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What ever happened to the high MP R5s?

Started 11 months ago | Discussions thread
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Re: What ever happened to the high MP R5s?

Gam3r01 wrote:

Rumors can only persist for so long without any information to support them. Everyone hyped up the rumors, speculated what little "information" existed to death, and now have nothing. There hasnt been any information, leaked or speculative, as of late on a high MP R body, so obviously the rumors slowed down alot.

As for seeing one this year? Hard to say for sure (obviously), I would hazard a guess and say no. The R5 hit a sweet spot in resolution for most users, and Canon is more likely to respond to the Z9 before a high MP body. I would also expect an APS-C RF mount body before a high MP body, but thats just my guess, like everyone else.

I think you are probably correct. I'm sure the chip shortage is having a negative impact on new body development. An R5s would need an image processor twice as fast to get the same frame rate as the R5. R1 image processor development is probably taking priority.

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