Reuters Announces Its List of Best Photos for 2012; Redditor Breaks Down All the Gear Used

Reuters recently announced their list of the best photos shot this past year by their photographers. Personally, I know that lots of gear heads often wonder what was used to shoot the images. A stalwart Redditor took it upon himself to download the images and break them down by EXIF data. He then grouped the images together by different categories such as camera used, lenses, ISO, shutter, speed, etc. He’s published his results in the /R/Photography subreddit. But the graphs can be seen on this Google Doc.

The most popular results? The Canon 1D Mk IV with a 16-35mm lens attached, set at 1/320s, f/2.8, and ISO 200. But the other results are also very interesting and a lot of interesting information can be taken away from this:

- Many photographers love shooting wide open or stopped down not further beyond f5.6

- Even more love shooting wide open, especially at longer focal lengths.

- There isn’t much information on flash or strobe usage

- The original 5D is still quite a formidable camera and is still in use by these agencies; as is a Sony point and shoot. At the time of publishing this piece, an Amazon retailer is selling the camera for just under $4,000 brand new; while others are selling it for much less.

(Via Petapixel)

Tagged as: 2012, best photos, Cameras, canon, gear used, lenses, nikon, Photography, reuters, sony

http://www.facebook.com/ZebraBriefs Quyen Ba

When a low budget midget sensor DSC-H5 makes the list 500x over any Leica camera, you already know this article is BS!
- http://www.facebook.com/israelshirk Israel Zion Shirk
  
  The data is from a news wire. I’m sure there are journalists who bring a Leica on assignment, I’ve just never seen one personally.
http://www.facebook.com/frank.schiffel Frank Schiffel

that’s about a 35 – 70mm lens. Pretty much about the range of 35mm – 50mm that most shot with with film. As far as ASA and f stop, no big changes there. Its still get in close and get the shot. Somethings will never change. Of course with digital you can go from an EI of 100 to 1600 without having to change bodies or rolls of film. That is an advantage. As far as camera, its going to be a Canon or Nikon. That’s due to just build and vast assortment of lenses both make.
http://twitter.com/prosediva Kris Kendrick

Why is this graphic truncated?
Kent Fong Photography

What did people do before digital?!? I’ll tell you—they shot photographs. Who cares what camera, lens or F-stop? All that crap doesn’t mean anything. It’s a good shot or it isn’t. Composition, timing and lighting are far more important.
http://www.facebook.com/ronald.santerre.1 Ronald Santerre

Nice lobbying from Canon it paid out at the end! As many Sony as D3s or D4, i smell a rat…
http://twitter.com/dojoklo Douglas Klostermann

I did a little bit of an analysis of the stats, and what an aspiring photographer/ photojournalist might learn from them: http://blog.dojoklo.com/2012/12/09/the-secrets-to-an-interesting-photo-unlocked/