CMSimages wrote:
ya i tried the manual focus and auto focus, it is dark so the lighting my have an effect but still the flash shoud go off,   when its on auto focus its like it try but cant focus right and then wont take the pic

oh,

for the first part it is probably on a manua mode one of the PSAM.

the second is most likely due to lack of light.  The camera needs a lot of light to focus, so you might wanna have someone turn on the lights and then turn them off real quick before you shoot, or just shoot it manual.  AF wont work in low light, I dunno if the d50 has a little light that turns on when you try to focus, its like a flashlight in front.  Try to make sure that's on if it has it.

CMSimages wrote:
ok first when the auto focus went out what was it doing?  2nd is there a mode that will just take the pic everytime?  I dont have alot of experience with these types of cameras so i dont know if its me or the camera lol

just as you were desribing, refusing to focus and when it did you could tell the photos were blurry

CMSimages wrote:
i just got this cam, i know its an old model but it is plent good enuff for me.  When i try to take pics it only works some of the time, i am assuming this has to do with the focus so when focus it it still dont shoot.  What is the simplest shooting mode?  or one where it will take the pic everytime?  thank you

lol man that was released in 2005, you make it sound ancient.