That seems to have been the problem. I noticed that the camera would fire normally when the focus indicator light came on, but not if the indicator didn't light up. You completed the last par of the puzzle ... sometimes there's just too much to think about with these cameras. Thanks a lot, Paul.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > Hi Shel, > It would behave that way if it's set on autofocus and you're using a manual focus lens. > Paul > > > > Well, my little DS with less than 700 exposures on started giving me > > trouble last night. Sometimes it won't fire, other times there's a lot of > > shutter lag - 3 or more seconds. I put in fresh bats and nothing has > > changed. Wassup with this? Any functions or modes or features I should be > > checking, or should I just chuck this temperamental pile of plastic and > > wires and go back to using a real camera?
