My T5 (1200D) Doesn't show Lens firmware?

[DeerCreekPhoto]

i have updated it's own firmware just fine, but i need to update my 40mm pancake lens and see if that fixes the issue with the lens, only problem is my t5 won't show any way to see lens firmware, on the said lens firmware page it says it can be applied to the lens through the camera as long as the camera is newer than the 5D mark III, it is by 2 years... 

any ideas? 

also just in case anyone here might know, my lens error is the manual focus won't work at all, auto works fine though...

any help would be greatly welcomed!

~Zach

[kvbarkley · Accepted solution]

Rebels have no knowledge of lens firmware.

[ebiggs1 · Accepted solution]

I no longer have a Rebel but I don't think they are capable of doing what you want. The Txi series might but I doubt the Tx series can.

[Waddizzle · Accepted solution]

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@DeerCreekPhoto wrote:

none, whenever i click the firmware it just says it needs a card with firmware data on it, so i put the lens firmware on but it still says the same thing, so i put the camera firmware on too, then i get the highlight screen and it just shows the camera as a choice.....

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That is the correct behavior.  The Rebel T5 cannot update lens firmware.

[kvbarkley · Accepted solution]

Rebels have no knowledge of lens firmware.

[ebiggs1 · Accepted solution]

I no longer have a Rebel but I don't think they are capable of doing what you want. The Txi series might but I doubt the Tx series can.

[MikeSowsun]

Some Rebel cameras DO have lens firmware update capability.  The T5 may not have lens firmware update capability but the T5i definitely does. 

Starting at 4:32 here is a video that clearly shows that the T5i has lens firmware update capabilty: https://youtu.be/I6G1QRtFN0Y?t=222

[kvbarkley]

Weird, my T6S doesn't, or at least it is not mentioned in the manual

[MikeSowsun]

What lenses are you using with the T6S? Only lenses designed since about 2012 have the option for firmware updates. The option for lens firmware won't show up with an older lens.

[jrhoffman75]

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@kvbarkley wrote:

Weird, my T6S doesn't, or at least it is not mentioned in the manual

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When camera firmware is showing in the yellow tool menu press Set.

[kvbarkley]

Wow, learn something every day. Thanks!

[jrhoffman75]

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@DeerCreekPhoto wrote:

i have updated it's own firmware just fine, but i need to update my 40mm pancake lens and see if that fixes the issue with the lens, only problem is my t5 won't show any way to see lens firmware, on the said lens firmware page it says it can be applied to the lens through the camera as long as the camera is newer than the 5D mark III, it is by 2 years... 

any ideas? 

also just in case anyone here might know, my lens error is the manual focus won't work at all, auto works fine though...

any help would be greatly welcomed!

~Zach

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When lens firmware is highlighted in the yellow tool menu press Set and see what happens.

[DeerCreekPhoto]

none, whenever i click the firmware it just says it needs a card with firmware data on it, so i put the lens firmware on but it still says the same thing, so i put the camera firmware on too, then i get the highlight screen and it just shows the camera as a choice.....