Well, I couldn\'t resist and since I\'m writing it off anyway, I cancelled my amazon order walked right into 17th St. and walked out with a new one. I know they have one more and they are open till 6. I\'d rather post it here then go through the PM thing. This lens is really awesome. Unfortunately it\'s so crappy out so I can\'t do any thing except shoot my dog and the salt shaker, but it\'s awesome!
The negative, the hood sucks. Much flimsier and you can\'t stand the lens up with the hood on.