The best optics and outdoor products tried & tested for you

Kit reviews from Britain’s most experienced gear-testing team. Here, Steph Wetherell and Chris Townsend focus on two innovative new outdoor products

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Feeling frustrated by flashguns? Misfiring autofocus making you anxious? Send your technique and camera questions to digitalcamera@futurenet.com

Over the last six months, four of our team have had the latest smartwatches on an extensive ‘soak test’. This is not our usual comparative review by a single reviewer (or a pair), but an in-depth look into the latest in wrist-worn technology specifically designed for outdoor use

Sigma calls its latest superzoom ‘the ultimate all-in-one zoom lens’, but can a 10x zoom be an ultimate anything, asks Damien Demolder