Poll: R5/ R6 Lock-ups with f/w 1.5.2…

PMUK wrote:

Out of interest, for those who’ve upgraded to f/w 1.5.2 - have you experienced a lock-up?

For my part I’ve gone from f/w 1.3.1 to 1.5 to 1.5.2. Zero lock-ups (so far!).

Aa well as voting, any other comments, or observations are also welcome.

Phil

Animal eye tracking seems to me to be better. This is subjective and not measured.

Screen shot from Canon DPP at 400% with red focus box displayed

Main problem of FW1.5.1 is AF jumping,  not the lock up.

You guys just off topic of 1.5.2 that fixed.

JohnMoyer wrote:

PMUK wrote:

Out of interest, for those who’ve upgraded to f/w 1.5.2 - have you experienced a lock-up?

For my part I’ve gone from f/w 1.3.1 to 1.5 to 1.5.2. Zero lock-ups (so far!).

Aa well as voting, any other comments, or observations are also welcome.

Phil

Animal eye tracking seems to me to be better. This is subjective and not measured.

Screen shot from Canon DPP at 400% with red focus box displayed

Obviously it's out of focus on eyes.

Anyway, squirrels are the animals most difficult to to get razer sharp eyes by eye AF among many wildlife i had experienced. I'm not saying R5 cannot Eye-AF a squirrel sharp, just lower hit rate compared with stationed birds or lizards, other mammals.

Their eyes are unique maybe, very spherical with faint iris edge.

Nimonus wrote:

Main problem of FW1.5.1 is AF jumping, not the lock up.

You guys just off topic of 1.5.2 that fixed.

Hi Nimonus,

There have been several threads on this forum in which lock-ups under various iterations of f/w have been plaguing some people. This is something which can be readily voted on.

I haven’t had a lock-up problem, but I am hoping those that have may find this resolved.

In terms of AF performance, I haven’t had any problems either, my R5 has been very quick to acquire focus - and very sticky during tracking, both in general and with eye AF. This is something where changes are less easy to assess as multiple settings can influence things along with what you shoot and where you shoot it. I do know some are frustrated by AF.

This poll only addresses the lock-up issues, maybe another could look at AF performance?

Thank you to everyone who’s voted so far, the results are looking encouraging.

Phil

PMUK wrote:

Nimonus wrote:

Main problem of FW1.5.1 is AF jumping, not the lock up.

You guys just off topic of 1.5.2 that fixed.

Hi Nimonus,

There have been several threads on this forum in which lock-ups under various iterations of f/w have been plaguing some people. This is something which can be readily voted on.

I haven’t had a lock-up problem, but I am hoping those that have may find this resolved.

In terms of AF performance, I haven’t had any problems either, my R5 has been very quick to acquire focus - and very sticky during tracking, both in general and with eye AF. This is something where changes are less easy to assess as multiple settings can influence things along with what you shoot and where you shoot it. I do know some are frustrated by AF.

This poll only addresses the lock-up issues, maybe another could look at AF performance?

Thank you to everyone who’s voted so far, the results are looking encouraging.

Phil

1. It doesn't not mention the fix of freezing issue by Canon with FW1.5.2, it was mentioned from the upgrading of FW1.5.1

2. We need not to reject the product problem that from manufacturer. In this case, issue of AF. You don’t have the problems that Canon said about their camera,  good luck! You are exceptional.

Nimonus wrote:

PMUK wrote:

Nimonus wrote:

Main problem of FW1.5.1 is AF jumping, not the lock up.

You guys just off topic of 1.5.2 that fixed.

Hi Nimonus,

There have been several threads on this forum in which lock-ups under various iterations of f/w have been plaguing some people. This is something which can be readily voted on.

I haven’t had a lock-up problem, but I am hoping those that have may find this resolved.

In terms of AF performance, I haven’t had any problems either, my R5 has been very quick to acquire focus - and very sticky during tracking, both in general and with eye AF. This is something where changes are less easy to assess as multiple settings can influence things along with what you shoot and where you shoot it. I do know some are frustrated by AF.

This poll only addresses the lock-up issues, maybe another could look at AF performance?

Thank you to everyone who’s voted so far, the results are looking encouraging.

Phil

1. It doesn't not mention the fix of freezing issue by Canon with FW1.5.2, it was mentioned from the upgrading of FW1.5.1

As you may have read on this forum some people have been experiencing lock-ups with every iteration of f/w, including 1.5.1, but so far there's been no reports of this happening with 1.5.2. This is the sole point of this poll - to try to assess whether a fix has been made. If this is the case I will be very happy for those who were suffering with this annoying issue.

(I'm not convinced Canon mention each and every bug fix in their f/w release notes).

2. We need not to reject the product problem that from manufacturer. In this case, issue of AF. You don’t have the problems that Canon said about their camera, good luck! You are exceptional.

There may be a case for a separate poll - which anyone is welcome to start.

If no-one does, I may start one once I've has a chance to fully assess the AF with f/w 1.5.2 (this process was not assisted by the fact that when we reached the woods earlier today I opened my rucksack to find an EF 100-400 LII lens and adapter, but no R5... 🙄🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️).

However, I've not had an AF problem with any of the f/w versions I've used and I think it's difficult to assess if this is due to my set-up, techniques, expectation levels, or luck. I need to do more shooting before I can fully assess if there have any changes (for me) with 1.5.2.

Phil

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the update, sorry to hear about the lock-up (the first crack in 1.5.2?).

Out of interest, we’re you using BBF/ AI Servo and what lens did you have fitted?

Phil

I installed the 1.5.2 firmware yesterday morning on my R6 and spent most of the day taking photos of birds and all morning today.  I’ve been using the RF 800mm f/11, RF 100-400 and EF 500mm f/4L IS USM w/EF 1.4x II and have had no lockups (I actually haven’t ever had the R6 lock up so far) and AF behavior seems to be more to my liking than 1.5 so I’m pretty happy so far.

danferrin wrote:

R5 with EF 100-400 Mk2 and EF 1.4x Mk3, BBF and Servo on. I had just fired off a burst of two or three seconds.

Hi Dan

As you may have read, we have that lens (and we also have the extender).  I may configure for BBF/ AI Servo and go out for a session tomorrow, or else Monday.  I’ll see how it goes.

Cheers for the feedback…

Phil

Aussie Vixens Photography wrote:

I have not had any issue's with V1.50 , V151 and V1.52

Same for me with my R6 using only RF lenses, triple BBAF in Servo, and H+ drive mode. I also had no problem with AF grabbing what I wanted in any of these versions.

Good poll, Phil. Thanks for doing it!

danferrin wrote:

I'll be looking forward to how that goes.

Hi Dan,

We went out this morning for a 2 hour wood/ canal towpath walk with my R5 + Control Ring EF-RF Adapter + EF Extender 1.4x III + Canon EF 100-400mm LII lens. I configured my R5 for BBF, Servo AF (Case 2), Animal Eye-AF. In all 850+ (raw) shots were taken with zero lock-ups.

The majority of the shots were written to a 64GB SanDisk Extreme PRO 300MB/s SD Card, but near the end of the walk I swapped to the CFexpress and took the final 50 or so shots. The cards were formatted in camera before starting and I used a Canon LP-E6NH battery.

I'm not sure where this takes you, but there you go...

Phil and Karen