<span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]Hi Everyone, <o></o>


<span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]Thanks for your quick and detailed replies. I had not thought of hiring a lens. Would you do this a lot yourself when you're taking a trip? Are there any issues I should be aware of if I do hire and can anyone recommend a good hire company in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"]<st1lace w:st="on"]UK</st1lace></st1:country-region>? Is it common to have to leave a deposit of the full cost of the lens when hiring?<o></o>


<span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]I am still not sure what lens(es) to go for! I think I would still like to invest in a lens rather than dishingout a fair bit of money fora couple of lenses thatI willhave to give back in justa few weeks but hiringdefinitely opens up some options for me. I was quite interested in the 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS simply due to itsvery smallsize inrelation to itslarge rangebut is there much of a compromise in IQ? I do not see many reviews onthis DO lensor am I just missing them?<o></o>


<span style="font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 9pt;"]Thanks very much for all your help<o></o>