Yes, I think the firmware is good. I've never had an issue with lens firmware from them. I would hold off on the latest camera body firmware. They are sorting out a bug. It's only a very specific situation and condition that it manifests...but still. Since you can't roll back, ide wait for a clean version.
It seems my lens probably has some crazy encoder issue or something. It's just unusual because only part of the clutch travel is displaying it, not the rest of the travel. They didn't think it should be doing that either, but we'll see what it comes back with.
It may have been sheer coincidence that that this started jut after my firmware update...and it would have happened even if I did not update. I needed to eliminate everything else though. Again, very weird behavior for a lens based on how they work.