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I have just taken delivery of this little beauty. A friend has the Full Monty version: Canon 70-200mm, f/2.8, Image Stability. It is superb but weighs a ton. I read some reviews and went for the f/4 version, still with IS, which feels feather-light by comparison.

I got it second hand for £470 from the Leamington Spa branch of LCE, with whom I've had good dealings in the past. There's my local branch only a tram ride away should anything not be right.

The 'extra' is my first picture with the lens. Okay, so it's only a pigeon. What did you expect in a Manchester suburb? Sydney Opera House?