[Maine-birds] Camera Lenses

                To Birders / photographers: Is there anyone out there in the greater Portland area that has a  CANON 400 F/5.6L Lens?

I am interested in purchasing a new lens for my Canon camera and this one is one that I am considering. 

My major concern is that it is not an IS and I am not getting any younger - sad to say - so I am wondering if I will be to get the desired great pictures I want when shooting from the hip while birding, as I usually do, and not in a set up position with a tripod. 

                If someone out there has one of these lens and would be willing to let me borrow it for a day or two to do some shooting, that would help me to determine if it is worth the price of an upgrade from what I am now using.   

                Please respond off line.  Thanks for any informaiton you can share with me,  Marie Jordan  South Portland.