How many MPs?

[HDNitehawk]

How about the R5 the R3. I say it would be nice to have both.

I wouldn't know if there is a benefit to 80mp, is there one on the market for FF?

[Kayaker72]

How about the R5 the R3. I say it would be nice to have both.

I wouldn't know if there is a benefit to 80mp, is there one on the market for FF?

You'd have to go to digital medium format with Fuji or Hasselblad, who both have cameras with 100 MP sensors on the market. Hasselblad talks about 400 MPs, but that is based on multiple 100 MP shots.

Canon's M6 II/90D's 32.5 MP APS-C sensors when scaled up to FF is ~82 MPs. Canon has also displayed prototypes >100 MPs. I have the M6 II, I haven't done controlled tests but when comparing images, I would call the benefit minor. Of course, AA filters/etc come into play.

And, actually, if we want a few comparisons, here are four images. One each for the 20 MP 1DX III, 45 MP R5, 30 MP 5DIV, and 82 MP FF equivalent M6 II. Each taken of birds, at my bird feeder from the same spot with the same lens (my 500 f/4 II). Double click on the image in flickr to zoom to 100%. After viewing the image, you can scroll down to see which camera took which image. Each of these was among my sharpest taken with that camera that I posted on Flickr.

6S0A6902 by kayaker72, on Flickr

IMG_3834-SAI by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A4407 by kayaker72, on Flickr

AC8I4633 by kayaker72, on Flickr

And, sure, I can see a difference....but is that difference worth the tradeoffs?

[Busted Knuckles]

Love the reflection in the eye of the sparrow. LOL LOL LOL