Here are the results of the DPreview readers awards. The top 3 best products are:

1. Nikon Z6III
2. Canon R5II
3. Sony 28-70mm GM

My take on the single products:

1) The Nikon Z6III (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama) has the speed to beat the Sony A7IV, but the latter has better image quality (more resolution, a much wider dynamic range) and world-class autofocus. The soon the be announced Sony A7V needs to catch up in speed to beat the Nikon.

2) The Canon R5II (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama) is a hit. I like it and I think Sony should be worried about this camera model. It’s the one reason why I think Sony might anticipate the A7rVI launch to end 2025 (instead of 2026).

3) The Sony 28-70mm GM (Amazon, B&H Photo, Adorama)  is a stunner. It proves once again that Sony is a leader in optical design technology. It is a pound lighter than the Canon and still optically superior. What more can you ask for? Ah yes… now I want a 70-150mm f/2.0 GM :)

Overall I would have put the Canon in first place and the Sony lens just behind. In third place I would not have chosen the Nikon…. but the FujiFilm X-M5. I know I am an anomaly here :)

What would have been your top three?

BCNranking published the top 50 of the best selling cameras on the Japanese market for the month of December. I marked in bold the Sony cameras in this list:

1. Canon EOS R10 RF-S18-150 IS STM Lens Kit
2. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit (Black)
3. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit (Black)
4. Fujifilm X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit (Silver)
5. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Power Zoom Lens Kit (Black)
6. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit (Black)
7. Canon EOS R50 Double Zoom Kit (White)
8. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 Double Zoom Lens Kit (Black)
9. Nikon Z50 II Double Zoom Kit
10. Sony Alpha 6400 Double Zoom Lens Kit (Black)
11. Fujifilm X-M5 XC15-45mm Lens Kit (Black)
12. Panasonic LUMIX G100D W Kit
13. Nikon Z fc 16-50 VR Lens Kit (Silver)
14. Sony Alpha 6700 High Zoom Lens Kit
15. Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit Black
16. Canon EOS Kiss X10 EF-S18-55 IS STM Lens Kit Black
17. Canon EOS R50 RF-S18-45 IS STM Lens Kit White
18. OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 Mark IV EZ Double Zoom Kit
19. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Power Zoom Lens Kit White
20. Canon EOS Kiss X10 Double Zoom Kit Black
21. OLYMPUS PEN E-P7 EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver
22. Canon EOS R100 Double Zoom Kit
23. Nikon Z 30 Double Zoom Kit
24. Sony A6700 body
25. Lumix G100D kit
26. Nikon Z50II
27. Canon EOS RP/RF24-105 IS STM Lens Kit
28. Sony A7cII body
29. Sony VLOGCAM ZV-E10 II Double Zoom Lens Kit White
30. Nikon Z fc 16-50mm kit
31. Sony A6400 double zoom lens kit
32. White Sony ZV-E10 with powerzoom lens
33. Nikon Z30 16-50mm kit
34. Sony A7cII with zoom lens kit
35. Sony A7cII with zoom lens kit SILVER
36. Fujifilm X-T50 silver
37. Nikon Z 50 Double Zoom Kit
38. Canon EOS R6 Mark II Body
39. Canon EOS R10 18-145 Lens Kit
40. Nikon D7500
41. White Sony ZV-E10 with double lens kit
42. OM-5 with kit lens
43. OM-5 with kit lens Silver
44. Nikon Z f with 40mm lens
45. OLYMPUS OM-D E-M10 Mark IV EZ Double Zoom Kit Silver
46. Canon X90 with kit lens
47. Canon EOS R5II Body
48. Sony A7IV with kit lens
49. Nikon Z fc with 28mm lens
50. Olympus E-P7 with kit lens

A couple of things you learn from that ranking:

• Brands ranking: Sony (16 camera kits) Canon (13) Nikon (10) Om Digital (6) FujiFilm (3)  Panasonic (1)
• Of the 15 Sony cameras listed 8 are ZV-E10/II kits

This camera was announced in 2021 and the only “improvement” over the A7rIII was the addition of a new, higher-resolution LCD screen (2.36 million dots). And now it has been officially discontinued according to BHphoto. If we are lucky, there will be a new A7rVI at the end of 2025 and the older A7rV and A7rIV cameras will continue to fall in price. This could mean the end of the A7r