[ken-the-pen]

Hi Graham, thanks for the reply....I think I will probably go for the Canon 400 when one comes up at the right price....I've seen a couple now for around the 950 mark.....and now the urgency has been removed because of my getting the Tokina 80-400mm....so I can afford to wait around a bit. Yes, like you I actually buy most of my stuff....from cameras to computer laptops to computer parts to phones or anything really, on the internet because it's so much cheaper....but the Tokina was an absolute must because the sharpness was the best of all the lenses I had tried out in shop, and I'm sure they made a mistake with the price....I looked online and they range from £599 up to £720...the lowest we found was £561.....but all of those were without the filter which is another £40 on its own....so all up around the £600 mark!
You didn't tell me if you knew that Simply Electronics which is in Notts, I wanted to know simply because they have a prime there and I could go over and try it out to see what it's like.....before looking for a used one online....it wouldn't cost me to travel you see, as I have a bus and train pass.....still maybe you don't know of it, or haven't been there. Ken