So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen ...

I finally broke down and bought a Canon EOS 80d video creator kit with the EF-S 18-13mm lens. This is something that I really wanted to get to make my videos and vlogs have better quality.

With a lovely large viewfinder and an impressive autofocus system, the EOS 80D is a capable DSLR in a host of situations. It’s also a dab hand at video – lack of 4K notwithstanding.