Manfrotto, proudly announces that the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) has honored the company’s innovative new Joystick heads with its Best Accessory Award for 2010.

The TIPA Awards are recognized as the most coveted photo and imaging awards worldwide. The editors of 28 of the top photo magazines from nine European countries plus Canada, South Africa and the United States met in early April in New York City to select the best imaging products of 2010. Manfrotto’s innovative new Joystick Heads were selected as the “Best Accessory” due to their uniquely ergonomic design.

According to TIPA, “The latest Manfrotto joystick heads offer an ergonomic way of quickly unlocking, moving and blocking a camera, so the photographer can frame and reposition freely. The heads make full use of new technologies and materials to improve both design and technical specifications. They have been optimized to provide intuitive, fast operation, improved comfort and reduced weight.”