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Based on various things Canon has shown over the years and where we are "with things" now, whatever a high resolution Canon 36x24 camera might up being is:
- Extremely Long Shot/Low Chance and likely not good enough in a few directions = 178.5 megapixels
- A Long shot, but actually possible with today's tech = 93.4 megapixels
- Probably a Long Shot, but doable = 84.4 megapixels
- Not really a long shot at all, but very doable = 74.7 megapixels
- A place where others dance, and Canon might want to join, but a bit too on the nose = 61.4 megapixels
- An interesting place that is a bit more than the now = 50 megapixels
I also would say, the sensor found in the R5 and R5C I think are worth iterating and advancing on. Good pixel size, decent for high resolution imaging at 45 megapixels. Throwing some new sensor technology towards that isn't a bad idea IMO and oddly the R5 stands up very well against other's higher resolution sensors when you really get down to image quality, noise, etc. This really makes the most sense so far when it comes to the Cinema EOS line.
I've mentioned before, this is really about Canon wanting to keep in the higher resolution space, which for me would be in that 70-100 megapixel range. I like the idea of a stills oriented professional body with the dangerous move of making video not a top priority, but with the state of things, hard to tell if they would do that.
I certainly know Canon is working on newer sensor designs with different structures than their usual direction. There have been gains in some directions when you see things like the R3. Stacked BSI is a relatively new thing to them still, though with that body being out circa 2021 and the R&D happening well before it, I suspect a lot more has been going on. And in true form, a very patient strategy to take their time on all of this.
To the point of the R1, for me the R3 is already a 1D style camera. But it's hard to say if an R1 goes for resolution or perhaps a higher speed 6K sort of thing, which is very much a 2024 thing going on. I want what the 1Ds was really and then the 5D moderately trampled that lineup out. And the R5 is said to be the mirrorless successor to the 5D series. So perhaps that's either a bit more resolution and/or video centric.
Pricing for me is an interesting thing. Hard to say where a high performance body fits into various market and pricing tiers. Right now the R3 is the most expensive RF mount body and R5 bodies can be had at a steal of a deal. There is likely a space in the $4500, $6500, and the not-so-recently explored $8000 tier for something notably advanced. The biggest issue is on the higher end of that pricing, you get to where middle-medium format exists and that's where you may have to play in some of the same waters when it comes to image quality.
I should also mention, Canon now has the ability to make larger format sensors effectively. It's unclear if they want to exist in that space as 135 and APS-C is their bread and butter. And APS-H has been MIA really. I don't think Canon is going to focus much on smaller than APS-C from here on out, but who knows.
And just to add, if whatever this thing is, like 30mp or whatever, that's fine. I'm just stating that there is a visible hole in Canon's lineup at the moment.
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