Tremendous shots with amazing detail Neil, what lens?

Stunning shots

A better quality lens should give you improvement in colour, contrast and sharpness, it should also show less distortion and be less prone to flare, and if you go well over the top with price it should be a hell of a lot faster.
After saying all that Pentax kit lenses can be very good for the money and produce outstanding results, I think my £150 Pentax 80-320 produces nicer pics than my £700+ Sigma 50-500.

Welcome to the forum D,

If your often looking on ebay for K mount then this website will be invaluable in checking which lens is on offer and its compatability with various bodies: link

I dont see what all the fuss is about, we all know that "journalist" is Latin for "make up a story"

I shall give AP a glance over next time I'm at the supermarket, I might even buy it just to read the K7 review

Looks like the K7 might be a bit of a winner then.

Just had another thought,
if its going to be dark you are definately going to have problems with focusing, the onboard flash is going to be strobing away trying to aid the camera in locking on, it'll be more like a press conference than a party, do yourself a big favour, beg steal or borrow a flashgun like the AF360FGZ this will have spot beam focus assist and stop uou blinding the partygoers.

I agree with Ken, stick it in prpgram, ISO 400 and let the camera work for you, Nathan does have a valid point about learning more, but this seems like a one off event where getting the shots is more important than learning how your camera works, and it will also leave your mind free to concentrate on poses and people skills, and TBH I wouldn't even bother with RAW, these are going to be party snaps and jpegs will be good enough.

Just make sure you have a spare battery

EDIT, one other point, check the cameras manual re the onboard flash, know its limitations with the lens you intend to use, ie; it may not cover the full focal range of the lens so if you shoot wide you may gett vignetting.

Nuff said

Ah-ha so you ARE David Bailey, shooting a pair of birds strutting thier stuff

I must say I think the exposure and focus are cock on