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Originally Posted by GavinM
I've got the 600 AF-SII and it's a beast. The first time I took it on a birding walk I spent the whole time thinking 'this is going to be on Ebay tonight.' but the pictures changed my mind. I probably would not have bought it had I properly realised its actual dimensions, but it's hard to get across the difference in sharpness between this and, say, my Bigma.
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My 600/4 (and my one is bigger & heavier than yours
) wasn't as much a hardship carrying it around as I had feared... not sure why as it's a lot heavier than my old 500/4.5. The big problem I have is it's sheer size and how awkward it is in a hide (even with the 2nd stage of the hood removed)
cheers,
Andy