Hi,
I was out photographing birds this morning and while using the eye focus on a moving bird the R5 locked up, means nothing worked no focus or any buttons working. I turned off and restarted the camera and it became active again. This is the second time this has happened both on eye focus. Any ideas or has anyone experienced the same thing? I will ring canon and see if they know anything.
Thanks, Premnath
It has happened to me once or twice. I was probably using eye AF. It became totally unresponsive and I turned it off then on and everything was good as new.
Same here. Couple of times now. I'm sure an upcoming firmware update will resolve the bug. That, or provide Bug AF so we can look the thing in the eye!
Also I was using the 100-400mk2 lens so an EF lens maybe that has something to do with it.
I just called canon who by the way are extremely helpful and they said it would be addressed in a firmware update coming soon.
Let's hope the firmware updated fixes a number of things, like a variable frame rate in ES, less over-heating issues, etc.
Premnathbates wrote:
Also I was using the 100-400mk2 lens so an EF lens maybe that has something to do with it.
I just called canon who by the way are extremely helpful and they said it would be addressed in a firmware update coming soon.
I have 2 R5's. I am not sure if it has happened to both bodies, as I shoot with 2 at one time. One has an EF 24-70, the other an EF 70-200. I have had 2 lock ups since I got the cameras at initial release. The last one I recall had the 70-200 on it at the time.
Mine locked up for 5 times, 3x with EF300/2.8II and 2x with RF 70-200/2.8
it happend in two shoots, all outside with full sunny weather. ca 30 degr.
last Friday I did a large studio shoot [indoors] and it worked perfect. no lockup at all.
Canon knows about this problem and say's it will be fixit soon.
KINGOFKNGS wrote:
It has happened to me once or twice. I was probably using eye AF. It became totally unresponsive and I turned it off then on and everything was good as new.
I have had it buffer out a couple of times in ES mode and just looks to be locked up....
Firmware update will fix this. Some rumors are swirling a firmware update is coming tomorrow, but I'll believe it when I see it. I'm not worried and still loving this camera.
bobbytan wrote:
Let's hope the firmware updated fixes a number of things, like a variable frame rate in ES, less over-heating issues, etc.
"like a variable frame rate in ES"--Are you saying you can't give a quick press of the shutter button and end up with say 14 frames? I've read this several times in posts and it sounds like it 20 fps or nothing. Yet Canon presents it as UP TO 20 fps, I also
heard a reviewer refer to "slowing down the frame rate" without any more explanation. Any info on this?
