Spider223 wrote:
I agree with everything you said, except the image stabilization part. If he is able to maintain 1/1000 sec shutter speed (or above 1/500th), I would stay away from the image stabilization. He would be shooting at a fast enough shutter speed (easily) with his 200mm zoom. Image Stabilization in the case of dynamic sports, such as Lacrosse, may actually increase blur. His owners manual, Page 41 states that it should be used for static images.
AMEN brother hard to create blur at 1/1000 sec, image stabilization is not needed at that speed, even for a 75 year old