Noob Question: X-T1 w/ XF55-140 OIS

[StudioAbe]

Hi, new to Fuji system.  Just received a copy of XF55-140 and I have a question for the owners of XF55-140 regarding noises the lens makes.

 

When I turn X-T1's power on with 55-140 mounted, I hear a gentle whirring sound that I assume to be generated by OIS motor (as a Canon shooter, I am familiar with most of the noises made by their lenses - their version of OIS, the IS makes the same kind of noise when engaged).  However, with the 55-140, the noise continues even after I turn off the OSS switch on the lens.  In fact, I hear it the entire time the power is on.  I turned off High Performance setting in camera's menu but it did not make a difference.  By the way, the kit lens, the 18-55's OIS does not do this, but it is completely silent whether it's on or off.

Also, the lens rattles inside when I shake the lens when it's disconnected from the camera or mounted on the camera with the camera power turned off.  Again, I have a Canon lens (100L Macro) that does this, but depending on when the power is switched off, this rattling can be minimized.

 

So the question is: is this the normal behavior for this lens?  Is it because the OIS assembly of 55-140 is much larger and allowed to move more?

 

TIA

[Scott Grant]

Totally normal.  And the rattle is the focusing group moving when the linear focusing motors are powered down.

Enjoy your lens!

[StudioAbe]

Thank you! About the time I received your response, I was reading through the thread about this lens in this forum ( http://www.fuji-x-forum.com/topic/1138-xf-50-140-f28-zoom/ ) and found answers to both of my questions.  True noob moment 

 

It's a cracking lens - as good as Canon's 70-200L II without the bulk and weight.  I know some Fuji users are small form-factor primes only but coming from FF DSLR, even the heftiest XF zooms are still of reasonable weight.