W.J.T. Mitchell: What Do Pictures Want? Filter Size_105mm Fluorite (FL) and High Refractive

Fluorite (FL) and High Refractive (HRI) lens elements and Nano Crystal Coat (N) all but eliminate distortion and glare and maximize contrast and sharpness

the EF 85mm f/1

A nine-blade rounded diaphragm opening gives out-of-focus elements a more natural appearance

A removable tripod seat is included in order to prevent blurring when using a massive zoom lens on a tripod and to secure a good weight balance

W.J.T. Mitchell: What Do Pictures Want? Filter Size_105mm Fluorite (FL) and High RefractiveWhy do we have such extraordinarily powerful responses toward the images and pictures we see in everyday life? Why do we behave as if pictures were alive, possessing the power to influence us, to demand things from us, to persuade us, seduce us, or even lead us astray? According to W. J. T. Mitchell, we need to reckon with images not just as inert objects that convey meaning but as animated beings with desires, needs, appetites, demands, and drives of