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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveClifton" data-source="post: 1691992" data-attributes="member: 48420">Hi Ron, and congratulations on the new lens. I knew you were thinking about going for one of these lenses, and was considering sending you a PM, but it seems I am too late! I notice that the Argos price is about £800, so with £50 cash back you must have paid about £750, which is what I paid 18 months ago.As you might know I bought into the Canon system with a 40D and 100-400 zoom recently, as I was a bit frustrated with the lack of reach and rather limited range of lenses for Olympus cameras (no problems about the quality of the glass though, and the 50-200 with EC-14 is about the same as my Canon at 350mm, in both reach and sharpness). A 400mm zoom or prime, with the option of a converter, and a Sigma 150mm macro were my 'target' lenses for birding and butterflying, so now I'm quite happy.The main reason I'm saying this, as you've probably guessed, is that I can't justify keeping both systems going, and was reluctantly thinking about advertising the Olympus lens for sale. I suppose I would be prepared to let it go to a good home for about £550. It's still in mint condition as I've hardly used it since I had the lens replaced by Olympus in June. PM me if you are interested, as I believe you still have a right to return the new lens if you bought by mail order.all the best,SteveBy the way Ron, regarding filters, I bought a Kenko digital protector with the Olympus lens when I bought it, and didn't notice much deterioration with it. Then when I bought the Canon lens, I bought a B+W filter to go on that lens. I've done some testing at various apertures with both lenses, with and without filters, and can conclude that the B+W filter causes noticeably less image degradation than the KenKo, though both cost around £40. Worth considering if you do buy one. B+W filters have a very good reputation in the photography world.</blockquote>

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