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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ToddG" data-source="post: 378083" data-attributes="member: 23228">Definitely the best lens in my kit.  I use it a lot for action/sports photography.One thing to keep in mind about the IS feature, though, is that it doesn't really give you 2-3 stops.  A 1/60 photo is still a 1/60 photo ... so if your subject is moving, blur is still blur.  IS cancels out camera shake (so static subjects will look better) but it doesn't make the shutter close any faster.If you're capable of doing some of the "zooming" with your feet instead of your lens, you might want to consider the 135/2 L.  No IS but you have one full stop faster aperture available.  I use a basic 50/1.4 for a lot of indoor sports work (the sports I shoot allow me to get fairly close to the action) and I'm always amazed how bright the images are.</blockquote>