Well it seems like Canon has finally acknowledged my issue was a real issue and fixed it with new firmware for the RF 70-200: Firmware Version 1.1.1 incorporates the following fix:
1. Fixes an issue, in which, in rare instances, "Err60" is displayed ...
Yeah, I'm not sure why that was marked as a solution. I had a friend also buy a brand new R5 and brand new RF 100-500, and they got a Err 70 lockup within their first few days. I somehow doubt their lens and camera contacts came dirty from the fact...
Signed up here just to post that I got my very first R5 + RF 100-500mm freeze today. I've had both body and lens since the days they were released and have used them almost daily. Never had a freeze with them until I went to turn on my R5, and the ...