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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binocularface" data-source="post: 1279419" data-attributes="member: 4979">Hi thom_vee, I am glad you like the pics on my site. Some of the pics are cropped slightly, but many are not. Just to clarify all the images currently on my <a href="http://www.dslrwildlife.com" target="_blank">www.dslrwildlife.com</a> website (my other website contains mostly digiscoped images) are taken with my 400D and Sigma f4/f5.6 70-300mm lens. All of these shots were taken hand-held. I do use a tripod or monopod with my bigger Sigma f4/f5.6 lens except for photographing birds in flight. Like I said in my previous post I have not had the larger sigma very long to give it a proper test. I may get a chance to test it out this weekend, if so I will post something here.I would say that with out a doubt the 400mm would be better with a camera that has image stabilisation. However when you have a small budget (like I did/do) everything is a compromise of sorts. I wanted a camera body that would give me a broad choice of lenses at reasonable prices which is why I went for the canon.</blockquote>