K20d in Low Light

Hello everyone,

I'm planning on picking up a k20d over the next few weeks but I'm wondering how well the k20d works in low light. I'm a Wedding DJ who is thinking about going into Wedding Photography. I'm also a swing dancer and take a ton pictures of people dancing in low light. I currently have a k100d but I'm finding it difficult to get dancing shots in Low Light conditions (even with a flashgun and a diffuser). I'm getting a ton of noise and pixlated pictures. I've tried playing with the ISO (200, 400, 800 and 16000) and the only ISO setting that seems to work is 1600 with a flash gun but of course the pics are grainy.

If anyone has a k20d have taken pics in low light could you reply with some pictures you have taken in low light. I still have time to change my mind (if I decide to get a Nikon d300 or a higher model Canon) and need to make sure I'm making the right investment.

Thanks everyone.

Elwood

There is quite a good discussion with examples here
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Also a very good comparison with the Nikon D700 with regards low light here
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Being a Wedding Photographer I have used 800iso and 1600iso on Nikon's and the K20D wins hands down, wish I changed years ago.

HeyElwood, what lens are you using?