Is this http://www.nikonlinks.com/unklbil/Nomenclature.htm enough information to satisfy you? Greg > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu > > Concretely, what are the differences between all these pre-AF Nikon > lenses - what exactly do the alphabet soup names mean, in terms of > how the lens works mechnically? Which ones have pins, which predate > pins, etc. etc.