best photography gear doesn't require a yearly update (like lenses) that we would not consider release date in choosing our winners. We also had much debate about how 'new' these products had to be. Should the 'best' product win regardless or price, or should the 'best product for the money' win? We tried to have a balanced view of quality vs value and we also built this list with the serious amateur/professional in mind. We also discussed which products should win each category. Obviously there will always be a debate, but the Fstoppers staff can stand behind this list as a whole. We also had some other categories like 'best budget constant lighting system' that we decided to remove simply because nobody on our team (or in B&H) had enough experience with a product in that category.

There was so much debate in some categories (like best tripod head) that we had to rework our categories to only include categories with relatively clear winners. I actually flew up to NYC to visit B&H to see all of the gear in person and ask the opinions of B&H staff who work with this equipment on a daily basis. Some categories like 'best tripod' or 'best camera backpack' have been removed because we couldn't agree on a clear winner. From the beginning we had many more categories than we do in this list today. Before we begin with this list I would like to explain how we came up with our categories and winners.

The best camera 2015