"In saying all this John im sure a 70-200 and a 120-300 could be apart of the same kit as they are different enough to not be on top of each other."
Indeed, I guess what I am saying is my experience in wildlife would push me very strongly toward a longer faster lens if given only one choice. But they would compliment each other very well in a kit like you said. BTW my first post was more directed towards the 70-300mm L than the 70-200mm, I would not be as strong against the 70-200mm as the 70-300mm.2.8
The 300mm f/2.8 non-IS can be had for about $2000/2500 depending on the condition in the used market, that lens often temps me to replace my Minolta 600mm f/6.3 because of the very little trade up cost, but it's so close to what I have and I am pretty good at manual focusing (especially with ML) that I think I will wait to save up to something much more substantial, like a 600mm II or 800mm on a 1Dx or 1D IV....
Besides that I doubt that the IQ with a 2x will live up to the great bare lens IQ of my 600mm which I have come to enjoy, hence the battle of IQ vs keeper rate.
John.
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