I'm heading to a local high school (American) football game this weekend and figured I'd take the camera (KP) to get some practice with sports photography. It's a very small "stadium" and will not be well lit. Unfortunately, I don't yet own a 70-200 f2.8 lens. My options are:
- DA* 300 f4
- DA 18-135 f3.5-5.6
- Sigma APO DG 70-300 f4-5.6
- DAL 50-200 f4-5.6.
I was originally leaning to just using the 300, but I'm concerned that I'll be too limited in where I'll need to position myself. It's also homecoming, so I may take my FA 50 f1.4 for more of the event/candid shots and then switch to the zoom or telephoto for the game shots.
I've attached an image of the field, with the lights circled in red. If I were around mid-field, I'd think I'd be too close for most shots between the 35 yard lines and maybe not in a great position as they move closer to the end zones. I don't have any experience photographing football, so maybe that placement assumption is incorrect. Should I more strongly consider the Sigma so I can move up and down the field and crank the ISO to 12800 if the lighting necessitates? I'll have a monopod and/or tripod with me. I could either be along the fence line or I could go up into the stands.
With the gear I have access to, what would your approach to this event be?