privatebydesign said:Only if you insist on new. You can get an EF 500 f4.5 for $2,000, or an EF 500 f4 IS for $4,000 and a 1DX for $2,500.
So you can get world class Canon body and glass for under $7,000...
The problem is that Canon aren’t servicing the old 500 f/4.5 & f/4 IS anymore. If something were to happen, $2000-4000 is a lot to spend on a paper weight unless you can find somewhere else to fix the lens.
I can't afford a Canon 500 f/4 II right now, so I'm considering at some point springing for the Sigma 500 f/4 Sport. It's a fair amount cheaper, and by all accounts its supposed to hold its own against Canon's big tele offerings. It has a seven year warranty too, which is nice.
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