What is the difference between 35mm camera and a 36mm camera?
June 30, 2010 – 5:30 pmI have to take a photography class for my major and it says that I need a 35mm Camera… I just got a 36mm camera last year. What is a 35 mm/ 36mm camera, is there a difference, and is it worth it to go out and by a new camera?
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5 Responses to “What is the difference between 35mm camera and a 36mm camera?”
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By knowitall on Jun 30, 2010
I don’t know where you got the camera or your information but there is no such thing as 36mm film…
it doesn’t exist. Could be the front lens element is 36mm if it’s really small but the film, only 35mm.
By Jim A on Jun 30, 2010
A 35mm camera takes 35mm film.
35mm fim is actually 24mm x 36mm so I guess that technically you are right – but I think you’re pretty much on your own in calling it 36mm film
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What is the make and model of your camera?
I admit that I am intrigued…..
By insider on Jun 30, 2010
This is a bit of a strange question in the “digital age.”
A 35 mm camera commonly refers to a film camera that takes 35 mm wide film.
I really think that you are going to be using a digital camera and the 35/36 mm is referring to the size of the lens.
The 35 mm might also mean that you need a “Full Frame” DSLR camera.
Enquire at the school where you are going to take the course exactly what they mean by their camera description and ask if the camera that you have is acceptable for the course. That is the only way that you are going to be sure.
By Scrawny on Jun 30, 2010
There is no such animal as a 36mm camera.
The 35mm camera shoots at a film frame with the size of 24mm x 36mm.
If you indeed have a 36mm camera, you may have trouble finding 36mm film for it as all the boxes in the stores are labelled 35mm. I highly suggest you drop the camera from a height of one meter to compress it down to 35mm. Then, hopefully, you will have no more problems.
By keerok on Jun 30, 2010