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Posted by gary bares on January 09, 19100 at 02:01:23:
I purchased an Elan IIE after much study and help from sites like this one and am wondering about a telephoto for sports and nature shooting. I have about $800 to spend which leaves me with the option of the new Canon 70-200/4.0L or a third party such as the Sigma 70-200/2.8 APO HSM EX. The Canon is about half the weight and the image quality and focusing speed are probably going to be a little better. My question not having done much sports photography (because of camera limitation) is, how much is the bigger aperature (2.8 vs 4.0) going to effect my ability to capture sporting events such as hockey, basketball as well as nature shots such as ducks taking off and landing from a nearby waterway (which happens to be one of the best locations in the world for getting close to geese and ducks i.e. a matter of a few feet). I don't mind the extra weight etc. if it allows me to capture these incredible action scenes. Is the extra aperature worth the tradeoffs? As usual, any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Gary Bares
Rochester MN
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