sigma 120-300 2.8 vs. Canon 100-400 for sports

[ktpmm]

I'm debating between the Sigma 120-300 2.8 and the Canon 100-400 f4 for shooting football and lax. I understand that the Sigma 2.8 will be great for fading light during football season, which is why I'm leaning this way... Question is, I currently have a Canon 70-200 2.8 - will the 300 be worth the extra $$?? I'm a terrible judge of distances - seems to me the extra 100mm would be good for shooting lineman, far end of the field etc. Am I crazy? Or should I get the Canon 100-400 and decide that this lens is for daytime only? I have a Canon 10D, which is not great with ISO above 1600.

[Crashoran]

Here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=150405&highlight=120-300)

[liza]

Get the Sigma. The extra 100mm is worth it, and the images this lens produces are sooooo sharp.

[RikWriter]

I'm debating between the Sigma 120-300 2.8 and the Canon 100-400 f4 for shooting football and lax. I understand that the Sigma 2.8 will be great for fading light during football season, which is why I'm leaning this way... Question is, I currently have a Canon 70-200 2.8 - will the 300 be worth the extra $$?? I'm a terrible judge of distances - seems to me the extra 100mm would be good for shooting lineman, far end of the field etc. Am I crazy? Or should I get the Canon 100-400 and decide that this lens is for daytime only? I have a Canon 10D, which is not great with ISO above 1600.


First of all, what sports are you shooting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)? :D
Second, I would definitely go with the Sigma 120-300 over the Canon 100-400 for sports. If you need extra reach, you could always pop on a 1.4X TC and still have a 168-420 f4. And for high shutter speeds, you're gonna need the larger maximum aperature.

[liza]

Whoa! I missed the LAX part. I wouldn't shoot anywhere near an airport with a long lens. Security tends to get pretty excited about that and not in a nice way.

[RikWriter]

Whoa! I missed the LAX part. I wouldn't shoot anywhere near an airport with a long lens. Security tends to get pretty excited about that and not in a nice way.

I think he was referring to some type of sport there...which one I don't know...that shares the same acronym. I was just making a joke about the airport.

[KevNJ]

lol

lax = lacrosse
also the airport but he mentinoed football so yea... lacrosse

Also you said you have the 70-200 f/2.8 already. Why overlap the focal length so much.

[GSH]

Be warned. The 120-300 is superb, but extremely heavy after a very short time. Mine stays on the monopod almost all the time when i use it, but i have the 100-400L for mobility :)

[Jamey S.]

I would definitely go for the 120-300mm f/2.8 for sports. The Sigma produces excellent images!! Faster is always better, especially where sports or action is concerned, fast shutter can stop action, IS can not.