ok so now im really confused lens or flash???

Link isn't working for me but judging by most club photography, your 18-55 lens will be fine. You need a decent flash gun, preferably Pentax.

Set your ambient light exposure with a longish shutter speed to give the right amount of blur, then balance it with flash. The camera will do it all for you pretty much automatically.

Most club photographers also use a Stofen-type diffuser almost permanently attached.
 
The Pentax-fit version of the Jessops 360AFD would also do the job, but for a lot less. I think they may have stopped producing the Pentax version now, however used examples turn up in the classifieds here for around the £40 mark.
 
gilactic said:
thanks for your help :)
do u think this flash would be ok for what i want to do?
sorry to keep asking i just no absolutely nothing about flashes :shrug:

http://www.wilkinson.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=18365
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Yes that will be fine. Good gun. There are cheaper third party guns around which will do the job you want, but they probably won't have higher spec features like high speed sync.

I don't know enough about Pentax to be sure about this, but given your generous budget you might want to consider the 540 version. It's obviously got a lot more power and (this is where I'm guessing) I think it might also act as a master controller unit for multiple remote flash, should you want to get into that later.

This is also assuming that neither your camera nor the 360 flash will act as a master unit. I just don't know, you'd need to check.
 
hers a used pentax af360 if interested.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/4137/Used-Pentax-AF-360FGZ-Flash.html
or a used pentax 540 for the same price as a new 360
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/4946/Used-Pentax-AF-540FGZ-Flash.html

also if interested look out for samsung sef36pzf flashes there the same as the pentax 360and will work with all pentax dslr but you can get them cheaper.
£150 new(on ebay from park cameras which is cheaper than buying direct from them)
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=...r+flash&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
 
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scottthehat said:
hers a used pentax af360 if interested.
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/4137/Used-Pentax-AF-360FGZ-Flash.html
or a used pentax 540 for the same price as a new 360
http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/4946/Used-Pentax-AF-540FGZ-Flash.html

also if interested look out for samsung sef36pzf flashes there the same as the pentax 360and will work with all pentax dslr but you can get them cheaper.
£150 new(on ebay from park cameras which is cheaper than buying direct from them)
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=...r+flash&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313
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thanks everyone for ya help :)
but i just brought the Samsung SEF-36PZF Flash from ebay :) i got it second hand for 90 pounds :) that means i can get a lens iv had my eye on too :)
iv only just found this site and its awesome hehe
thnx again
 
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