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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 545814" data-attributes="member: 24285">I just bought the Nikkor 200-500 (paid $1600 CDN in Edmonton) add $200 for a protective 95mm filter if you want to protect that expensive glass.&nbsp; If you are more price conscious the Tamron and Sigma super zooms come in a few hundred less.&nbsp; I'm 'frugile' but after trying all three I decided that even though the 200-500 is shorter on both ends than the other two, it was worth the extra few hundred.&nbsp; If you want just a little more reach to save even more, have you considered a good 70-300?&nbsp; I like my Tamron 70-300 and at about $500 it is a lot less. I also looked at a used Nikkor 300mm for about a grand and I think it came with a teleconverter, they can be had for $700-$1,000ish.&nbsp; Henrys.com has a good listing of warrantied used glass.&nbsp; Including some long lenses.&nbsp; Used is fine if the vendor has a guarantee.&nbsp; They have a Nikon 80-400 used for $800 - half the price of the new 200-500.&nbsp; But that is not the end of it. I was lucky an old heavy duty hard body case I had bought back in my film days fit my new lens - otherwise I'd have to drop another hundred or so on a new lens case - the sock Nikon gives you is useless. I'm now thinking I'll be dropping another $400-$600 or more for an upgraded tripod and gimbal head as I'm leary of a lens this big on my 'travel angel&quot; tripod.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 545814, member: 24285"] I just bought the Nikkor 200-500 (paid $1600 CDN in Edmonton) add $200 for a protective 95mm filter if you want to protect that expensive glass. If you are more price conscious the Tamron and Sigma super zooms come in a few hundred less. I'm 'frugile' but after trying all three I decided that even though the 200-500 is shorter on both ends than the other two, it was worth the extra few hundred. If you want just a little more reach to save even more, have you considered a good 70-300? I like my Tamron 70-300 and at about $500 it is a lot less. I also looked at a used Nikkor 300mm for about a grand and I think it came with a teleconverter, they can be had for $700-$1,000ish. Henrys.com has a good listing of warrantied used glass. Including some long lenses. Used is fine if the vendor has a guarantee. They have a Nikon 80-400 used for $800 - half the price of the new 200-500. But that is not the end of it. I was lucky an old heavy duty hard body case I had bought back in my film days fit my new lens - otherwise I'd have to drop another hundred or so on a new lens case - the sock Nikon gives you is useless. I'm now thinking I'll be dropping another $400-$600 or more for an upgraded tripod and gimbal head as I'm leary of a lens this big on my 'travel angel" tripod. [/QUOTE]

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