[fujitsu1522]

I did a shoot, I believe it was the first time In the uk, kickbocking, If i remeber correct, It was a master sken, Manchester, them guys are so quick, he did a demonstration, four corners of ring, the lads held swords with apples on top of sword, and the master spun around taking all apples, "did I capture the precise moment?," No..he was to fast, I did not do it in a proffesional manner, it was family who was fighting, so if you have not been commisioned for the fight, just enjoy yourself at the event, if you act proffesional and go ringside, ask is always the best bet, tell them its for your sons album, flash, could e distracting, but ask again, or up your speed, theres usually quite a lot of light above the ring, if i remember I had a 50mm 1.4. and the camera body was a nikormat el...old camera, but I got some good results, where the fight was concerned, rather than spend money on flash, which i guess might not be used, i would go for a faster lens, I have a similar problem coming up, all down to speed of lens, which with kit lens, its just not good enough, I myself need faster lens, and if anyone can point us towards sellers here in uk, maybe secondhand bargains might be out there...good luck, and as I say if you have not been hired for the day, as it sounds as if you have not, they would have told you about if you can use flash in there request....good luck have a great day....