best setting for night club photography? help needed.

So my friend has asked me to be his photographer at his party which will be in about 3 weeks from now.
It will be my first time shooting pictures in a night club.
Can anyone give me a few pointers and tips to help me with this event?
What camera setting will be best suited?

Here's the equiptment i'll be taking with me.

Canon 50D
Canon 28-135mm with UV filter and hood [for protection]
Speedlite 580exII with omni diffuser [off camera shoe cord needed?]

off shoe cord better yeh, but bear in mind both hands will be tried up - hard to have a few drinks i shoot mainly in TV on the xti, keepin the shutter open maybe half sec, get some nice ambient in. when shooting djs i try my hardest not to use flash, crank the iso up and even find a surface for the camera to rest on for slower shutter speeds, results generally more interesting. though usually flash will be needed lol.

try and capture the energy of the night, sounds corny but hey!

ps, how long have u had the 50D any probs with it? need to upgrade soon

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/rizzo1/sets/

In my honest opinion if you have to be asking those kind of questions you shouldn't be the one she's relying on to shoot her nightclub photos. Tell her to do you both a favor and hire someone else who knows what they're doing, and have yourself come along and learn off of him or her, for practice.

Given that nightclubs are usually poorly lit. I reccomend you rent a 35L, and use your flash.

rizzo123 wrote in post #7333236
off shoe cord better yeh, but bear in mind both hands will be tried up - hard to have a few drinks i shoot mainly in TV on the xti, keepin the shutter open maybe half sec, get some nice ambient in. when shooting djs i try my hardest not to use flash, crank the iso up and even find a surface for the camera to rest on for slower shutter speeds, results generally more interesting. though usually flash will be needed lol.

try and capture the energy of the night, sounds corny but hey!

ps, how long have u had the 50D any probs with it? need to upgrade soon

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/rizzo1/sets/

Ive had the 50D for a few months now and haven't had any problems with it.

Kajuah wrote in post #7334545
In my honest opinion if you have to be asking those kind of questions you shouldn't be the one she's relying on to shoot her nightclub photos. Tell her to do you both a favor and hire someone else who knows what they're doing, and have yourself come along and learn off of him or her, for practice.

I love these answers.

flash 2nd curtain
400 iso's enough
slow speed, down to a full second sometimes
wide angle or fisheye work well
no need to have a fast lens if using the settings above.

digitalfrog wrote in post #7368903
flash 2nd curtain
400 iso's enough
slow speed, down to a full second sometimes
wide angle or fisheye work well
no need to have a fast lens if using the settings above.

How do you set flash to fire on second curtain??

MagicallyDelicious wrote in post #7373575
How do you set flash to fire on second curtain??

rtfm

Ook wrote in post #7373887
rtfm

Enlighten me!!! lol

MagicallyDelicious wrote in post #7374788
Enlighten me!!! lol

The camera menu has a section for flash control. That's the only hint I'll give you! Read the manual!

Check out the Night Club Photo's topic. Good examples and different styles.

rtfm....Read the Freaking Manual?

Use a 50 -1.4 and leave the flash at home, let the colors show!

You don't have night club mode on your camera? It's between Blues bar mode and Honky Tonk mode.