Hi Robin,

Thanks for getting in touch.

re:

Hi , I am also from Long Island n go to visit my mother in law in Florida opposite of your mom ..lol but somehow due to both my folks got sick ..

My Dad was gone in 2001 and my Mom is a very old 91.

I am in Warwick NY go figure ..stepping up to the plate

Good on you! What would we be without our folks?

I am not new to birding n I love it I but gotta ask which is a better birding lens a 600LII or 500LII I am not very graceful n rather clumsy I was going to go with the new 500 but saw between the 600LII-500LII theres only a pound n half apart so I’m not a youngster 57 this July I have used a 100-400 n a Sigma prime 500 N a canon Mark IV which I may get a Canon 1DX but I rather have a lens thats gonna get the shots like the Snowies n Short ear Owls in the Pine Island area where we live now Charles Shefield says hi Ive known him for years ..lol any help with that would be appreciated

1 1/2 pounds is a lot. And the 500 II is far less bulky than the 600 II. Come on an IPT and we will teach you to make sharp images with the 500 II and the 2X III TC.

It would seem as if the 500 II would be best for you…. What camera body? Do you have the Series III teleconverters?

Learn lots more about the two lenses here.

If you go for the 500 II, please use this link:

Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM Lens

If you don’t believe me, use this link 🙂

Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM Lens“>

later and thanks and love, artie

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