Fred, I know you didn't like that whir in the 43, but it is really very, very quiet...barely a whisper. Now that you've learned to live with the 77's gears in manual focus, I'm sure you could learn to love that 43mm limited you orphaned some years ago. Regards, Bob S.
On 12/31/05, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Fred, > > That 43/1.9 you sold me still has a whirring to it, but I don't mind. > My silver 77/1.8 is a lot quieter, but still has a bit of noise when focusing. > I bought a black 31/1.8 and it is quieter still, the quietest but > still some noise. > Then I splurged on a black 77, a little more noise, and then a black > 43, still more... > > On the whole, the blacks are without a notable whir, more like a drag > or very high pitched, quiet/constant meshing of gears. Here's how > they rank... > Your silver 43 - 'whirring' like always > The silver 77 - modest noise, -1db, not a clicking or whirring but something > The black 43 - just a bit quieter than the 77 (-.5db?) > The black 77 - still quieter > The black 31 - quietest of the crew, probably -2db (did somebody say fine > sand?) > Perhaps the blacks will develop more noise, but the 43 and 77 are just > out of the box. > > So now I think I'm gonna sell the silvers, after I test the lenses > (damned Wheafield Willie has to go and say some are sharper than > others!) > > Regards, Bob > > On 12/30/05, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > > > > For those of you with the 77/1.8 and also either the 31/1.8 or the 43/1.9, > > could you please describe the focus feel of the 77/1.8 as compared with the > > either or both of the others. > > > > I ask because I used to have the 43/1.9, and I used to grumble about a > > "whirring" sort of manual focus feel to that lens design, yet I do not feel > > that annoyance with the 77/1.8 at all. Is the 77/1.8 better in this > > regard, or is my mind merely playing tricks on me? > > > > [Of course, I do know that, even if they are different, my mind may still > > be playing tricks on me, but I digress...] > > > > Fred > > > > >
