Yes a very similar thing happens with mine as well. A noticeable sandy; scratchy sound when turning the manual focus ring. More audible and rough when I turn it clockwise; less so when I turn it anti-clockwise. It sounds like metal-on-metal rubbing. I’ve also noticed a general softness to the images that I have captured on it to date.
I have taken the camera back to the camera store it was purchased from, and the sales clerk whom I know well, acknowledged the issue and suggested that several other X100V owners had also returned theirs; all of whom cited the same noise when manually focusing. Although none of those owners shared any concerns over image softness. Incidentally, the same store had just received a new batch of 15 cameras this morning; and found the same manual focus ring noise upon inspection.
So it could be more widespread than was initially thought. Or it could be nothing at all. All I know is that I tried the X100V side-by-side with the previous X100F in store with the sales clerk; with the X100F not exhibiting the same noise.
The store clerk advised that he would be sending an email to Fujifilm’s head office asking for further comment.
Come to think of it, I do remember watching a couple of YouTube video reviews of the X100V; where I recall the reviewer mentioning that an audible noise was present in video when the manual focus ring was turned.
