KEH actually has one for $500, which is a bargain if someone is interested.
I decided on the 500mm because how compact it is.
J
>
> See the tele tests I just posted:
> http://www.Bytesmiths.com/OM_Tele
>
> I think image quality is not the determining factor here.
>
> Instead, consider whether you want something small and light that you
> can carefully hand-hold, or something with a real aperture for DOF
> control. And I think the 600 will cost almost twice what the 500 does.
>
> I feel the 600 has a slight edge in image quality, but I know the 500
> gets used more, just because I don't want to lug the 600 around. If I
> know I'm going to be hunkered down all day in a blind, I choose the
> 600. If I don't know what I'll be shooting, but want the long end
> covered "just in case," I take the 500.
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