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<blockquote data-quote="kirbfucius" data-source="post: 176897" data-attributes="member: 14121">As mentioned above, you really need a wider aperture than what your 18-105 lens will allow.&nbsp; It's a nice lens with enough ambient light, but night shots are not among them.What kind of budget are you looking at?&nbsp; While the latest and greatest 70-200mm VR II lens is $2400 new, the previous VR model is much less.&nbsp; On your crop sensor camera the long end has a pretty good range on it for a HS football field where the bleachers aren't half a mile away from the action.&nbsp; You can actually save even more money by going with the slightly older 80-200 AF f/2.8 as well.&nbsp; It was professional glass for its time and just because newer technology has come out doesn't mean it stopped being good.&nbsp; Since the D7000 has a built in AF motor you won't have to worry about manual focus.Edit:&nbsp; I got ninja'd on the 80-200 2.8 suggestion!&nbsp; Regarding the 400mm f/4, I wonder if that reporter is using a full frame camera.&nbsp; Since those gather more light than our crop sensors he can probably get away with the extra stop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kirbfucius, post: 176897, member: 14121"] As mentioned above, you really need a wider aperture than what your 18-105 lens will allow. It's a nice lens with enough ambient light, but night shots are not among them. What kind of budget are you looking at? While the latest and greatest 70-200mm VR II lens is $2400 new, the previous VR model is much less. On your crop sensor camera the long end has a pretty good range on it for a HS football field where the bleachers aren't half a mile away from the action. You can actually save even more money by going with the slightly older 80-200 AF f/2.8 as well. It was professional glass for its time and just because newer technology has come out doesn't mean it stopped being good. Since the D7000 has a built in AF motor you won't have to worry about manual focus. Edit: I got ninja'd on the 80-200 2.8 suggestion! Regarding the 400mm f/4, I wonder if that reporter is using a full frame camera. Since those gather more light than our crop sensors he can probably get away with the extra stop. [/QUOTE]

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