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 > >
