My wife and I had often talked about going to Cuba before it changed and this year we decided to take the plunge. The first impression was of having gone back in time. There were very few cars and people were either walking or waiting for buses or hitching lifts. There were very few shops and no sign whatsoever of any advertising. Now that the country is opening to outside influence, this remarkable taste of history cannot be long in the changing.

Three new hybrid zooms will be added to the Panasonic Leica DG lens range during 2017. Together with the existing long zoom and the superb fast primes, the line-up is now comprehensive and competitive.