Is a 150mp Canon EOS R camera on the way? [CR1]

[peters]

"Maybe it’ll shoot 16k? (joking) "
Since they suddenly announced an 8k consumer photo camera, this somehow doesnt sound as absurd as it did some month ago :-D

 

[Deleted member 381342]

Maybe this rumored sensor is larger than the standard 35mm FF size. Or, it could be a Foveon type of sensor.

Canon medium format sensors and lenses would make a splash. Mirrorless medium format bodies are much more compact than their mirrored counterparts. And the lenses I use that scream high MP are also not the ones I put on a wildlife and sports focused body.

 

[Canon1966]

I wonder what happened to the 70-80mp camera that was previously mentioned? Just a rumor I guess.

 

[melgross]

Sure, it’s possible, but what kind of per pixel IQ could we expect from that, and can lenses be made sharp enough for that rez? We’re hitting the point of max resolution now, as the laws of physics are telling us that we’re running right near the edge.

 

[Mark3794]

You may be right on the math and this is someone who saw a 150 MP file (or 160 MP and approximated) and really it was just an image using both subpixels from a 75-83 MP "high resolution" camera we've heard rumors about.

I think you got it right: someone saw a 150 mp file from dpraw or pixel shift

 

[Architect1776]

Are full frame lenses really resolving much of anything at that pixel density?

Absolutely.
L lenses easily do 250 MP so 150 would be a piece of cake.

Canon Unveils a Monster 250-Megapixel Sensor

Canon today announced that it has created a monster of a CMOS sensor with the world's highest pixel count (for its size). The DSLR-format sensor manages

petapixel.com

 

[Architect1776]

Sure, it’s possible, but what kind of per pixel IQ could we expect from that, and can lenses be made sharp enough for that rez? We’re hitting the point of max resolution now, as the laws of physics are telling us that we’re running right near the edge.

L lenses handle it just fine.

Canon Unveils a Monster 250-Megapixel Sensor

Canon today announced that it has created a monster of a CMOS sensor with the world's highest pixel count (for its size). The DSLR-format sensor manages

petapixel.com

 

[Architect1776]

Continue reading...

This is a dream come true.
Hope it is 150 mp.
Likely beyond my budget but that tech will be applied to other sensors in cameras I can afford.

 

[bergstrom]

all the megapixels in the world can't save a picture if they're not sharp. AF points are key. MP are secondary.

 

[knight427]

[CRGoS] (grain of slat)

 

[TMACIOSZEK]

Those would be some crazy big files to edit. Not the sort of thing you'd want to use for something like a wedding, of course. But I bet the landscape shots would be extraordinary.

 

[Maximilian]

Too much much MP for me.
But if some desire so much then good luck for you.

 

[justaCanonuser]

Probably sensor-shift technology.

150 MP would indeed leave enough room for sensor-shift stabilization instead of IBIS, but the sensor would have to be made a bit bigger than 35mm to provide FF images.

 

[Aaron D]

Are full frame lenses really resolving much of anything at that pixel density?

Yeah, and I've been suspicious of medium format lenses being able to resolve 100MP even--I think I've read they don't.... So this seems a bit useless.

 

[justaCanonuser]

Too much much MP for me.
But if some desire so much Theben good luck for you.

Same with me. You will have to carry a complete workstation with you to get the images post-processed. Plus, DLA (diffraction limited aperture) would have to be f/3.5 or something like that I guess, so you could forget to shoot e.g. landscapes the classic way (f/16 or 22) and get substantially more real image information out of such a camera than out of a, say, a 5D3. Plus, you would have to shoot even moderately moving subjects with 3x higher (am I right?) shutter speeds than with a 50 MP camera to freeze them sharply on the pixel level. I think if Earth moves closer to the sun, Canon should bring out such a monster

 

[Jim Corbett]

The file size would be ~250mb... that's 175 floppy disks for one shot. I'll pass...

 

[Rampuri]

"Maybe it’ll shoot 16k? (joking) "
16k video @ 7,4925 and 6,25 fps confirmed

 

[Accutance]

People keep writing that more MP won't mean more resolution due to limiting optics and diffraction. That's a myth. Sony's A7r IV generates 241MP files by pixel shifting with visible improvement over it's base 61MP. Most of their lenses aren't any better than Canon's.

More MP just means any optical aberrations, including diffraction (which is always present) will be imaged with more pixels.

 

[Adelino]

I would buy it! But I don't buy this rumor!

 

[AlanF]

To put it in perspective, a 150 Mpx FF sensor has the same pixel density as a 20.2 Mpx 1" sensor as used with great success in many Canon and Sony cameras, and with a diffraction limited aperture of f/3.9. There is very good IQ with these below about 400 iso and they give acceptable images at higher isos.