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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Helios" data-source="post: 1664915" data-attributes="member: 46553">I went to Grays of Westminster to look at the two lenses. I've heard good things about Grays, but I have to say, I was very disappointed with the shop staff there. They didn't exactly sell the 600 to me, really not wanting to get the lenses out of the boxes, and moaning that there weren't any display models. I was hoping to have them both out so I could compare how they handle. It's a bit like going to a car showroom and not being able to test drive anything. A completely different attitude to the excellent Kay Opical, were you can test any binocular or telescope to your hearts content. They seemed more concerned with selling a £50 extended warantee, rather than a 7k lens. Must be a bonus incentive, or something.I did get to hold a second hand 600, with some packing still on, and it was appreciably heavier than the 500. And the unopened boxes looked a lot bigger too. So I decided that it was too much of a risk, and went for the 500 instead, which I knew I could handle.</blockquote>