I love this lens. In fact, it just stays on my camera.
Well I got Canon Rebel XSi. Only other lens I have right now is the kit lens, 18-55mm.
So yes with 1.6x crop factor, the actual focal length on my camera become 80mm. This can be sometimes annoying as I have to step back, a lot for some shots.
However, for most close up portrait shots, this is perfect lens. I love shooting at 1.8 aperture size because then everything else is blurred out. Of course, you have to be careful that you focused on right object and whole object is in focus. Sometimes I focus on one eye and other eye is out of focus.
Oh I love flower photography with this lens because it is so easy to… Read more
Yup this is my favorite book on Ajax. I love Head First books but this one far exceeded my expectations.
Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I am a Java programmer with little bit of experience in web technologies. Before reading this book I had used JavaScript libraries such as [...] So Ajax was not a totally brand new technology for me.
I bought this book because for upcoming project, I wanted a deeper understanding of Ajax. Also sometimes, while using Scriptaculous, debugging was not easy, because I didn't know what was really going on behind the scenes.
After reading this book, I have better understanding of Ajax. This doesn't mean I am… Read more
It was good book. As a math geek, I knew most of concept or theories presented in book but never applied those concepts in real life. It def. changed my views on many subjects in life.
Some parts of book were too boring. I had to struggle to keep reading a few pages. Don't get me wrong explaining a math formula in plain English is no easy task. But I would have loved to see a formula written on one line, instead of reading a paragraph explaining the formula.
I loved the first & the last chapters. This book will help you realize that most things in life are not what they seem. Success has a lot to do with luck. Yes hard work is important but so does the factors beyond our… Read more
