any camera geniuses here please?

[historian]

I bought a sony a58 (which i bitterly regret). I want a dslr which could, among other things, be fast to catch unexpected moments. This camera sadly has to calculate and whir and click until it decides to mission accomplished. Am I doing something wrong? I should have purchased either a nikon or a canon dslr which are simple to use and produce excellent results. Any info will be highly appreciated. Thanks folks

[Sherman A1]

1. You might post in

The photography group or try ugly hedgehog. com.

[tridim]

2. Not a camera genius, but I hear you.

I hate lag in modern electronics.

The worst offender by far is my cable box.

[TerrapinFlyer]

3. I am professional photographer

The Sony A58 is a good camera. You must have something not setup properly.

Can you be more specific with the problem? Might be best to go to a camera store, and they can quickly set the camera back to all defaults. And also check to see if anything mechanically wrong with camera or the media card.

fyi.. Sony DSLRs are top notch And for those who don't know, all Nikon cameras have sensors that are made by Sony.

Sony totally dominates in the camcorder world, especially on the high-end pro market. They make the best sensors. The higher end Sony DSLRs are now competing head-to-head with Canon DSLRs... and I think you will soon see Nikon lose market share. Nikon is tiny compared to Sony and Canon.

The newest Sony A7 DSLR is top rated.

I use Canon gear, but have considered recently to switch to Sony. Canon has the best and largest amount of lenses. But Sony and Zeiss lenses for the Sony DSLRs are catching up to Canon. The Sony DSLRs now shoot in 4K video, which the Canon is limited to 1080p. So Sony DSLRs are starting to have better features than the Canons.

[historian]

8. thank you

What i don't understand are the setups. I guess im old school only having fairly recently graduating from film cameras to digital. If i set the camera for anything which is not single shot, it clicks and whirs forever so if anything happens while it is doing that i miss another shot. Any ideas pls?

[JaneyVee]

4. Sounds like it's auto focusing.

Use auto flash, check the mode i.e. sport, night, portrait, etc. Most cameras come with just ok lenses. A lens upgrade usually speeds up auto focusing. Also, experiment with manual mode. Lighting and zoom also plays a big factor with auto focus. That's a good camera, so it's probably a settings factor, possibly in the menu screen. Good lenses adjust quicker in low light. Also make sure you're not zoomed in too much. Remember, these cameras take huge poster sized photos and can be cropped in photo editor later while maintaining high quality photos.

[historian]

9. thank you

Can you recommend a good lens for everyday use? One that will allow close up and some long distance zoom? Thanks so much.

[cherokeeprogressive]

5. I love my Canon T5i. n/t

[MerryBlooms]

6. Link to DU Photography Group-

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1036

[justiceischeap]

7. You may want to look at two things

Your focus points (where and how the camera chooses what to focus on) and your lens could be the problem and not the camera.

Depending on lighting and the speed of your lens, you could miss shots because there isn't enough light to "grab" something to focus on.

If you've never used a DSLR before, you may want to shoot a lot of stuff just to become familiar with how the camera works.