Originally posted by crewl1 I can say it is worth the sacrifice if the focal length is of use to you.
Too bad you didn't make the meet this weekend, the others had a chance to try it and they seemed to agree.
If we can have another one in 4 months or so, when my boy is 6 months old. I kind of cheaped out and bought the Canon FD 300/4 L, as a poor man's DA*300, to use on my NEX(and maybe a q in the future) instead of forking out the bucks for this one. If I try yours I might end up taking the plunge, though I'm finding I don't have the time or patience for birding.