Whether you’re exploring city streets, trekking through the countryside or jetting off to the other side of the world, a bag full of lenses can feel like a real burden.
A superzoom takes the weight off, delivering everything from generous wide-angle coverage to serious telephoto reach, all from a single and fairly compact lens. As well as being more travel-friendly, a superzoom enables you to react instantly to photo opportunities that demand wide-ranging focal lengths, with a simple flick of the wrist.
Sticking to just one lens might seem counter-intuitive if you’ve bought a system camera that takes interchangeable lenses. Indeed, some superzooms can be a poor substitute for using the ‘right’ tool for the job. Inevitably, a massive zoom range comes with a compromise in outright image quality, while wide apertures are off the menu, especially towards the long end of the zoom range.