Am using daily an 800mm f8 , of same era , and i thought it was big !!!! .
Now all I need is someone to carry it!
Don
"Good Grief, Is that your camera or are you glad to see me"
at that size, theft or misplacement should not be issues.
I say put an axle under it and a ball hitch on the end and you’ll have an optical cannon.
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