Good question... I am using a Fuji S10 and I guess I will need to go to the manual. I see a setting that says pre-AF ON but it is not bold so it is not available to change in my current settings.

It does appear to be the autofocus as the clicking stops when I go to manual focus. I can even see the manual focus ring moving. So the main question I have now is it it is quiet without adapting to non-native mount using the Fringer. One person has already said it is on their Nikons. I am just wondering if they only use the manual focus mode though?

I have a Tamron 18-400 on a Fujifilm camera with Fringer adapter. I have noticed that the lens is "active" in between my taking pictures when the camera is on. I don't know if this is the stabilization or autofocus but the noise is annoying. For those who own this lens: does it do this when mounted on a Canon or Nikon body? Is there a menu choice that controls this? I am trying to figure out if this is normal for this lens or it has to do with mating a Canon mount to a Fuji X-mount using the Fringer adapter.

I agree that my title is not a good one. I don't know how to change it, so I guess I will start a new post with better wording.

Very well could be. But none of my other lenses do that and it would be a pain in the butt to keep putting a lens cap on and off. Is it because some lenses have quiet motors but this one doesn't?

I got the Tamron 18-400 lens because I find that range very useful and the IQ is acceptable. But I had to go with an EF to X-mount Fringer adapter as my primary cameras are Fujifilm. Here is the issue: the lens works fine taking pictures, but it always seems "working" when not taking pictures. I am assuming it is electronically checking every so often its connections. This is a bit disconcerting to hear these little noises.

I am considering buying a relatively inexpensive Canon (8Ti or 90D) so I can bypass the need for the Fringer adapter. For anyone using the Tamron on a native Canon mount, is the lens passive between shots? For those using a Fringer adapter, have you experienced what I am experiencing?

This is my last reply as I don't think this tangent is worth arguing over. I am not arguing that B&H has a bad business model. Of course they are very successful and probably recoup money from finance charges. They also do a heck of a great sales volume nationally and probably internationally. More power to them. I like B&H and Adorama and all the national sellers. I also like my local dealers. They probably just have different ways of being successful enough to stay in business. My ONLY point is that authorized dealers can discount if they don't ADVERTISE prices below MSRP. If a dealer wants to clear inventory - for whatever reason - and do it individually and privately, they can find ways...

Not if I pay it off immediately. But that is beside the point, which is they can sell it to me less than a local dealer. The fact some may pay finance charges is no different than my using a credit card at a local dealer.

As I mentioned, B&H in effect discounts prices for me by picking up sales tax. Are you going to take corrective action against them????? I can buy cheaper from them than local authorized dealer in my state.

No. Why would I want to do that? Unless you are calling me a liar. In which case, "believe" what you want. FYI, I quit Canon long ago and now use Fuji & Sony, so if by "we" you mean you work for Canon, eh....

I "believe" what I do because I have actual experience buying from an authorized camera dealer for below the MSRP and they gave me an accurate receipt. I have done this on several occasions. They certainly do not advertise this, but it is like any business - you can sell for less if you increase your volume. They have remained in business for many years. While I have never tried it, I have read about people negotiating with B&H. Finally, I live in a state with a 9% sales tax. B&H advertises they will pick up sales tax - so they are obviously selling to me at less profit margin than to someone in a state with no or lesser sales tax. In effect, they are discounting the price for me and people in sales tax states. But they advertise the same price for everyone.

I don't believe this is true. I think they set the price they can advertise an item for. But if the dealer wants to sell unadvertised for less, I think they can. I have bought items for less than MSRP from an authorized dealer and they gave me an accurate receipt for my warranty declaration.

Some (not all) people are losing sight of my questions. I can downsize now by jpeg compression or pixels in my current program. I was asking if one method is better than other in terms of IQ or if they were about the same. Secondly, when I downsize by jpeg percent, I never know the final file size until I do the save. So I was wondering if there was a program that saved by file size. Again, I keep all original images and only downsize copies under 12mb for uploading to this website.

Thanks.

Thanks. I will try to digest this.