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50mm 1.8 STM AF Noise... Really?!

Started Jan 22, 2018 | Discussions thread
OP XeroJay Senior Member • Posts: 2,341
Re: 50mm 1.8 STM AF Noise... Really?!

Thomas Richter wrote:

Yea, mine is that noisy too. I guess Canon engineers got a requirement from marketing to only improve things gradually over the 50mm/1.8II. That also goes for the optical performance...

I think you're right; it's less noisy than the 50 1.8 II, so that's likely the bar they're referencing.

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