AntonioReyna wrote:
I was a Nikon film guy and when the digital SLRs came out, I bought two Nikon DSLR bodies. They took great pictures, but I went to Canon because there were occasions when the camera just would not take a picture, just what you describe and I was not doing anything wrong. I missed some great pictures and made the switch to Canon. I have never had that problem with Canon bodies. I am not seeking to add to the Canon/Nikon debate as they both, and others, make great cameras.
Irrelevant since both cameras will not take an out of focus shot if they are set up that way.
A DSLR, needs light to focus, if it set up to not take a shot when it can't focus, it won't take the shot and it will continue to struggle to get focus. But you can override that feature. When you say you did nothing wrong, perhaps, but sounds like you blamed the camera for your lack of knowledge.