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40D or XSI for shooting football under the lights

 
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Apr 20, 2008 18:26 |  #16

Is the Sigma lens a 2.8 all the way out to 300 mm?

Yes.

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Apr 25, 2008 10:26 |  #17

mmauthor wrote in post #5368722 (external link)
Thanks everyone for the great advice. Is the Sigma lens a 2.8 all the way out to 300 mm?

Yes! The great thing about the Sigma lens is it is 120-300 zoom with a 2.8 across all. With football I love the fact I can be at 300mm and as the action comes closer to me i can just zoom out and keep shooting. If you only had the prime you would be stuck with only getting close ups.


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Apr 25, 2008 11:53 as a reply to  @ NVcameraman's post |  #18

How much does the 120-300 go for new or used? Thanks!


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Apr 25, 2008 12:36 |  #19

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How much does the 120-300 go for new or used? Thanks!

Used approx $1700-$1800. New one is little over $2300.

BTW - If someone has sharp copy to sell, I am looking for one.


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Apr 25, 2008 20:19 |  #20

BTW - If someone has sharp copy to sell, I am looking for one.

bobbyz, just in case you were wondering...Mine is NOT FOR SALE! :-)
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Apr 26, 2008 18:13 |  #21

As others have recommended, get the 40D+Grip. It will feel so much better in your hands, esp if you use a longer lens. (Better balanced), and trust me, the 3.5 FPS of the XSi will be far too slow. You'll LOVE the 6.5 FPS of the 40D. (As you get more into sports photography that may even seem too "slow".)


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Apr 28, 2008 10:25 |  #22

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bobbyz, just in case you were wondering...Mine is NOT FOR SALE! :-)
Mike

I tried.

I have seen some on B&S forum but for some reason the sellers don't have any nice pictures to post. They don't show any picture galleries, no 100% crops etc. I think I will keep looking for some sports guy to upgrade to 300/400mm f2.8 and sell his sharp copy.


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