Santa : Not pro.. just amatuer hobbyist. you must be busy delivering the presents with your santarinas and reindeers.. ?
Tom : I paid only about $210 for this 70-210mm F4 KM lens ( we call this the beercan ) , incl shipping from the US. And there is IS/VR too since IS/VR is inbuilt in my sony body. Canon 70-200mm F4 IS cost about 1.5k 2nd hand, not sure of the cost for nikon.
And there are other great KM lens. Not mention, for Sigma, Tamron , Tokina lens, Alpha mount is mostly cheaper than Canikon mounts too.
And Nikon uses Sony sensor....
I'm happy with my current camp , great optics ( can use CZ lens with AF and good 'O KM lens ) , at a fraction of the cost and with IS/VR in all lens.
canikon are good, just that I do not wish to continue to carry too heavy loads, and do not have deep pockets too...