Since the EOS R system was announced back in Septmeber, 2018, there were constant rumors and reports about a 100mp (give or take) EOS R system camera in the pipeline. Once the EOS R5 was announced in 2020, the rumors and reports returned for a while and then it went quiet.
We still continue to receive questions about such a camera, so we'll address it as best as we can.
Is there a high-resolution EOS R system camera coming?
As with any company such as Canon, there are products planned that never come to fruition, as there can be changes in the marketplace or other external challenges. By the sheer number of reports and conversations we've had, that may have been what happened here.
With the launch of the EOS R3 and the Canon manufactured stacked sensor, this may be while such a camera never came to market. For arguments sake, it was Canon's first stacked sensor and we expect there to be a rollout across more of the EOS R lineup, which is a logical hypothesis. We expect to see a stacked image sensor in both the EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1. We think Canon will save the global shutters for cinema series cameras.
We have heard a couple of mentions about a higher resolution camera coming 6+ months after the EOS R5 Mark II, which we expect to be announced in Q1 of 2024. That would translate to a Q4 announcement.
There would definitely be a market for a 100mp type of EOS R camera, but how big that market could be is not something we have been privy to.
If you're waiting for such a camera, we think you'll be waiting a long while yet.
The 45mp of the R5 is great for amateur sports. I can only imagine going with more mp.
But for those eagerly waiting for 60+MP I hope you'll get it soon.
I am only interested in sensor performance and reviews of that MP beast ;)
This article means one is coming soon!
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For my uses I hope the r5 range stays at current resolution as an do everything camera and they make a seperate camera for those who want higher resolutions.
Maybe implement a better ‘raw’ pixel shift in-camera image??
We don't know what resoution the new R5ii will be, some say it'll be the same or there abouts (45mp). Which is fine. But those who need to push the limits of sensor resolution...45mp might not be enough. So I understand the drive for a nuvo high MP, low fps camera. It's the last bastion of the DSLR days that's left, the 5Ds still slightly outresolves the R5.
And more mp does demand more processing power. I built a very fast system, choosing to go with air cooling rather than liquid. This meant using fans that get loud when loads are heavy (Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM). I have an R5 and an R6. Even when my kids are in other rooms pretty far from my office, they know when I'm processing R5 photos!
Still, if Canon can produce a 60mp+ sensor with IQ closely rivaling the one in the R5, more cropping options would be a huge temptation.
I don’t think a higher resolution camera is targeted at the “common” person - it’s a niche product, and I don’t see that kind of resolution becoming mainstream. The point of creating a product like that is to make money on the hand full of people who need/want an uncommon feature and aren’t going to buy what’s currently on offer instead, if there’s enough of those people for it to make financial sense to design/build the camera. Obviously Canon hasn’t felt the need to try and service the very high resolution market for a long time, which gives a bit of indication as to what they think demand for it would be. With that said, I really don’t think a lot of “common” people are spending upwards of $4k on cameras.