Which telephoto lens to buy for Yellowstone trip

Hi Forum,
I am going for a trip to Yellowstone National Park this May end. I want to buy a telephoto lens to shoot wildlife.
I am confused between EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM , EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM .
I am unable to decide which lens would be better suitable for wildlife photography. I have a Canon T2i and currently using the kit lens 18-55mm with it.
Any suggestions on what lens should I go for???

neeraj87 wrote:
Thanks for the feedback.
My dilema is not just regarding Yellowstone National Park. I want to buy a lens that will accompany me to almost everywhere and can be used to take long distance shots.
What you said is absolutely true, I cannot decide between extra reach of 100mm and aperture.
And the reason you can't decide is, there is no one right answer. Welcome to the black hole of SLR photography.
I've been in the same dilemma myself for some time now. I’ve been dreaming about a big white zoom for years and finally started seriously considering the purchase a year ago or so. So I got on these websites and started doing my research and long story short… I bought a 6D! Didn’t see that coming. So now my problem is worse, as coming from a crop, 200mm isn’t very long on a full frame.
I do suggest renting if you have the ability to, it helps put things in perspective. It’s easy to get jaded online as everyone fawns over the big boy lenses (70-200 II, 24-70 II…) and you get to thinking that a lowly 100-400L or 70-200 I can’t be very good. They are good, and if you don’t spend your free time shooting pictures of test charts then you probably won’t notice the difference. The 100-400 wasn’t even on my list until I used one for a weekend.
And finally, intended use maters. Pesonally I’m leaning towards the 70-200/2.8 because I want a fast lens and I LOVE thin depth of field. However, if I was getting ready to go to Africa on a safari there’d be no question that I’d be buying a 400mm lens.

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