film formats

a few peeps have been asking me about film formats and what full format, medium format and 35mm means. wikipedia explains this better than I do, so I'll leave this up to them. the first item on film format is a general overview, and then the next pages get down to the specifics of each format. most people will be most familiar with the 35mm film - which is your standard film size that you get in a roll for the common film point and shoot cameras.

film format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_format
large/full format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_format
medium format http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_format_(film)
35mm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/135mm

lens compatibility to nikon dslrs

dad has some old nikkor lenses that I'm thinking of using on my D80 and I wasn't sure of the compatibility. so, like I always do, I consult google (the modern day oracle!) and found some good websites that are encyclopedic in its knowledge and very helpful.

nikon slr & Lens Compatibility http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/nikon_articles/other/compatibility.html

nikon lens nomenclature http://www.nikonlinks.com/unklbil/nomenclature.htm

manual focus forum
http://forum.manualfocus.org/viewtopic.php?pid=96009

hopefully if Scooby Doo is working tomorrow, we can check what lenses dad has and see if I have some new toys to play with and add to my collection!!