andymc
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Flight distance : 1023878 ft
United Kingdom
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I know the Oly 14-42 isn't officially supported on the X5S, but I wasn't too pleased with some of the flare I had been getting in the Panasonic 14-42, so went and bought one to experiment with. There are enough people on the forum saying they have had success with the X5S, so thought I would give it a go.
Result: Fitted to the X5S, balanced perfectly with the lens extended (fitted/powered up/battery out once extended into work mode/balanced/then go) but I seemed to be getting a lot of gimbal buzz/noise when initially switched on and on the ground. It did settle to silence after 5-10 seconds or so, so I thought it could be OK. All zoom controls were working perfectly so the app and controller accepted it fine.
The only problem came when shooting video - every now and again there was a barely perceptible micro vibration that was just visible on the video, but bad enough to make it unusable. That was shooting wide - the zoom level that I balanced it at.
I was just about to return the lens when I thought I would ask here first.
I balanced it with one ring meant for the Panasonic 14-42 plus an ND filter, and it was just right.
Has anyone any suggestions before it goes back in the post? I can't figure out what the problem might be as it appears to be balanced perfectly!
I don't get any buzz/vibrations with the Panasonic and it works perfectly throughout the zoom range.
Many thanks
Andy
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