I have since discovered that carefully cleaning all contact surfaces with 70-30 alcohol and a soft cotton q-tip... The lens and in the camera contacts as well as the battery grip if you have that as well. That seems to solve the problem. I had a coup...
I installed the update and went out and took a couple thousand images with the 100 to 500 with the configuration that was freezing on me earlier today... Using all manner of back button animal eye focus, electronic and manual shutter. Held electronic...
I was at an E-Bird Hotspot in Maine on 3-11. There were 3 photographers with R5's all 3 had the 100-500 lens and had completed the 1.5.1 firmware update. All 3 of us were experiencing freeze ups. My camera was purchased on 1-19-22. I had oh 15 or 20 ...
