Canon 100-400 L 4.5-5.6 for sports?

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heya guys,

I got some really good advice here before so thought i'd pick your collective brain again.

I'm going to be spending next week shooting a variety of sports; football, rugby league, netball, hockey, lacrosse, tennis, judo, volleyball and possibly a few more...

I've used the sigma 120-300 2.8 before for a (badly) floodlit game and was very pleased but was wondering how the canon 100- 400 L holds up in daylight conditions or indoors. The extra range on the zoom would be really useful and these pictures are generally not for large reproduction so a bit of grain is not the end of the world but im a bit worried about the 4.5 - 5.6 aperture just not being fast enough

has anyone had any experience using this lens for sports? its also a fair bit cheaper to rent than the sigma and half the weight!!

cheers

rich
 
outdoor sport on a nice day you will be OK. not the best but usable...

indoors.. I would very much doubt it would be any use at all because of the aperture
 
i use the 100-400 for american football games.

the reach is great and with daylight it is quick enough to focus..but

did a night time game last week and it just struggled to focus quite a few times, it can be slow sometimes.

All in all i love the lens, but there are some downsides which i need to put up with.
 
Outdoors with sun shining = ok
Indoors = no

You'd be much better off with a 70-200/2.8

Although you wouldn't have a great deal of reach for the rugby/football etc, you should be able to concentrate on close to you action.
 
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