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Extended M series

Started Feb 6, 2018 | Polls thread
Blue II
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Re: Extended M series
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Photato wrote:

Now that we are just days away from the new M50 announcement and rumors suggest it would be something new about the sensor, I wonder if Canon will introduce with this camera a higher tier model based on a new enlarged sensor. I say higher tier because contrary to what the model name suggest, there is almost no room for a model in between the M6 and the M100.

Granted, such sensor won't be Full Frame, but larger than the current APS-C, enough to cover the 3 most common aspect ratios. 3:2, 16:9 4:3. A more efficient use of the image circle.

Canon used to have a sensor between APS-C and FF. It was an APS-H with a 1.3 crop factor. I don’t see them bringing it back.

The enlarged sensor major benefits are Lossless Aspect Ratios Crops, all your lenses will capture wider views when using 16:9 in Landscape and wider 4:3 views in Portrait than the current standard sensor.
The other major benefit would be 30 megapixels pictures when using EF lenses, with less crop factor while maintaining the current sensor pixel density, which would make it easier to get shallower DOF.

Would you be interested is such camera if the premium extra to pay is, lets say US $100 ?

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