I’d just dropped Sarah off at a small railway station in Scotland and, after several weeks travelling together, I was on my own again. She was heading home to Cornwall, leaving me free to devote time

Matty Graham examines a Canon telephoto zoom that delivers huge reach without breaking the bank

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This lens could be ideal for portrait photography, without the weight and cost of the usual suspects. Angela Nicholson has been testing it for our review