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500mm vs 600mm?

Started Nov 13, 2017 | Questions thread
CWaterston
CWaterston Regular Member • Posts: 483
Re: 500mm vs 600mm?

BlueRay2 wrote:

are those mk1 or mk2? i have difficulty handholding my 600mm, can't hold it more than a few minutes due to it being awkward and heavy for me. i am not too fond of using tripod or monopod, either.

Those were the EF versions, probably mk1. F/4. Heavy, yes. I was in my 40s then and strong enough to carry them around. I could handhold them both, especially the 500, but it was more an exercise of "can I do it" than a regular practice.

I wouldn't buy those lenses again. I'm in my 60s and have no desire to lug heavy gear anymore. I also wouldn't pay today's prices--astonishing, they are.

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