lens or conversion lens!!! (1 Viewer)

Hi there,

I have a FinePix S9500, and would love a telephoto lens to go on the front. I have been told that the Raynox 2.2x is a good one, but am confused... Whats the difference between the Raynox 2.2 HD-2200 pro conversion lens (going for $99 on amazon) and the Raynox 2.2 DCR-2020 lens (going for double that).

I'm sure its a stupid question, but what is a 'conversion lens' in comparison to a 'lens'?

Hope someone can help,

Kirsty

These are the auxilliary lenses recommended by Raynox for your camera :
http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/s9000/index.htm
The cheaper Raynox tele converter lens you mention attaches to a 37mm filter thread and will work fine with most cameras with smaller (typically 3x zoom) lenses. With your camera such a converter may give vignetting at all zoom settings hence the recommendation of the larger model.
Reviews of some alternative converters here :
http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/FZ-30/index.html