Mine seems to do this also at 1.8 (in low light at least). It has a pretty narrow DOF and its the only lens I own that I've seen it happen with. Since it is a little soft at 1.8 anyway and I usually stop it down a little -- I don't worry about it. Its a nice lens.
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Brian
In one shot mode at each half press, it re-focuses and goes from front focus to correct focus over and over. In servo mode, it just goes back and forth over and over.