17^th June 2013, Singapore – The ourshutterjourney.com Year Awards 2012/2013 winners in the various categories are finally consolidated, compiled & out! Our earlier post seeking survey entries published on the 11^th June 2013 attracted a total of 1107 replies from the readers! Well Thank You Everybody for your participation! The names of the 02 Winners is right at the bottom of this article, but before that, let’s check out
what have YOU – the reader Voted!
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ourshutterjourney.com Year Awards 2012/2013

Survey Target: To Find out and better understand the community that visits, read, follow and draw resources from this site.
Sample Size Target: 1000 Entries.
Actual Entries: 1107.
Rejected: 6. (Incomplete)
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Question 1: How Many Cameras do you own? (Please List Brand & Model)
Target: To Understand what camera brands the majority uses.

WINNER: Canon
1st Runner Up: Nikon
2nd Runner Up: Sony

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Question 2: How Many Lenses do you own? (Please List Brand & Model)
Target: To Understand what Brand of Lenses People here owned.

WINNER: Canon (EF 17-40mm F4L USM)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (Nikkor AF 50mm F1.8D)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (10-20mm F3.5 EX DC)

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Question 3: How many Brands of equipment do you own? (List the Brands)
Target: To Understand what Typically How Many Brands owned per person.

62% Owns at least 3 Brands of Equipment.
21% Owns 2 Brands.
17% Owns 1 Brand only.

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Question 4: Regardless of brand, Which is your favorite walkabout lens?
Target: To Understand which lens are popular and widely used as a “walkabout lens” .

ZOOM Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8G ED)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (17-70mm F2.8-4 DC OS HSM (C))

Prime Category
WINNER: Sigma (35mm F1.4 DG HSM (A))
1st Runner Up: Canon (EF 35mm F1.4L USM)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM)

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Question 5: Regardless of brand, Which is your favorite wide angle lens?
Target: To Understand which Wide Angle lens are popular with the people here.

Wide Angle Zoom Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 24-105mm F4L IS USM)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8G ED)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (17-70mm F2.8-4 DC OS HSM (C))

Wide Angle Prime Category
WINNER: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 24mm F1.4G ED)
1st Runner Up: Samyang (14mm F2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical)
2nd Runner Up: Canon (EF 28mm F2.8 IS USM)

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Question 6: Regardless of brand, Which is your favorite telephoto lens?
Target: To Understand which Telephoto lens are popular with the people here.

Telephoto Zoom Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM II)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8G VRII ED)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM (S))

Telephoto Prime Category
WINNER: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 300mm F2.8G ED VR II)
1st Runner Up: Canon (EF 400mm F5.6L USM)
2nd Runner Up: Canon (EF 300mm F2.8L IS USM)

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Question 7: Regardless of brand, Which is your favorite prime lens?
Target: To Understand which Prime lens are popular with the people here.

WINNER: Sigma (35mm F1.4 DG HSM (A))
1st Runner Up: Canon (EF 35mm F1.4L USM)
2nd Runner Up: Nikon (Nikkor AF 50mm F1.8D)

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Question 8: Regardless of brand, Which is your favorite macro lens?
Target: To Understand which Macro lens are popular with the people here.

WINNER: Canon (EF 100mm F2.8L IS Macro USM)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (105mm F2.8G IF-ED AF-S VR Micro Nikkor)
We have 2 Runner-Ups for this category with same number of entries.
2nd Runner Up: Tamron (AF 90mm F2.8 SP Di Macro)
2nd Runner Up: Sigma (APO 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro)
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Question 9: Regardless of brand & focal length, which lens is your dream lens?
Target: To Find Out which lenses are the people here dreaming to own.

Zoom Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM II)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8G VRII ED)
2nd Runner Up: Canon (EF 200-400mm F4L IS USM Extender 1.4X

Prime Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 35mm F1.4L USM)
1st Runner Up: Sigma (35mm F1.4 DG HSM (A))
2nd Runner Up: Canon (EF 200-400mm F4L IS USM Extender 1.4X)

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Question 10: Regardless of brand, which lens will you be purchasing next?
Target: To Find Out (realistically) which lenses are the people here planning to buy next.

Zoom Category
WINNER: Canon (EF 24-70mm F2.8L USM II)
1st Runner Up: Nikon (AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR)
2nd Runner Up: Tokina (11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX II)

Prime Category
WINNER: Sigma (35mm F1.4 DG HSM (A))
1st Runner Up: Sigma (30mm F1.4 DC HSM (A))
2nd Runner Up: Canon (EF 85mm F1.8 USM)

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Question 11: List your top 3 favorite camera dealers (shops) name.
(1. Most favorite, 2. 2nd best choice favorite & 3. just favorite)
Target: To Find Out who are the favorite dealers among the folks here.

WINNER: TK Foto Technic
1st Runner Up: Alan Photo Trading
2nd Runner Up: Cathay Photo Store Pte Ltd.

Other Dealers with Super High Votes:
– SLR Revolution
– Sgcamerastore.com (MP Associates Pte Ltd)
– Orient Photo Pte Ltd
– John 3:16
– Parissilk

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To Reward the Respondents for this survey, our Sponsors Audio & Photo Distributor (F.E.) Pte Ltd & Sigma Marketing Singapore Pte Ltd will be giving away $100.00 Vouchers to 02 Lucky Respondents.

At 8.00pm, 17th June 2013, at Audio & Photo Distributor (F.E.) Pte Ltd,
Our Sponsor Representative Mr. Kenny Khaw randomly picked 02 Winners from the 1107 Entries.

The 02 Lucky Winners are;

WINNER 01: Mr. Jack Goh,  Contact Number xxxx 3963

WINNER 02: Goh Chee Wee, Contact Numer XXXX 5588

****Winners will be Contacted separately for Collection of Prizes!

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Congratulations to All the Winners!

Thank you everyone who made the effort to write in your response and taking time to fill up the answers!
With this exercise, now we know everyone better and the people’s preference in the type of equipments, brands
and buying patterns from this community.

Till the next Year Awards in 2014 where we will run the 2013/2014 series and hopefully we will have more sponsors too!

A Special Thank you to Audio & Photo Distributor (F.E.) Pte Ltd & Sigma Marketing Singapore Pte Ltd for Sponsoring
ourshutterjourney.com Years Awards 2012/2013!

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Allan LEE
Editor
ourshutterjourney.com