Comments on: Will the EF 800mm f/5.6L Soon Become Obsolete? https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/04/06/will-the-ef-800mm-f5-6l-soon-become-obsolete/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:11:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Quazi Ahmed Hussain https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/04/06/will-the-ef-800mm-f5-6l-soon-become-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-226068 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 11:11:42 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=4947#comment-226068 Hi Arthur, how are you?

I’ve read your concerns re the new flagship Canon EOS 1Dx. Probably it’s better to continue with 1DIV and other enthusiast crop bodies for a while.

What’s your opinion?

Regards.

]]> By: Quazi Ahmed Hussain https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2011/04/06/will-the-ef-800mm-f5-6l-soon-become-obsolete/comment-page-1/#comment-71356 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 04:14:31 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=4947#comment-71356 Hi Arthur,

You are a renowned photographer and I do not dare entering into argument with you. Your are vastly superior when it comes to bird photography undoubtedly. However, my point is probably missed here. What I want to say is; photographers should be free to make their own choices. IS technology is not very old. Even few years ago you made wonderful images with film cameras fitted with non-IS lenses. Even a layman like me produced around 32 good images out of 38 shots available on the film.

Canon still makes some non-IS lenses and all of those sell well. Therefore, IS is certainly an advantage however, it is not something that photographers cannot do without.

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