I'm noticing a tiny "grinding/gear" sound when focusing, anyone else have this? Not an issue, just curious.
1890068
My lens is very smooth & quiet. We did have an issue with dirt inside the elements of the first lens and had to get a replacement. I suspect their manufacturing is not 100%
1890069
Haven't had it long and only used it for a handful of shoots so far but I haven't noticed the sound that you mentioned.
1890070
I only used mine for one shoot and it started to hard click with every turn. I ended up not being able to use it after one week because the grinding was so too hard. Pretty disappointing.
1890071
I got that too after an outdoor shoot, it looks like the focussing mechanism is not super tight and grit can get in there. I blasted mine with air and it seemed to take care of it.
2080934
Mine is perfectrly 'tightened', focus ring fits perfectly and it runs so smooth! Only 'problem' that I notice is the 'noise' during IS activation. But, it turned out that Hybrid IS is such noisy. If there are problems, maybe you should thing about returnig product?
1080983
It's not the focus!! It's the overly aggressive noise reduction! No way to turn it off unfortunately.
2180007
Hi...i had a different problem...my sound was like the pads were glued in the rotors after some breaking times the noise went away. I keep the kit installed and this noise disappeared after couple months of use but this disappointed me. I expect a better performance but its a nice kit!
724793
A very slight ticking/grinding noise, barely audible. Winding it up there is a fairly loud grinding noise but not when it is in use.
1157234
Would not go so far as to say it is normal, only that it has been experienced before :) and at least in my case has not apparently affected operation of the camera. However, for all I know this could have something to do with the fact that this camera has trouble staying in focus taking video sometimes. I'll never know - it's out of warranty now and there are still more pros than cons versus the alternatives available at the time so I'd have kept it anyway. :)
1100370
While gaming you can hear it, but its not loud like a jet turbine at 40%, 50% to 90% (max, sound like a turbine and dont recommend it. Blades gets some flex and might brake off. Blades was hitting my sound card on the soldered tips and it was loud "tatatata". I just wanted to hear how loud it gets and never doing it again) I use earbuds for gaming so i dont hear it and have my pc behind the monitor
1448748
You can definitely hear the gears engage when opening and closing. I don't mind as you are sure it happened.
967699
Mine makes the same sound. It doesn't seem to affect performance. Love this machine!
224672
It does make an audible motor sound, however, in my experience it's what I would characterize as fairly quiet. In a silent room, it's certainly noticeable, but it's still less volume than the shutter of the camera. If it's grinding, that's not normal, but the sound of the parts moving is not unusual.
777947
No I have not heard it, mine is silent, though I have yet to use it for long periods. I don't think it's normal, but if it still does what it says on the pack it's ok. If it's not broken don't fix it!
1111213
Mine seem to work just fine. I have had no problems focusing. Can't speak for yours, of course.
101589
i hear this "beeping" as i describe it, as well, and have found others on youtube that experience this as well with this camera, it is quite annoying, although its not nearly as loud as you make it seem.. most people dont notice it even, but once you do it is quite annoying... i wondered if i got a defective unit but after finding many others that also have this it seems to be just how the camera is , i still have 20 some days to return it and i probably will because of this, oh well.
128881
Thank you! That was definitely part of my problem. One last question: when opening, I hear a pleasant ratcheting sound, which I don't hear when closing. Does yours also not make that sound in one direction?
1905985
Mine is playing having the same problem intermittently. Some play and some don't. My husband, the engineer, suggests cleaning the lens that reads the disc, as over time it may become dirty. He would use rubbing alcohol on a Q-tip. We have not yet tried this, but if it works, it's a cheap solution.
2052504
Kind of, I was hoping..the grind is really good but the static can drive you crazy. If you find something that works, let me know. You really need to clean it out with each use.
237581
I have the same camera. It's perfectly normal. It's just the camera focusing.