Hi all.
I have the 70-300 VR lens, like it very much, but it's a little slow for what I truly like to do...it's a great portable backup though.
A while back, I owned the 70-200 VR but about a month and a half after buying it my son took ill and I had to take a leave of absence from work to care for him. Without income, I had to sell some equipment and the 70-200 VR was one of the casualties. Well, I'm missed it so much that I decided to re-buy it. It arrived today and it is what I would term noisy. The whirring is pretty loud in my estimation and the the AF-S seems to be loud at either ends of the focusing scale...SO here's my question:
I emailed Nikon and they said I should be able to hear a whirring though not loud whirring with a VR lens. Ok, but that begs the next question...my 70-300 VR lens doesn't make a peep!!! Now I feel like I'm whatever you would call a hypochondriac for cameras, but should I hear something on the 70-300 VR lens when the VR is on, and for those that have a 70-200 VR, do you hear it pretty easily as it's focusing?
So, those of you who own one or both of these, let me know your impressions of the noise factor if you would be so kind.
I've had to send 2 cameras to Nikon and then one had to go back and now I'm having this paranoid feeling for every thing Nikon I own...not good! Any opinions on these two lenses as to their speed and stealth would be appreciated.
Thanks
I have the 70-300 VR lens, like it very much, but it's a little slow for what I truly like to do...it's a great portable backup though.
A while back, I owned the 70-200 VR but about a month and a half after buying it my son took ill and I had to take a leave of absence from work to care for him. Without income, I had to sell some equipment and the 70-200 VR was one of the casualties. Well, I'm missed it so much that I decided to re-buy it. It arrived today and it is what I would term noisy. The whirring is pretty loud in my estimation and the the AF-S seems to be loud at either ends of the focusing scale...SO here's my question:
I emailed Nikon and they said I should be able to hear a whirring though not loud whirring with a VR lens. Ok, but that begs the next question...my 70-300 VR lens doesn't make a peep!!! Now I feel like I'm whatever you would call a hypochondriac for cameras, but should I hear something on the 70-300 VR lens when the VR is on, and for those that have a 70-200 VR, do you hear it pretty easily as it's focusing?
So, those of you who own one or both of these, let me know your impressions of the noise factor if you would be so kind.
I've had to send 2 cameras to Nikon and then one had to go back and now I'm having this paranoid feeling for every thing Nikon I own...not good! Any opinions on these two lenses as to their speed and stealth would be appreciated.
Thanks
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