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Potential problem with the 55-250mm

Started Jan 11, 2013 | Questions thread
amosf
amosf Contributing Member • Posts: 680
Re: Potential problem with the 55-250mm

Yeah. The 55-250 has a noisier, more resistive feel in manual focus compared to the 18-55 or the 50 1.8. I often have to check that it actually in manual focus mode

Seems to be normal for this lens, although I have only owned the one copy of it (from new).

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