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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


I searched exhaustively online before making this post, so I'm hoping some owners of the new 85mm f1.4L IS can weigh in. I just picked up a copy of this lens, and when the IS is on, there is a very audible clicking sound when it's working. It's louder than the AF motor. Wondering if anyone else experiencing the same?


Mar 01, 2018 at 03:07 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


See https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1524781/0




Mar 01, 2018 at 03:34 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


Thanks Adam. I saw the article and also Canon's article linked in that thread. When the lens arrived it did have that rattle (the IS elements not being locked in), but mounting the lens and turning on IS took care of that. The sound I'm referring to is when IS engages/disengages while focusing/shooting. There's the AF motor sound when focusing, and also a loud audible click of the IS doing its thing. Just wondering if that's normal.


Mar 01, 2018 at 03:41 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


Yes, there is kind of a click at the very beginning when IS engages and at the end when it shuts off. My copy does it, as do other IS lenses I own, though other lenses may not be quite as loud. It may have to do with the nature of the IS system in each lens. Some are likely larger than others. From what I recall reading about the 85/1.4, its IS module is quite large relative to the size of the lens. IIRC similar in size to the one in the 400/2.8. I just compared it against my 70-200/4L IS and IS actuation is similar in nature/volume, but the zoom's IS is much more audible while operating than the 85's... Also just tried the 16-35/4L IS and 35/2 IS. The 16-35 has a quieter IS actuation sound and the 35 is barely audible.


Mar 01, 2018 at 06:30 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


Thanks rscheffler! I compared mine with the 70-200 2.8 II, and the 70-200’s is pretty quiet. Sounds like the 85 is normal, though. Thanks for your feedback. I’ll post a video of mine later this evening for comparison.


Mar 01, 2018 at 06:34 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


I can say that the copy I rented locally didn't have any egregious IS noises- that's not to say that it wasn't audible (or wouldn't have been in a quiet environment), just that it didn't stand out. This was when used on a 5D IV, also rented.


Mar 02, 2018 at 03:32 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


Huh? The 70-200 f/2.8 II IS is pretty quiet, and I don't remember that my zooms emeritus, the 24-105 IS and the 70-200 f/4 IS, and made much noise either. Perhaps I'm misremembering, or is this phenomenon with the IS action more noticeable in the newer lenses? I don't remember what the case was with the 100 Macro IS as I got rid of it pretty quickly.


Mar 02, 2018 at 09:15 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


I pre ordered my lens. Either my hearing is really bad or my IS on the new 85 f/4 IS is extremely quiet..so much so I had to take some slow shutter speed images with IS on and off to see if it was actually engaging. (it's not like some of the other IS lenses where you see the image in the view finder "lock on" when the stabilizer kicks in either.


Mar 02, 2018 at 11:58 PM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


Interesting Sparkee! Here’s a video of mine:

https://youtu.be/o2Gmk9Eb7i0



Mar 03, 2018 at 01:05 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


I hear occasional clicks from mine, but it is not particularly noisy. I hear a lot more noise from the 70-200 II IS than from the 85.


Mar 04, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Canon 85mm f1.4L IS noise


My 85mm 1.4 does make a click when IS starts up and you can sort of hear it while it is running. It is, however, a LOT quieter than my Canon 70-200 F4 L IS. That thing sounds like a car starting up when IS kicks in. Just kidding of course, but it is a lot louder than the 85.


Mar 04, 2018 at 11:39 AM





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