Tamron 200-400mm f5.6 af ld

I'm thinking about getting this lens, it seems to be decent for the price: http://cgi.ebay.com …ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcm​dZViewItem does anyone have sample pictures?_? thanks!

heres a quick review i found on it:
http://thewizardstower​.org …ron200-400-5.6review.html

personally, i think its a great price. i say go for it. for something that long, my hands need IS.

It's a discontinued lens, I'm not sure how it is optically.

I've heard varying accounts on it - I think there's a review page on FM. If you can get one for under US$230 go for it.

I've seen some good shots from one although I think it was stopped down quite a bit. Most of the positive comments about it came from Nikon users. Canon users generally thought it was average. I wonder if the 2 versions are built differently? Well it still gives you 400mm at f5.6...