Try as I might I just was'nt happy with my Sigma 150-600mm Sport, some results were excellent while others were shall we say lack lustre to say the least !
So I decided to take the plunge and sell it, it is no more !
Whilst on the subject of selling obviously we all want to get as much money as possible for our kit, selling on Ebay is going to cost you 14% of your sale price, to avoid this I posted my lens on Gumtree, I had three replies all of which were scam merchants, they say yeah want it and ask you to send payment details for your PayPal account and then they send you a dodgy email that looks like it has come from PayPal, saying that a payment has been received and will be held until a tracking number has been entered at which time the funds will be released into your account, yeah right !
The scammer then follows this email up with a " I have paid you can you dispatch today" they even say they will pay extra if you can get the item on next day delivery.
Don't fall for these scammers be careful with your stuff !!!
Next I have to decide what to replace it with, of course I would like to go out and buy a Canon 500mm f4 l is mk2 but even 2nd hand these beauties are over £6k so that is not going to happen, I just cannot warrant spending that sort of money on a lens, if I was earning a living from my photos it would be a different story.
Canon 7dmk2 Canon 100-400mm mk2 @ 400mm 1/640th f7.1 iso125
So the hunt is on, Sigma have a 500mm f4 in their armoury it has very good reviews, is the same weight as the Canon 500mm mk2 and according to a lot of the reviews I have read has a very similar image quality to the Canon version.
Currently the price for a new Sigma 500mm f4 is £4999 or very close to it everywhere I have looked I have seen it for £3999 on Amazon sold by a third party seller, I have emailed the seller but never had a response ! so that looks like a non starter.
Canon 7dmk2 Canon 100-400mm mk2 @ 400mm 1/640th f7.1 iso160
Other options are another Canon 500mm mk1 these can be had for around £2800 to £3800, mint condition being at the £3800 end of the scale.
I am tempted as the Canon 500mm f4 l is mk1 is a great lens, its also possible to pick up a Canon 600mm f4 l is for similar money, but is that going to be too heavy for my old bones ! and there is the repair issue should something go wrong with the lens, mk1's are getting a bit long in the tooth and are no longer supported by Canon.
Canon 7dmk2 Canon 100-400mm mk2 @ 400mm 1/640th f5.6 iso250
As soon as I have made my choice I will put a new post up about it.
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