Best Lens for Sports Photography

JNR wrote:

Canadianguy wrote:

dwmcreative wrote:

I have a Fuji XH2s. I need to take photos for a basketball tournament at my job in January (I work at a high school). I have a lot of Fuji lenses but I don't think I have anything that is amazing for sports. What is the best lens you'd recommend for sports? I have a 90mm f2 but unfortunately I've missed a lot of shots due to the lack of zoom capability (That said when the subjects are at the right distance the shots are great). Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I tested out the new Fuji f4 18-120mm but I don't think there is enough light there and when I bump up the ISO it's pretty grainy. Hoping someone has a better recommendation! Thanks

If you work for the school - best piece of equipment you can get is some strobes and install them overhead like the pros do.

Forgot getting a new lens - strobes will get you photos just like the pros do and no one else will get photos like yours get unless they have access to the strobes too.

First, you can't be sure the school will even let you do that. Second, there's a pretty significant learning curve relating to positioning and shooting technique. The timing (soon) tends to discourage the effort, but long term this is a worthy option.

The OP said he worked for the school - so he has an inside track and why I offered that suggestion.

Go big or go home or just get photos like everyone else on the sidelines.