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Canon Powershot A95

Though Canon has replaced this amazingly popular digital camera, it's hardly become obsolete. Instead of eyeing newer models with longer zooms or wider angles of view, check out some accessories to rejuvenate your A95 and your photography.
The A95's 38mm-to-114mm (35mm equivalent) lens is fine for most shooting situations but isn't quite wide-angle enough to handle landscapes or interiors and doesn't get you quite close enough when you can't get near your subject. In order to use the add-on lenses that help in these situations, you have to buy this lens adapter, which converts the camera's supported filter size to 52mm.
If you're shooting from afar, you'll need this teleconverter lens, which attaches via the LA-DC52D lens adapter; its 1.75X conversion will provide you with a 35mm-equivalent maximum focal length of about 200mm.
It takes a fairly wide angle of view to capture landscapes with any real depth. This conversion lens increases the A95's minimum focal length to about 27mm (35mm equivalent)--not incredibly wide but wide enough to get good scene depth without too much distortion.
The ability to run on AA batteries is one of the A95's major attractions. But despite the convenience of alkaline or lithium batteries, disposables are a bad idea for the environment. You'll hang onto rechargeables longer, and with high-capacity cells such as these, your photo sessions will last longer as well.
This camera bag from down under features a water-resistant nylon shell and ripstop nylon lining, an external pocket plus an internal mesh pocket, two internal side pockets, a mesh zip pocket under the clip and Velcro release flap, and an adjustable removable shoulder strap. Most notably, however, is that unlike other camera bags, it comes in four different colors.
You could hang the camera around your neck, but the A95 is just a little too big to comfortably dangle from its single loop. This adjustable wrist strap lets you grip the camera more firmly, as well as hold it in your hand without fear of dropping as you roam the countryside.
Unless you're a pro or a serious hobbyist, who wants to schlep a heavy tripod around for those instances when you need a bit more stability? And those lightweight carbon fiber tripods cost several times more than you paid for the camera! This small, relatively inexpensive model doubles as a monopod and a tabletop tripod, a perfect combo to go with the A95.