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I used the lensmaster for a while but was never happy with it so I ended up giving it away.

I use the 600aw and it's great. I can get my 600f4 with tc and camera attached. I also have a thinktank bag which carries all the above plus loads more which I use when I'm traveling. Fits B.A. Requirements for hand luggage.

600mm. Pretty much the only lens I use.

Canon 600mm , use it 99.9% of the time.

Nothing new for me. I only ever use 1 lens & 1 camera.

4k TV looks great when it's fed with 4k content. When it's upscaling I presume it's just guessing what the spare pixels are & im not sure what the percentage is that it is guessing but it's the lions share. I believe 1080p would only fill about 25% of the screen so the upscaling just fills up...

Flickr where every photograph is "the best I've seen"

Yeah I do mate. I use a 600mm prime .. I sometimes add a 1.4 x t.c. To find your sweet spot I would suggest stopping down to f8 & start taking some test shots of the same thing at different f stops Make sure your camera is supported & if possible use a cable/remote release. If you don't have...

I think he's new to this lens so probably not used to longer lenses.

Yeah so do I, but If we are talking about bird photography, no matter how good your technique is you're relying on Lady Luck at those shutter speeds. The slightest movement will be recorded as blur which I'm sure you're well aware of. On reflection the photograph of the lapwing isn't out of...

Birds are always moving, You could've been moving too Weather conditions also play a huge part Sharp photographs with a bit noise always look better than blury ones. As has been said before technique is crucial especially with longer lenses.

Shutter speed is too low. Increase ISO. At that shutter speed (1/640) you would need some sort of additional support ie tripod/bean bag. I've attached a pic of a cuckoo I took a couple of weeks ago, 1/3200 f8 ISO 1000 I use a 600mm lens all the time & for me I need to be about 1/2000 or...

I don't have any problems with using high ISO , I don't usually shoot below ISO1000 I usually shoot (or aim to) at f8 as my gear performs so much better. Will possibly try one out.

I use a 600mm f4 as my main lens, I use it for 99% of my photography. Walk miles & miles with it, sometimes with a 1.4x t.c. Attached. Would love a smaller, lighter lens that would cover the same range & be of equal optical quality so I'm following this thread with interest.

Best advice I can give is get out with your camera as much as possible, take loads of photographs & learn from them.. great crested grebe by Paul_ McMullen, on Flickr