100% confirmed: Sony is developing a new 180 megapixel medium format sensor

I have learned from reliable sources that Sony is about to introduce a new medium format sensor for medium format cameras. And today, I can confirm via Fujirumors that Sony is developing a new 180-megapixel sensor! There are no details yet on when it will be unveiled (but it shouldn’t be long now) and whether or not it will be a partially stacked sensor. If it is a partially stacked sensor, that would be great news! Imagine Sony A7V technology built into a GFX body!

Suddenly, the Sony A7rV with its low-resolution 61 MP sensor seems so old :)

This raises the question of whether full-frame cameras now have to exceed at least the 100 MP limit in order not to seem “old.” On paper a Full Frame sensor with the same pixel size of this new medium format sensor would give us a resolution of 107 Megapixel. Well, I know that many of you will comment on this post with “Who needs 180 MP on MF and 107 MP on FF??” But I can think of many applications where this might be necessary. The flexibility to crop for a print and still have sufficient resolution. The ability to leave your large telephoto lens at home, use a smaller fixed focal length lens, and simply crop 2x, 3x, or 4x, while still having sufficient resolution.

What resolution do you think the future Sony A7rVi should have? And by the way… shouldn’t Sony also make a medium format camera?