I've gotten better at hand-holding and am bagging all kinds of great shots

I really like this len'sIt's a little heavy for hand held use with out something to lean against, however it takes great shots when it is brought under control

I could go on and on whining about it, but it still is a Magical lens to have, I have shot running deer, charging Grizzly, Lions, Zebra, Air shows, and no problems, beautiful crisp brilliant shots, weddings from a distance just spectacular, , For now

Yes its a light hog meaning you need good light for sharp shots

I did not find one shot at the same focal length (or cropped to simulate the same focal length) from the 70-300 that was as sharp as the shots from the 150-600

In the Nikon sport mode setting, even indoors, the shots were clear and clean.

and there was no way I was going to miss the best birding shots due to my

This lens is great, have taken some awesome shots with it both hand held and on a tripod

I'm sick of missing great shots.

This became a VERY cumbersome process and actually caused me to miss a few good shots fumbling around with fine tune settings

For those that complain about trying to get good shots of BIF (Birds in Flight), I would highly recommend making sure that the focus limiter switch is engaged for 15-infinity instead of full

Just use common sense and consider using a Monopod or Tripod, especially from 300-600mm and your good shots will increase dramatically

Some shots at focal lengths longer than 400mm had some difficulties in the poor lighting at night with contrasting beightnesses, but that may have been true for any lens.

If you're looking for a lens that is going to take insanely crisp shots from that far away, go ahead and spend $15,000+.

I mentioned that I didn't care for this at first, well, I had read a lot about it, then I bought one and was told it was best on a full-frame, so I put it on my 5DmkII, on static shots it worked O.K., but birds in flight, (BiF

Now that I shoot at a higher ISO and a higher Shutter-speed ALL of the time, I get a lot better results on my BiF and my static shots, AND

I'm sick of missing great shots.

This became a VERY cumbersome process and actually caused me to miss a few good shots fumbling around with fine tune settings

Inside I managed to take a few sharp shots with ISO between 6400 - 12800

and there was no way I was going to miss the best birding shots due to my

I have gotten some fabulous shots with it

My shots of eagles on trees as they swooped down for fish are perfect from my perspective

I have had some excellent hand held shots.

After several months of use, I learned that I get better/sharper shots if I don't go past 500mm unless I have enough light for f/8 or more

The lens performed ok, giving me usable shots, but still seems the detail isn't quite there

I am a pretty amateur photographer, but this lens makes action shots look great.

Got some pretty good moon shots when I tested it

Great lens - used it at the buffalo roundup in Custer SDtook great shots!

Shooting low light was a little tricky, but I was still able to get off a few really good shots.

I do notice that the lens will have a harder time focusing in poor light, good light is generally needed for quick focusing and faster shots

Most shots were crystal clear

I also used Sony FE G 70-200 in autofocus mode, comparable to leica and more successful shots due to autofocus

Really decent with tripod and 5D MIII though be sure to turn off the vibration control on pod and use a remote wireless release for best shots

Most people see my large lenses and say "if I had that lens I'll be getting great shots!