I think it is pretty normal. I pulled the two I own off the shelf and tried
it. Never really noticed it before, but they are a little louder and not
quite as smooth. Now I didn't even notice it and it clearly doesn't affect
anything.
Tom
> I just picked up a 35-70/3.5-4.5 in "ex" condition... everything looks
good
> but the f-stop ring has a very different feel to it than i'm used to...
> it doesn't have that quiet, solid kind of "thunk" feel to it when it hits
an
> f-stop... off the body, it feels a bit looser and almost has a gritty
feel
> to it when you turn it... on a body, it's less noticeable, but it doesn't
> have the same feel of my other zuiks...
>
> Is this part of the character of this lense or is it a problem with this
> particular one? It wasn't a fang so i can return it easily and i already
> have the 3.6 and 4.0, so.... if this is normal i'd like to hang onto it
> and try it out though, just because it's so small...
>
> RickM
>
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