The ois does a good at stabilizing handheld shots, but with the heft of this lens, your arm will get tired rather quickly.

The ois does a good at stabilizing handheld shots, but with the heft of this lens, your arm will get tired rather quickly.  Read Less

3 at 400mm it needs light, but for my use case light will not be a problem the zoom ring is not super smooth, but it's also not sticky.

3 at 400mm it needs light, but for my use case light will not be a problem the zoom ring is not super smooth, but it's also not sticky.  Read Less

I do wish i had been able to find it on sale, last month several sites offered it for $1300.

I do wish i had been able to find it on sale, last month several sites offered it for $1300.  Read Less

You're not going to get that kind of performance for under $2,000.

You're not going to get that kind of performance for under $2,000.  Read Less

You can see from the lunar photo that it's quite good for a under $2,000 zoom lens.

You can see from the lunar photo that it's quite good for a under $2,000 zoom lens.  Read Less

I think people that criticize this lens on other sites are expecting it to perform like a $7,500 olympus zoom.

I think people that criticize this lens on other sites are expecting it to perform like a $7,500 olympus zoom.  Read Less