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NX3000 kit lens 16-50mm PZ loud?

Started Nov 12, 2014 | Questions
Tomas Z New Member • Posts: 1
NX3000 kit lens 16-50mm PZ loud?
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Hello all,

So after lots of hesitation I've bought my own ILC camera the Samsung NX3000. And I like it!

There's just one simple question/issue. At first i didn't notice it, but it seems like the kit lens that came with the camera is constantly emitting some weird buzzing sounds. Also the zoom itself is so loud that i can not only hear it way too well when shooting video, but it actually works on my nerves when trying to take a photo.

Now i was wondering, is this something that should exist or could this be a faulty lens that I have? Also, maybe it's a firmware issue, because i noticed this only after updating the camera to firmware 1.10 and lens to 1.20.

Hope someone can help me out with this!

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Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 power zoom Samsung NX3000
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mdavidp Senior Member • Posts: 2,436
Re: NX3000 kit lens 16-50mm PZ loud?

Manually zoom lens via outer ring. Not too noisy.

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jimrpdx
jimrpdx Veteran Member • Posts: 3,954
Re: NX3000 kit lens 16-50mm PZ loud?

I cannot help directly except with advice.  Samsung claims that lens and its power zoom is silent for video - so try a video and see if it records the sound.  If it does that's a bad lens according to their own advertising.

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Yamyung Regular Member • Posts: 211
Re: NX3000 kit lens 16-50mm PZ loud?

Optical image stabilisation might have some noise. Maybe yours is noisier than the average. Compare it with a store display unit. Also check the number of your hotpixels!

Both can be a reason to return the camera.

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