radiojohn wrote:
While a camera body, higher ISO, stabilization are all body factors, think about the LENS.
Most zooms can start out at 2.8 or whatever,but quickly drop to 5.6 or smaller as they zoom. AF also does not work as well.
Assuming you do not have a full frame body, would a 58( mm film equiv) f/1.4 do the job better? It would provide a fast slight telephoto.
A 58mm lens for night football?!? Er... No. You will have to crop so much there won't be anything left to reveal details! It would work well for sideline scenes, however.
Now, if you have a 135mm f/1.8 Sigma Art lens, that works on the near side of the field. About $1100 to $1400.
A 70-200 f/2.8 fixed aperture image stabilized zoom is a standard fixture on friday night football fields (About $1200 to $2400 depending on brand).
For the far side of the field, a 300mm f/2.8 is about as wide as you can go ($6100 though!). Longer would be better.