Welcome to issue 92

Perhaps the greatest advantage of your DSLR over compact or bridge cameras is the ability to change lenses to suit the subject you’re shooting. So this issue we’ll show you how to master your Nikon lenses, explain when you’d use wide-angle, standard or telephoto focal lengths, and demystify all that lens jargon. Talking of lenses, this issue’s Big Test is on ‘standard primes’ – 50mm lenses (on FX cameras, 35mm on DX bodies), so-called because they offer a similar angle of view to your own vision.

In case you hadn’t noticed, Christmas is coming, so we’ve racked our brains to come up with seven pages of desirable camera kit for our gift guide. Our advice is to leave the mag open on the coffee table, with your most-wanted choices boldly encircled where your loved ones can’t fail to spot it…