Thanks for the feedback Nigel. I've had a 120-300 in the past too and was pleased with it optically however the lack of stabilisation left me unable to shot it handheld. To get decent shots handheld I needed very fast shutter speeds (well above what I would have expected) so I ended up using it on a tripod which wasn't what I wanted. I was looking for a lighter set up than my 500 f4 that I could use with out a tripod so I could have it with me a times when the 500 and tripod was impractical. I sold it on here and I believe the chap who bought it had a similar experience. A while ago I got offered one at £1k new with the 3 year warranty and decided to give it another try. However when I tested it I was disappointed to find that it was very soft and lacking in contrast and had to be stopped down a long way to get useable results, my 300 f4 was so much better. I have read that the OS is much better but don't know how close it gets to the Canon.
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