The Photography News Awards 2017 recognise great merchandise, innovation and excellent service, with the winners voted for by you. This issue additionally features all kinds of thrilling new package together with the Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III and Canon EOS 200D, plus the newest instalment of our Lighting Academy. Also inside, we provide Photograpy News advice in two buyers’ guides for tripods and photo printing, the Nikon Z 7II gets put by way of its paces and we ship the verdict on a host of accessories. Welcome to our bumper issue of Photography News, which is also our festive edition.

• Thanks to its stacked Micro Four Thirds sensor – the first of its sort – and a speedy TruePix X processor, the OM-1 performed admirably in most our exams.
• Named Acros II, the movie is said to deliver unsurpassed decision, fine grain and sharpness, and might be released in 35mm and 120 roll codecs.
• Cheap options will break inside a 12 months and end up in a landfill.
• Advanced photography methods such as long exposure, high-speed images, or astrophotography.
• Sigma has announced its 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS ‘Sports’ super-telephoto lens.