Does this lens focus more quietly than the f/1.8 AF or is it noisy, as well?
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Do you mean the 50mm f/1.8 D? I do not have any personal experience with 50mm f/1.8 D, but I have with the 50mm f/1.8 G. So comparing the AF noise on G vs. D (specifically: the 50mm f/1.4 D vs. the 50mm f/1.8 G, as also similar for the 85mm G vs.D) I would say that the D series have a moderate level of noise, nothing extreme but especially in a very quite environment you can hear it. On the other side the G is extreme silent, but I find that they are focusing a little slower than the D. I guess the noise level difference of the D's occurs from the absence of an internal AF motor and their slotted drive screw AF (driven from the camera body, so AF can work only with specific DX bodies like D80, D90, D200,D300/s,D7000,D7100 plus all FX bodies) vs. the silent wave (ultrasonic) drive of the G lenses (which means AF works on all Nikon DSLR bodies) Conclusion: I do not thing that the D could be described as noisy, just moderate, but if the noise level is of major importance for you, I propose the best thing to do, would be to go to a shop and try them out
575774
Well I think 1.8 is ultra fast (vs 4), so I would use it in a particular situation if I had that lens.
447639
I've been using mine for a long time now and never had any focusing issues. One of my favorite lens. I was so pleased with it I also now have the 30mm f1.4
2149311
It is a pretty noisy les, yes. You can clearly hear the focus and the aperture leafs.
1850457
I have also the XF18-55. The XF27 is a little slower than the 18-55 and a little less accurate when tries to find focus (under difficult and not contrasty conditions). But in general i'm happy with this lens, is not for sports but for street photography for example is fine. Also is very sharp and small and with my X-E2 i can take it everywhere.
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If the lens is mounted and the camera is "On" then you may be hearing the aperture. This is normal. If the lens isn't mounted and you can hear a clunk if you move it this would not be normal.
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Shutter sound depends on the lens as the mechanical shutter, if there is one is in the lens. Some lenses do not have one and the electronic shutter is used. That said, the beeps from cameras obtaining focus or shot taken is more noisy than the shutter of the 01,02,06 lenses.
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Sorry, I can't help, I only had this lens for a very short time, not long enough to evaluate noise. I can only say that it did not attract my attention. I suggest that you ask this question in the FujiForum where you will find lots of other helpful and informative topics.
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To the best of my knowledge all non-STM motors result in lens noise while recording. The other review sounds like they were confusing the full time manual (FTM) focus feature of most USM lenses as somehow creating more noise than non-FTM lenses, not true. STM lenses are specifically engineered to have a slower more controlled AF while recording video, thus producing less noise than all other Canon lenses.
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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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I have not used this lens extensively with video, I'm a stills guy myself, but I will mention that it is very noisy when it focuses. If you're doing video work you likely have an external mic in which case this may not be an issue, although even with that it might pick up lens noise if the mic is mounted on the camera. When I used it for video the image was fine but occasionally it was slow to focus and the sound from focusing was picked up from the built in mic as I mentioned.
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That is exactly why I purchased this lens and I love it! The focus is a bit soft if you try and go below f2.2, but as I'm generally shooting moving children I usually keep it around f2.5 or 2.8 anyway. Hope this helps!
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Not nearly as good as the F2.8. I use this lens on the Nikon D5200. I initially brought the lens for my daughter's lacrosse games. It was excellent during the day games, but not so hot taking action shots during the night games. However, when taking no action shots (i.e. crowd, sideline, etc.) it performed well under the stadium lights. If I felt comfortable enough dishing out the extra $grand and lugging around a much heavier lens I would have gone with the 2.8, but I'm extremely happy with the F4.
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Depends on what you are going to use it for. I have the 1.8 50mm and the 1.4 85. The 85 1.4 has much more versatility for portraits and can create amazing blur beyond what the 1.8 can. It also allows for a faster shutter when shooting portraits of young kids(which helps with movement). Lastly, it is an amazing macro lens, but unless you are really into that, the 1.8 is sufficient in my humble opinion
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I would say this lens is better for portraits as I use it on a 1.6 crop body. The F2.8 is good at low light too.
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No. It's a 20mm prime (fixed) which gives you a wider field of view and the f/1.7 means it's pretty fast. I like this lens for indoors without having to use a flash.
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I no longer use it because the lens was noisy even when not in immediate use. On the plus side you get 18-250, a very wide range for an all-purpose lens. It is not particularly fast so you might have problems in the evening, and at extreme settings it produces vignetting on the picture. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you use a Sony camera system that's what you're stuck with.