Why does my 5D Mark III suddenly stop shooting pictures?

[tdehan]

Every so often when I am shooting a lot of pictures with my 5D Mark III, once I release the shutter button I am unable to focus or take more pictures for a few seconds.  I thought at first this was because it was writing information to the memory card but that does not appear to be the issue.  The screen also does not indicate that it is busy or writing informatoin to the card.  This issue does not happen on my 7D or 50D.

[cale_kat]

Honestly, this sounds like normal camera behavior. I don't know how many shots it takes to fill a 32 or 64gb card to 3/4 full but I'll bet it's in the hundreds if not thousands. I also don't know what sort of event you're covering and I certainly don't envy you the chore of sorting through the files to pick the keepers but it's a type of photography that is foreign to me.

The fact that the camera is new to you suggests that the camera doesn't fit well with your usage. Not meaning to be critical of you at all.