kit lens problems?

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Sean Jeong

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While I was testing out my camera, I noticed that the lens makes a small "clicking?" noise when changing the focal length mostly between 14 and 18. Sometimes when I'm trying to focus manually i will accidentally change the focal length and i hear a roll of just clicking sounds. Are these sounds a problem or is it just what is common in all lens? Also the lens seem to wiggle slightly when attached to GH1, is that something I should send in my gh1 to get a replacement for?
 
Hmmm. If you're using the 14-140 kit lens... it's NOT supposed to have clicking sounds at all. Mine doesn't.
 
The lens all seem to wiggle and I believe the clicking noise you are hearing is the change in aperture which, correct me if I am wrong, is inevitable when you are zooming unless you ae lock at the widest focal length first.

Hope that helps...
 
Mine makes the clicking too

Mine makes the clicking too

So you are in good company,

Heres a test for you?

CMM, s-mode, 1/50 or 1/100 or similar if ntsc, lock iso (not auto), lock wb(not awb) lock exposure ae lock button, std film mode(no adjustment to any parameter) now zoom a little, and then a bit more then zoom back in, any change in exposure while you do this, any clicking, any exposure bumps?

Try similar on a-mode, lock as suggested down to 5.6 or 6.3 and do the same.

Look forward to your comments?

Now try videoing in intelligent mode, it does everything for you so you cant change anything, and do same thing zoom in-out
 
I think it does that when not actually running but when you record, the clicks go away (but you do get sudden exposure changes...).
 
I think there is a way around this (I remember reading this a while back) by using Shutter priority on the dial or was it Aperture mode on the dial. Anyways, I think the gist was that one of those settings would compensate with the iso instead of the aperture and therefore there would be no clicks. Not a perfect solution, but you may want to experiment.
 
You have to zoom all the way in.... then note the aperture, then zoom back out and lock it at an aperture = to or higher than the zoomed in point.
 
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