Thanks Jon. I know people get all up in arms about taking something other pictures of pets, but sometimes they're the only ones available!! My wife is done with me taking pics, and my 2 1/2yr old is pretty done, too!! "Dadda, put the cmra down!!". The reason for the cat post, mainly, though, was to show the excellent sharpness and DETAIL of the 70-200ll. And I have to admit, Elliott, the cat, is pretty photogenic, too. He has great colors, and lots of character(his nickname is FatBoy, "cause all he does is sit and eat!!), so he's usually available for photo ops!!