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by swampduck on Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:41 pm

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Ok, I have had some bad luck with used big lenses, the Sigma 500 that I purchased first was not sharp, so back it went. The other day I purchased a Canon 500 f4.5, and the AF motor seems to be going bad on it. It snaps into focus, than you can visibly see it go back out of focus. I have resigned myself to getting a brand new Canon 500f4 IS. I have already purchased the tripod, ballhead and Sidekick in anticipation of using it with the Sigma originally, the question is, will the Sidekick support the Canon 500f4?

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by Bob Ettinger on Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:57 pm

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Absolutely, use it all the time as do several other folks.

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by swampduck on Sat Jan 10, 2004 5:58 pm

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Thank you, I just wanted to be sure

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by Heather Forcier on Sun Jan 11, 2004 7:17 pm

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I use the Canon 500f/4 with the Sidekick, I just recommend a good ballhead to go with the combination.

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by Wayne Nicholas on Sun Jan 11, 2004 9:05 pm

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I use my Kirk BH-1 / Sidekick combo on my window mount with no problems. As Heather pointed out, the ballhead is definitely the key.

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by swampduck on Mon Jan 12, 2004 7:27 am

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Thanks, I wasn't sure if the 500f4 was significantly heavier than the f4.5 version. I have the BH-1 + Sidekick combo, so it looks I am good to go, it just looks like it wasn't in the cards for me to save the $$$ on the used option, too bad it cost me about $90 in shipping, oh well

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