Canon Rebel EOS XSi and EF Lens 70-200/4/L IS U

Having trouble getting clear action shots of high school football games at night. No problems until after dark.
This is my first post. Would like to know if I will ever get good clear action shots using this lens or will it never have enough light. Thanks for your help

TCampbell wrote:
f/2.8 lenses are rather expensive. So I thought I might offer an alternate suggestion.
You Canon XSi body is rather old and has a max ISO of 1600. Of course "at" max ISO the images will be extremely "noisy". Shooting max ISO on any camera will be loaded with noise, but usually backing off 1 to two stops worth of ISO is a huge improvement. For considerably less money than the cost of an f/2.8 zoom lens suitable for sports, you might instead consider a new camera body with substantially better sensor performance.
Even a T3i would be a big step up in ISO performance (ISO 6400). Shooting at ISO 1600 is no problem and shooting 3200 is still ok (a bit of noise but nothing that can't be managed in software by doing some de-noising and a bit of edge-sharpening (avoid over-all sharpening as that amplifies noise.))
Ultimately a 7D II (not shipping until November) would be THE camera to have (ISO 16000 ... but backing off a bit from max ISO would still let you shoot in the ISO 3200-6400 range without even hesitating.) It also has a phenominal focus system and blazingly fast continuous burst speed. Canon has a retail price of about $1800 (body only) but go check the prices on f/2.8 zooms and you'll see that's still a savings.
Buying an f/4 or even f/2.8 lens is going to get you 1 to 2 stops worth of improvement. Buying a new body may get you 3+ stops worth of improvement, plus improved overall performance of the camera.
Just something to consider.
An excellent point. Note that the new camera would improve the high-ISO performance of all the OP's lenses, not just the 70-200.
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