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I absolutely LOVE the Canon 2.8 especially since it has the image stabilization, although I would like the 300, it's a bit beyond my reach. I would speculate that this lens is similar in kind as it is an L series, I think. Is this constant 4.0 aperture throughout the lens? You might be able to shoot night work, but you may have to bump the ISO up a good deal. Football fields are often pretty well lighted but since all the lights are so high they can create oddball shadows at times. I have had trouble with this with night time softball but still pulled out some images. I also have the 100-300 f4-f5.6 and wish I had saved the cash and went for a L series high end prime. Nice for daytime sprts but not so good at night. Saw the night time baseball sample and looks as though it will be usable ...

I personally used the Mark II N, which is much more than want you want to spend (I just dig the 1/8000th a second shutter speed though for catching sequences of action and the battery life is amazing!!!), but I am a Canon snob; or more accurately I had Canon EF glass and did not want to sell them and change bodies. The XTi Would work (as it has the high end shutter speed) but I would suggest getting some really good glass. I have the 70-200 L 2.8 and the 100-400 F4-5.6 as my primary lenses to shoot sports to get the closest to the action as I often shoot outside the fence unfortunately since most of my work is done free for the teams/parents. Also helpful to have the "fast" lenses (2.8 or lower) to be able to shoot inside. Best of luck! Hope to see another shooter at the games! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />