According to the figures released by GfK Marketing Services, British consumers snapped up 32% more digital SLRs in the three months to 30 June - compared to the same quarter last year - triggering a 37% rise in lens sales

Around 101,000 digital SLRs were sold from April-June 2007, generating £48m. Though overall digital camera unit sales grew by 12% - including 11% more compact cameras - the total value of the market fell by 3%.

Lens sales increased by 37% in volume and 25% in value terms, when comparing April-June 2007 to the same three months last year.

Also booming are tripod sales which pulled in £2m in value over the quarter. The figure also reveals a 19% rise in unit sales of compacts at ‘Mass Merchandisers’ - a market that includes supermarkets, department stores, mail order and internet sales.
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