Re: 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners' camera bodides + lenses data
EB-1 wrote: gdanmitchell wrote:
To restate the most important and obvious conclusion concisely: Good photographers make great photographs using a very wide range of gear of all types and from every manufacturer you’ve heard of.
All the results show is about what the judges are looking for more than anything else.
Much of that gear is not very good or modern. Some I'd have junked by the 2020s.
And even with the better gear some are at ridiculously small apertures where the lens won't perform well.
EBH
Again, kind of proving my point: Photographers whit vision and skill make great photographs using a wide range of gear of almost every type from every manufacturer.
Those looking for “The Best Gear” by counting which brands and models are getting the most awards in some contest are barking up the wrong tree.
Dec 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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