But the lenses that work with interchangeable lens cameras (ILC)? That's a whole other ball of wax, and many have pretty long names that, to the uninitiated, are full of seemingly random letters ...

CIPA has predicted 5.89m interchangeable lens cameras (ILCs), 1.52m compacts and 9.57m lenses for calendar 2024. Based on 2023 shipping patterns, ILC’s could potentially come in at 6.3-6.4m ...