The camera I currently have, a Panasonic Lumix 12x optical zoom is great, but I want to upgrade to a DSLR. What kind of lens do I need on a DSLR that will give me the same zoom? I’m currently looking at the Nikon d40x.
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There is really no equivalent lens in the world of DSLR’s. The zoom range becomes irrelevant once you move to a camera that can use interchangeable lenses.
The value of the lenses no longer have any relevance to their zoom ratios. The 1x, AF-S 400 mm f/2.8 lens at over $7,500 is a favorite of sports and wild life photographers and the AF-S 18-200 mm VR (11.1x) at under $700 is one used by many editorial photographers.
The optical zoom ratio on a P&S camera is only important because you are stuck with the lens that comes with it. The Nikon D40x has over 25 AF-S current lenses it can use from extreme wide angle to extreme telephoto and many more good used AF-S and AF-I lenses made since 1992.
That is roughly equivalent to a 35-420 SLR lens.