K i t Z o n e
he joy of owning any
interchangeable-lens
camera is that you can
always fit the right kind
of optic for the task at
hand. The drawback is
that a big bag of lenses
can eat into your baggage allowance
when you’re travelling, as well as
weighing you down when you’re out
and about. A superzoom lens aims
to satisfy your travel needs, offering
everything from wide-angle coverage
to serious telephoto reach, without
the need to carry additional lensesor to swap the lens that’s fitted
to your camera body.
Most superzoom lenses are
designed for APS-C format cameras,
and typically kick off with an 18mm
focal length. The Micro Four Thirds
format Panasonic 14-140mm gives
a similarly wide maximum viewing
angle. The long end of the zoom range
is a more movable feast, with various
competing APS-C format lenses
offering maximum focal lengths
of 135mm, 200mm, 300mm and
even 400mm, straying into super-
telephoto territory. Matthew RichardsT
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Superzooms
for travelling
The contenders
1 Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM £469/$599
2 Fujinon 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 WR LM R OIS £699/$899
3 Nikkor AF-S DX 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II £429/$647
4 Panasonic Lumix G 14-140mm f/3.5-5.6 II ASPH Power OIS £619/$599
5 Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C £279/$399
6 Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM | C £369/$399
7 Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC £199/$199
8 Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD £649/$649118 DIGITAL CAMERA^ JUNE 2019