Thanks, yeah that's kinda what I'm hoping. Not that I don't like them well enough now, but the EVF seems like a thing that really increases utility for MF lenses. Of course the improved AF makes me want to look back into some AF lenses too!
Me too. 20MP is plenty 95%+ of the time, and I may still buy mki depending on discount, but for those occasions where making a heavier crop yields a more attractive photo than originally framed 20% more MP is meaningful. Digital teleconverter (if it's better than a gimmick) is also potentially interesting for someone like me without the longer lenses.
A good marketing strategy to do a release in an unconventional matter. The year is ending, however the Japanese business quarter ends in March. Therefore that leaves 4 months for followup.
Lol. You make pronouncements about corporate aspects of camera production like the costs of producing stacked sensors, pretending you know what you're talking about. Yet you don't even know the basic fact that Canon's fiscal year ends 31-Dec.
I agree that one shouldn't buy a new body if resolution and image quality are the deciding factors, but I will say that the eye autofocus for R6 and the other newer bodies is a game changer to me that puts an upgrade to R6 at #1 on my list before glass. While pretty good, I rarely use RP's eye autofocus, because it can't track a moving subject well enough. R6 will increase my keepers on moving subjects. I did originally opt for RP over R for the purpose of spending more on lenses at the time which was a good decision for me and gives credence to your advice.
Actually the production of a stacked sensor is far cheaper than the manufacturing and assembling of plain BSI sensors along with their supporting active electronic components (not needed with the SOC). Yes, I'm quite knowledgeable with over a decade in manufacturing and R&D processes and over 42 years of experiance in the industry. Stacked sensors because of their ability to be manufactured in separate layers in different facilities and or by different manufacturers even and with separate runs, allow for manufacturing economization of resources. SOCs and stacked devices are THE choice and the defacto standard. Only niche camera and outdated platforms still use the dinosauric aged plain BSI image sensors. Primarily milking their inventory. The newer item "cost more" factor doesn't apply here. The manufacturing cost is actually lesser. Reason SOCs are used in 95% of all smartphones and other electronics, and now in their 3rd generation. And No. Canon is a Japaneses company. The Japanese fiscal year begins April 1st and ends March 31st.
History says probably not. The 5DS/5DSR was introduced (in basically a 5D III body) a year and a half before the 5D IV. I do think an "R5S" is inevitable in that Canon is not going to let Sony keep the MP crown for too long. I just ordered an R7 to fill that hole in the meantime and an looking forward to using it with the RF 800mm f/11. Given the upmarket trend, I wouldn't be too surprised to see the "R5S" turn into an R4 (yes, I know about the superstition around "4") or even an R3S.
Maybe you should look at Canon's website. They announced 3rd quarter earnings on Oct 26 (just time for accounting a September ending quarter). That sounds like a Dec 31 fiscal year to me. Since you got something that easy to check wrong, the rest of your argument is now open for question
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The Japanese government has a 01-Apr to 30-Mar fiscal year. Japanese companies set their own fiscal year and are taxed based on their own chosen accounting period. Canon's fiscal year runs from 01-Jan to 31-Dec.
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Quite possibly Canon realised they had a surplus of 1Dxiii sensors and knew that sales of that camera would decline, so putting a modified version in the original R6 was a sound economic move. It paid off, because the R6, despite its relatively lowly MP count, has proved to be a very popular camera. But they knew all along that they'd eventually need at least 24MP to remain competitive against Sony and Nikon, so a 24MP sensor is inevitable at this point. And of course you are correct that while the 24MP sensor will probably have some advantages over the 20MP sensor, 99% of enthusiasts won't be able to detect any difference.
You aren't the first one to float this theory, so try not to take it personally, but the idea that the world's biggest selling camera company is so astoundingly incompetent that they cannot accurately project the volume of sensors they need to manufacture for their flagship camera is just bat poop crazy.
