Gear of the Year: Special Awards
Posted on Jun 19, 2026 by bright_oliver
Gear of the Year is here – cast your vote and choose the winners of the special awards of 2026
Some products simply move the industry forward. These categories celebrate launches and innovations that changed the conversation this year.
Innovation of the year recognises the products pushing boundaries. Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve Studio 21 keeps redefining post-production with ever-more powerful AI tools, while Adobe Premiere’s advances demonstrate how automation is improving.
Imaging innovation remains crucial. Nikon’s ZR proved to be one of the year’s biggest talking points, while Sigma’s Aizu Prime lenses also stood out for delivering premium cine performance.
Elsewhere, Rode’s Rodelink II system, Profoto’s Propanel 3×2 and GoPro’s Mission 1 Pro ILS demonstrated how innovation is happening everywhere.
Launch of the year celebrates the gear that made the biggest impact. Canon impressed with both the EOS R6 III and the EOS C50, Nikon’s ZR and Panasonic’s Lumix S1 II proved that hybrid cameras continue to evolve, and Fujifilm’s GFX Eterna 55 brought medium format into filmmaking. These are the products filmmakers simply couldn’t stop talking about.
Shortlist
Innovation of the year
- Adobe Premiere
- Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio 21
- CRDBag Mega Brick organiser
- DJI Avata 360
- GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS
- Nikon ZR
- Pixboom Spark
- Profoto Propanel 3×2
- Rode Rodelink II
- Sakk Camera Saddle
- Sigma Aizu Primes
Launch of the year
- Canon EOS C50
- Canon EOS R6 III
- DJI Osmo Pocket 4
- Fujifilm GFX Eterna 55
- Fujifilm X-E5
- Nikon ZR
- Panasonic Lumix S1 II
- Sigma 135mm f/1.4 DG Art
- Sigma 200mm f/2
- DG OS Sports
This article was first published in the July/August 2026 issue of Pro Moviemaker
