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<blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 807806" data-attributes="member: 50197">I watched the above posted review of it today. He gives a lot of comparisons to the 200-500 I currently have and use with the FTZ. Sounds like it is an upgrade in terms of VR, AF, weight, zoom ratio and build quality. On the other hand it is not a big upgrade in terms of sharpness. As a wash, my 200-500 is shorter at 200mm for storage, but longer when zoomed to 500. I even went so far as to see what I could get for it from KEH. Their online calculator said $600 - $650 depending on whether it's consider like new or not. Not sure if a private sale would net enough difference to justify the hassle. Considering I paid $1050 for it new and have a year's use out of it, not bad, but that also means I would have to lay out another $1000K + to get this lens.I think I'll just wait until either I win the lottery, or people start offering me big bucks for copies of my work. I'm not holding my breath for either one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Clovishound, post: 807806, member: 50197"] I watched the above posted review of it today. He gives a lot of comparisons to the 200-500 I currently have and use with the FTZ. Sounds like it is an upgrade in terms of VR, AF, weight, zoom ratio and build quality. On the other hand it is not a big upgrade in terms of sharpness. As a wash, my 200-500 is shorter at 200mm for storage, but longer when zoomed to 500. I even went so far as to see what I could get for it from KEH. Their online calculator said $600 - $650 depending on whether it's consider like new or not. Not sure if a private sale would net enough difference to justify the hassle. Considering I paid $1050 for it new and have a year's use out of it, not bad, but that also means I would have to lay out another $1000K + to get this lens. I think I'll just wait until either I win the lottery, or people start offering me big bucks for copies of my work. I'm not holding my breath for either one. [/QUOTE]

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