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Im looking to get into photographing this down the line and wondering what lens to invest in.

As a newbie my plan was to buy a higher end body and then i could invest all my future cash in glass. However after thinking about it i went out and bought a cheap d40 and decided to spend the cash on better lenses first.

First up i was looking at getting maybe a 50mm 1.4 or 1.8. Is the 50 long enough for this type of shooting and which of the two is better suited?
and also a 85mm 1.4 or 1.8

Either that combo or a 70-200mm 2.8 on its own, although this seems a bit to big and cumbersome for this type of thing.
 
Canon 7d, 70-200 2.8 and a 50mm 1.4! All you need. Its all i use for the military mma shows :-)
 
When I do this I use 24-70f2.8 on a 1dMK3 and stand by the ring. Body with high ISO will also be required as lighting is usually poor.
 
Cheers. The body isnt important at the min.
Im just after buying the right lenses now so i dont have a bag of lenses that are usless when i come to do it down the line
 
Going UFC 138 in November in Birmingham and I'd love to get some good shots. Not sure about my chances of getting ringside though :(

I have a 55-200 which I'll bring with but we'll see.
 
paully said:
Yes i could get cage side. The event is run by an ex coach of mine
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I shot a thai boxing event last year for the Wolfslair thai boxing club.

70-200 2.8 attached to one body, 50mm 1.8 attached to the other. It catered for pretty much all of my needs. If you're ringside on a boxing match the ropes WILL get in your way! Try and find a vantage point, quite often with the low key events there will be a stage or somewhere that you can stand out of the way.

Being cageside with MMA it much easier, you can shoot through the fence or stand behind one of the joins of the cage so you're not blocking the spectators view.

Whatever you do, DON'T use flash. It'll either bounce off the cage or you'll get horrid shadows from the ropes.
 
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