Digital SLR: Digital camera accessories Digital camera lenses
Digital compact camera lenses
Conversion lenses, also called lens converters, are available for some compact digital cameras. Attach one to your camera's built-in lens and it changes its optical zoom range.
There are telephoto converters, that allow you to zoom further in, and wide-angle converters, that allow you to zoom further out.
Digital SLR lenses
Each digital SLR camera brand has its own lens mount, and brands aren't interchangeable or compatible with other brands. Lens mounts can be categorised as Canon, Four-Thirds, Nikon, Pentax, Sigma, and Sony Alpha.
However, lenses from brands such as Sigma and Tamron will fit other brands of camera using the right mount. Which? has reviews of a range of digital SLR cameras, so you can choose the best digital SLR for you. Digital SLR lenses fall into the following categories:
- Fixed focal length
- Macro
- Standard zoom
- Wide-angle zoom
- Telephoto zoom
- Superzoom
If you're in the market for a more advanced camera, check out our guide to buying the best digital SLR camera.
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