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Baffled about article on £11,000 lens

I really enjoyed What’s that noise? in AP 16 March, and especially the conclusion, which said: ‘In practice, things are a bit more complicated than “larger sensors are always better”. A lot depends on the specific photographic situation, along with how much kit you're prepared to carry.' But then I found myself completely blindsided by the article Working with an £11,000 lens (AP 13 April).

Would Graeme Green not have been better served on his trip by an APS-C camera and the Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS II USM lens he already had with him? If he'd chosen a Sony A6500, for

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