Quote Originally Posted by HDNitehawk


I thought for a long time about buying a 800mm to go with the 500mm. But the problem is when you go out with one of these lenses, its like taking your wife along on a trip. You don't get to take any other girls along (or lenses). (if the wife reads this maybe I won't be getting any lens[img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img])


Rick
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That's one of the best analogiesI have ever heard. []


Idid read an interview with a "pro" and he said the best investment he ever made in his business was buying his 600mm. It enabled him to get shots that others couldn't.


Good luck with your decision, but remember you may find yourself standing on a boat one day with a dozen other photographers and theperson beside you has a 600 and you have the 500 and you are left wondering what could have been.


Or maybe not.[:^)]


Steve