Advantages: Characters, Tension. Disadvantages: Not for everyone.
Tense stuff. Just don't show it to the kids."The things I do--I do them because I like them. Because I want to.''
-- 'Machine' (Chris Bauer)
8mm exhibits bad taste and may be shocking to most people, but to me it felt like a movie with serious intent, especially seen as though it tracks the descent of Tom Welles (Nicolas Cage), as the ordinary guy, into the nasty, immoral world of underground pornography. The character, understandably, is tormented, mentally, as he simply cannot accept why all the evil surrounding him exists.
Notoriously panned by critics upon its release, this was by no means a milestone in the career of Cage, even though I believe it to contain ones of his most powerful performances. He plays a man dedicated, slightly obsessed, and deeply sickened by the events that unfold throughout his investigation into ...
andycarrington 01.04.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of 8MM (DVD)
Advantages: great quality, low price, prime Disadvantages: none
As anyone interested in photography will know - lenses don't come cheap, especially quality lens, except this one.
The 50mm 1.8 has a reputation for quality at a reasonable price and it's a reputation well deserved.
Yes the 50mm is a 'small' lens but it's a prime lens.
Some may find that the need for them to move forwards or backwards to get the correct composition for a photograph is too irritating to make the purchase worthwhile over that of a zoom lens but the increase of quality combined with the price makes that an opinion that I beg to differ.
If you shoot portraits, or are looking to start then the 50mm 1.8 will prove an invaluable piece of equipment, but it's uses are not limited to portraits only.
At 1.8 the 50mm is a fast lens however it dies have a counterpart - the 50mm 1.4. The 1.4 is, by comparison, alot more expensive ...
Advantages: Excellent quality pictures, Useful wide angle range. Good build quality. Disadvantages: No lens hood, Not compatible with all EOS cameras
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Specifications
Lens Construction (groups) - 10
Lens Construction (elements) - 13 (3 aspheric elements - 1 Super UD element)
Minimum Aperture - 22-27 (1/3-stop increments 22-29)
Closest Focusing Distance - 0.24m (9.5") at all focal lengths
Maximum Magnification - 0.17x at 22mm setting
Optical Zoom - 2.2x
Filter Diameter - 77mm (thin polarizer required for 10mm use)
Maximum Diameter x Length - 83.5mm x 89.8mm (3.3" x 3.5")
No. of Diaphragm Blades - 6(circular aperture)
Lens Mount Type - EF-S
Weight - 385g (13.5oz)
Hood - optional, petal-shaped, snap-on type
Test shots
The four pictures are test shots all taken from the same position, showing lens prformance at 10mm, 14mm, 18mm and 22mm, respectively. ...
