haha well you should use it more often - i only use one shot focus if the subject is perfectly still, if the subject is moving just a bit ill always try to switch to AI. With your camera id be shooting more action its 6.5fps!!!! That is really fast - 6x10mp pictures before you can say 'six and a half frames per second'

Yeh its very well priced, more than the 70-200 f4 but less than the 70-200 f2.8 and its IQ is better because its a prime making it and increadible lens.

however... this is were the problems start im going to be running around trying to make up for the lack of versetility and trying to get a good frame. Plus 200mm on a 1.6 crop body is around 320mm and that is a LOT to hold steady without IS. I think i might have to regret that argument about tripods if i buy this lens Saying this its a WILDLIFE lens, and WILDLIFE and SPORTS move very fast, so im gonna have to use a very fast shutterspeed to keep up with them. and its 2.8!! Loads of light

Another problem arises when i look at buying the lens. Last year i could have bought it NEW less than what i am now looking at paying for it 2nd hand. Since the UK's pound sterling has fallen so much against other currencys the price of all camera equipment has gone up.


...so it might be a while before i get this lens

Well then I suggest you move your lazy ass and start working more JK
Yeah I have heard that it would be preferred to get a telephoto lens with IS because of the very long focal length but I am sure you will do fine in broad daylight. And running around trying to get a good frame is good for you course you'll get more exercise .

haha good one
Yeh ill just use a tripod or hit the deck to get steady shots when its dark.
well on my kit lens i cant notice the difference with IS on and off, and when you track a target it should auto disable IS anyway.
Hopefully i shouldnt run around too much! ill just position myself in a good spot.

Hey! Aren't you the guy who told me to strap my camera around my leg instead of buying a tripod? I guess you were drunk or high on something when you said that JK
From what I have heard IS won't help you when you take pictures of moving objects because it only reduces camera shake and won't follow the movement of the object.

lmao! I hope you won't become one of those crazy wildlife photographers who build themselves tiny tents or dig in somewhere and stay there for hours just to wait for some stupid bird to show up jk

This is true!! Nonono i ment to tie it to your leg with a bit of string



how did you guess?! - digging myself into a hole and staying in there for hours waiting for a stupid bird to show up was gonna be my next move!!

Hey, I've done that before.
Small tents on the side of a mountain

LMAO! I would love to see you doing that