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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roy C" data-source="post: 1505659" data-attributes="member: 18798">Thanks for that Eastwood and apologies to the OP for deviating on this thread.Although the 300/2.8 is considered lightweight against the 500/600 lenses it is still double the weight of my 400/5.6 which will not help with my style of shooting which is walking long distances and snatching a shot as and when an opportunity occurs. Also I am not a 'young and strong guy' but a weakling OAP :eek!:Agree with you about using a tripod, I now use one all the time when I have a 1.4tc attached and sometimes even with the bare lens - the difference is immense with the keeper rate increasing dramatically. I am sure that if I got a 300/2.8 I would use it with a tripod most of the time.</blockquote>