congrats! 400mm wow! that is huge! tell me how you go with keeping her steady.

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Jesus, that's a sick lens man, good stuff.

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Thanks mate. I will, hoping the IS will help, but bought a monopod as well. Should do the trick, my old tripod is shakier than I am the morning after a big night hehe.

Thanks mate. It's been a while since I treated myself to some good quality camera stuff.

Where did you get it from? Photo Continental?

If I get rid of the 75-300 after I upgrade I'm just going to give it to someone for a very (and I mean, very) small fee. I'd hate to see someone make the same mistake that I made when I was a n00b, and pay $200+ for one. They're just not worth it.

Another thing I could do is chop it in half...

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Yeah. PhotoContinental. They were great, as always.

Uploaded a couple of bird shots to shot the sharpness at 400mm. Let me know what you think.

I may have a ritual burning of my 75-300 on the barbie this weekend hehe

Tell you what... cut one of them @ 75mm, and the other @ 300mm and then compare.

I was going to say to get through an internet dealer. Cameras Direct set up a store at BCG digital meeting sometimes, so it's not like some other stores that are completely web-only. But, what you lose in price you gain in service and assurance should something go wrong. I've heard stories where if you take a malfuntioning item back to PC with their receipt they'll replace it there and then.

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yeah i have some freelance working lined up now, might mean a new lens for myself! lol

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I'll let you in on a little secret. I had already checked the online prices, and PC matched the Cameras Direct price. I was not expecting that at all.