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XF 18-55 Firmware version 3.24

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AcerAtlas New Member • Posts: 5
Re: XF 18-55 Firmware version 3.24
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I think that's the same sound. It's something I usually hear from a zoom camera lens (such as while autofocusing or turning on) but in this case it doesn't go away completely. I only just updated yesterday so my observations are limited, but I do notice that:

  1. It is more active when the camera just turned on. The first 10 seconds are the loudest.
  2. There are three different sounds - the sound of a tiny motor running (like the one in your video), constant vibrating (like a phone), and whirring (like the one in this video posted earlier https://youtu.be/Ia7Zb1VFJno ). 
  3. Sometimes I can feel the lens make tiny vibrations especially when I am moving the camera.

To the others who have the same issue, are you experiencing any problems with its performance? How is it affecting the camera's battery life? I am curious if this is just a minor annoyance or something that should be taken seriously enough to not the use the lens until it gets fixed. I am afraid that if I keep using it like this that it might damage the lens (or even the camera).

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