idealhobbies Member 70 posts Joined Nov 2009 Location: Milford, DE More info | Oct 28, 2012 10:54 | #1 I have an 18-55mm IS II kit lens that's quite loud when focusing. I have 2 of them (2 cameras) and 1 is significantly louder than the other. Suggestions or ideas? Is there something that needs lubed (can you lube a lens?) or is something going south? It's my daughters camera, and I really can't replace the lens anytime soon. 350D w/Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II --- T2i w/Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro, Yongnuo TTL Flash Speedlite YN-465, Canon SX50 HS, Panasonic Lumix DMC - FZ200
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msimon Member 47 posts Joined Jul 2012 Location: UK, Folkestone. More info | Oct 28, 2012 12:53 | #2 When I did have a kit lens it was very loud focusing to.
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msimon Member 47 posts Joined Jul 2012 Location: UK, Folkestone. More info | Oct 28, 2012 13:01 | #3 Also to add, my 70-200 F4 lens was scary loud with the IS however its not as loud as before, probably because it has broken in more.
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Oct 28, 2012 13:31 | #4 Ok. Thank you 350D w/Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II --- T2i w/Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro, Yongnuo TTL Flash Speedlite YN-465, Canon SX50 HS, Panasonic Lumix DMC - FZ200
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kfreels Goldmember  4,297 posts Likes: 11 Joined Aug 2010 Location: Princeton, IN More info | Oct 28, 2012 14:15 | #5 Nope. Kit lenses are just loud and slow. They use little electric motors on them rather than ultrasonic motors (USM). I'm sure it is fine. But even if there is something wrong, there is nothing on a lens you can lubricate. Any attempt to do so would be bad for the lens. I am serious....and don't call me Shirley.
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msowsun "approx 8mm"  More info | idealhobbies wrote in post #15178398  I have an 18-55mm IS II kit lens that's quite loud when focusing. I have 2 of them (2 cameras) and 1 is significantly louder than the other. Suggestions or ideas? Is there something that needs lubed (can you lube a lens?) or is something going south? It's my daughters camera, and I really can't replace the lens anytime soon.
Mike Sowsun / SL1 / 80D / EF-S 24mm STM / EF-S 10-18mm STM / EF-S 18-55mm STM / EF-S 15-85mm USM / EF-S 55-250mm STM / 5D3 / Samyang 14mm 2.8 / EF 40mm 2.8 STM / EF 50mm 1.4 USM / EF 100mm 2.0 USM / EF 100mm 2.8 USM Macro / EF 24-105mm IS / EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS Mk II / EF 100-400 II / EF 1.4x II
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mwsilver Goldmember More info | Oct 29, 2012 16:36 | #8 msowsun wrote in post #15179066 If one 18-55 IS kit lens is SIGNIFICANTLY louder than the other, then there must be some sort of a problem. It's not worth worrying about though because a used lens can be bought for $100 or less. Just keep using it and hope it doesn't fail completely. If it does fail, or you get tired of the noise, just buy another used one. Rather than a problem, I wonder if there is a quality control issue and there are just individual differences between examples. That would also account for why some folks seems to have noisier IS on some lens models than others do. Or why some people have zoom creep and others don't on the same model lens, like the 15-85. Mark
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