which is quite the feat for a f/2.8 zoom lens – and makes the 18-50mm a perfect size match with Canon's APS-C mirrorless cameras. There are better lenses available for macro photographers ...

Sony has unveiled two lenses for its full-frame cameras, covering wide-angle and telephoto extremes between them. The headline-grabbing lens is the FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS, because it's Sony's first ...

Canon has been making cameras for professionals ... perhaps carrying it alongside a longer macro lens, portrait prime or tele-zoom, but videographers will appreciate how easily it allows them ...

Alternatives include: Sony Cyber-shot WX220, 10x optical zoom lens, 18mp ... modes and creative effects, the Canon IXUS 275 HS is good and offers an excellent macro mode. Wi-Fi and NFC ...

It offers some manual control over focus and exposure and is capable of shallow depth of field at maximum zoom range ... an APS-C size sensor. Lens options: 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6; 17-50mm f/2.8; 28-75mm ...

The real advantage of the zoom lens is the close focus, and many lenses are now approaching macro distances. At 0.3x magnification, this lens tackles a whole range of close-up subjects with ease.