LENS SUFFIX GUIDE USED BY MANUFACTURERS

AF Nikon AF lenses driven from camera AF-S Nikon lenses with Silent Wave Motor AF-P Nikon lenses with stepper motors AL Pentax lenses with aspheric elements APD Fujifilm lenses with apodisation elements APO Sigma Apochromatic lenses ASPH Aspherical elements AT-X Tokina’s Advanced Technology Extra Pro AW Pentax all-weather lenses CS Samyang lenses for APS-C cropped sensors D Nikon lenses that communicate distance info DA Pentax lenses optimised for APS-C-sized sensors DC Nikon defocus-control portrait lenses DC Sigma’s lenses for APS-C digital DG Sigma’s designation for full-frame lenses Di Tamron lenses for full-frame sensors Di-II Tamron lenses designed for APS-C DSLRs Di-III Tamron lenses for mirrorless cameras DN Sigma’s lenses for mirrorless cameras DO Canon diffractive optical element lenses DT Sony lenses for APS-C-sized sensors DX Nikon’s lenses for DX-format digital E Nikon lenses with electronic apertures E Sony lenses for APS-C mirrorless ED Extra-low Dispersion elements EF Canon’s DSLR lenses for full frame EF-S Canon lenses for APS-C sized sensors EF-M Canon’s lenses for its mirrorless M range EX Sigma’s ‘Excellent’ range FA Pentax full-frame lenses FE Sony lenses for full-frame mirrorless G Nikon lenses without an aperture ring HSM Sigma’s Hypersonic Motor IF Internal Focusing IS Canon’s Image-Stabilised lenses L Canon’s ‘Luxury’ range of lenses LD Low-Dispersion glass LM Fujifilm Linear Motor MP-E Canon’s high-magnification macro lens OIS Optical Image Stabilisation OS Sigma’s Optically Stabilised lenses PC-E Nikon tilt-and-shift lenses PF Nikon Phase Fresnel optics PRO Tokina and Olympus Professional lenses PZD Tamron Piezo Drive focus motor SAM Sony Smooth Autofocus Motor SDM Pentax’s Sonic Direct Drive Motor SMC Pentax Super Multi Coating SP Tamron’s Super Performance range SSM Sony Supersonic Motor lenses STF Sony and Laowa Smooth Trans Focus STM Canon lenses with stepper motor TS-E Canon Tilt-and-Shift lens UMC Ultra Multi Coated USM Canon lenses with an Ultrasonic Motor USD Tamron Ultrasonic Drive motor VC Tamron’s Vibration Compensation VR Nikon’s Vibration Reduction feature XR Tamron Extra Refractive Index glass WR Weather Resistant