The 50mm focusing ring also tends to slip or jump slightly when
you turn it for the first time after switching from AF to M modes.
Yes so does my 50/1.8 & 24-2.8, & 15/2.8.
-Dan
-Canada
Neil K. wrote:
>
> At 8:35 AM -0400 6/28/01, Julian Loke wrote:
> >My EF 50mm f/1.8 has a slight "sandy" feel for manual focussing.
>
> Same here. Mark I, that is. I've never tried a Mark II, but I've
> tried or used three different Mark Is (okay okay technically they're
> simply EF 50mm 1.8s) and they all felt slightly "sandy", if you will,
> when focusing manually.
>
> Never full-on gritty or grindy - just a slightly rough feeling. Much
> rougher than any USM lens, of course, but also rougher than the two
> EF 28mm 2.8s I've used, which externally at least look about the
> same. The 50mm focusing ring also tends to slip or jump slightly when
> you turn it for the first time after switching from AF to M modes.
>
> I'm presuming it's just part of their somewhat low-end construction.
>
> - Neil K.
>
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