I just received my canon mount Tokina FX 16-28 f/2.8.(MKIII). The sound during auto focus seems extremely noisy, loudest lens in my bag now. Normal?
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For mine, it does make a noisy sound but it is not too loud while it does the auto focus. I really like this lens though. very sharp!
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Never noticed it one way or another, prob only an issue if you are shooting video and using the built in mic. If you think it is abnormal find a photo store that stocks it and AB it with another lens. That's assuming you live in a city large enough to have a camera shop that stocks Tokina lenses.......
1974693
That's strange I don't find mine to be extremely noisy at all. The loudest lens I've ever had was a 50mm 1.8 which was crazy loud!! The Tokina makes a little sound when focusing, nothing to go crazy over....
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It is a noisy lens, but so is the 50mm f/1.4. When back focusing it sounds a bit like a small electric toy car (it doesn't have an ring ultrasonic motor) and when locking focus there is a small click like sound. That's perfectly normal.
1974695
This lens is a little noisy compared to Canon USM lenses, although not as much as an older Tamrom 17-50 I use with a 40D. If any doubts, you can always go a camera store nearby and try a display Tokina 16-28.
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Yes I too bought this lens not too long ago (under a year) noticed the sound immediately however I expected that heading it from many sources, what troubles me though is that it's been only 6 months and I've had to send it in for service because my auto focus motor failed.
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My HS30 makes the same sound...its the lens autofocus motor. Completely normal, but shouldn't be THAT loud.
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Hi, I am using the amazing Tokina 11-16 mm on my Nikon D80, the autofocus works fine, great lens.
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Exactly, I have the same experience. Once the lens focusing is a bit stiffer then the follow focus jumps up and down.The only solution is to replace this follow focus with the one without the quick release, as I did and I am quite satisfied now:Fotga upgrade DP500IIS dampen follow focus with A/B hard stop for DSLR CameraFotga upgrade DP500IIS dampen follow focus with A/B hard stop for DSLR Camera
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Jenna, I do not have this issue. There is a slight noise while focusing but not a loud noise. Possibly take to a local camera store to checkout? Good luck. Rich.
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I have a slight noise on mine only when using the onboard microphone. Since I do not use this microphone, it is not an issue. I have hung a rode NTG 2 on the camera and recorded sound as close to the lens as the internal microphone. Not an issue. All Camcorders do this...... Manual operation will eliminate the noise as well. Good Luck!
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Yes, this is a loud lens and it is a focus hunter, it will refocus even when it is in focus to start, and the defocusing/refocusing movement can occur from two to five times each time you depress the shutter. It does make the lens seem, from a build perspective, of not being a quality product. IQ is there, but getting there noisily with the hunting makes it quirky.
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the autofocus is extremely loud and quite slow in video mode, and yes you will hear the sound of it in the video quite clearly. Also the lens will hunt for focus for several seconds. The only way I've ever been able to use this lens for video is to set it to manual focus. It takes some practice but you can get good at focusing it manually after awhile.
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Check out my review and go to my link where I have posted a video made by this camcorder. It has lots of noise from the focusing motors etc. It has a great lens if you don't need sound. I am finding some issues with what may be the image stabilizer, some shakiness not associated with my handling the camera. I use a 32 gig class 6 and it works great. I read that class 10 may be overkill for this type of camera. I am only using it for hiking and outdoor stuff so the sound issue is really bugging me. I got it as a free gift otherwise I would have returned it and found a quieter camera.
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The autofocus is a little noisy, if that's what you mean by 'lens mechanism'. No other issues that I can think of.
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That is noise from the Canon M. I have the same problem. It sounds a lot better on records with less internal noise.
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Is the camera constantly trying to focus? The only motor I can think of is the one that moves the lens. Try it standing in a stationary position filming or photographing something that is not moving - like a tree trunk. If you don't hear any sound because the lens doesn't have to move to refocus, then I would guess it is the lens motor. I didn't like this camera personally and ended up returning it.
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I never heard the auto focus motor that I am aware of. You are gonna hear noise from the zoom every time you use it . You may not have that problem if you use a plug in mike, but I don't know the answer to that one. As I said, "may". If I had to do it again, I would just buy the Fulifilm SL1000 superzoom camera . Easy to download the vids and photos from the SD card onto Picasa. You could probably buy the Fujifilm SL1000 (50X zoom) for $260 if you watch the sales on Amazon. Save a lot of dough. Unless you are a nerd or you know a 10 year old, save a lot of anger getting your vids onto simple Picasa so you can put them onto Facebook. (speaking for my experience of course) I never heard the auto focus motor that I am aware of. You are gonna hear noise from the zoom every time you use it . You may not have that problem if you use a plug in mike, but I don't know the answer to that one. As I said, "may". If I had to do it again, I would just buy the Fulifilm SL1000 superzoom camera . Easy to download the vids and photos from the SD card onto Picasa. You could probably buy the Fujifilm SL1000 (50X zoom) for $260 if you watch the sales on Amazon. Save a lot of dough. Unless you are a nerd or you know a 10 year old, save a lot of anger getting your vids... » Read More I never heard the auto focus motor that I am aware of. You are gonna hear noise from the zoom every time you use it . You may not have that problem if you use a plug in mike, but I don't know the answer to that one. As I said, "may". If I had to do it again, I would just buy the Fulifilm SL1000 superzoom camera . Easy to download the vids and photos from the SD card onto Picasa. You could probably buy the Fujifilm SL1000 (50X zoom) for $260 if you watch the sales on Amazon. Save a lot of dough. Unless you are a nerd or you know a 10 year old, save a lot of anger getting your vids onto simple Picasa so you can put them onto Facebook. (speaking for my experience of course) « Show Less
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The whirring seems to be the focusing motor. Kind of bugs me to have that in the sound track of my videos. The image quality is better than the Sony SX41 (which I exchanged for this camera) but the sound on the Sony was crazy good with no sounds at all even if you listen at full volume! How about the IQ of the Canon and the sound of the Sony on one camera? :-) Gotta decide if I am going to keep this. If I don't, I'll be paying the restocking fee on both cameras.
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Yes this lens is slightly more noisy then the 18mm and 35mm but I would not call it very. Remember this lens does not feature the linear motor as found on some lenses to make them quieter when focusing.
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I think that is just your auto focus. I get the same sounds from my Nikon D3100 in the video mode. But, only when it is focusing. These are primarily still picture cameras. Video is just a nice option and as yet not quite perfected yet, I guess. The more you use the video function, the better you will get at focusing and you can kinda work through it. I personally don't use it that much, but it's nice to have if you do need it.
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Yes, it does. I've contacted Sigma customer support regarding this issues and they assured that it's a "by-design" behavior and there is nothing to worry about. It's the OS lens elements causing the rattle noise. You can see that the noise stops when you engage OS (by half pressing shutter release). I also checked out a few other similar lenses at a local camera store and they all had the same noise. Mine is for Nikon though.