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Message: <blockquote data-quote="canonman77" data-source="post: 1262576" data-attributes="member: 67900">hi guys, compared to canon 500mm primes, the sigma Is well worth the 2.5k, i will get it from warehouse express, save up the 1.5k & then do the other thousand on 12months Interest free finance, as for hand-hold ability i will be in hides most of the time & as for a good tripod & head, at the moment i use a very sturdy VELBON DV-7000 & use a MANFROTTO 322RC2 joystick head, which as a max load weight of 5kg. If I could ask you, does anybody know what the sigma 500mm Is like without OS & what Its like on dull/cloudy days being a f4.5... Anyhow I shall be selling the 100-400mm L & 400D with some other bits & pieces, just hoping I can get roughly 1.5k & then Sigma here I come...Cheers guys...Sean..</blockquote>