Do EOS R/RP sensor microlenses reduce image quality with adapted EF lenses?
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I've read that the EOS RP uses a sensor related to the 6D Mark II, but because the RF mount has a much shorter flange distance than EF, Canon may have adjusted the sensor microlenses for RF lenses whose rear elements sit closer to the sensor. If the same is true for the EOS R, could that hurt image quality when using EF lenses via the Canon adapter compared with using those same EF lenses on an EF-mount body like the 6D Mark II? I'm mainly asking whether optimizing the sensor for RF lenses makes it less optimal for adapted EF lenses.
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If, by "image quality" you specifically mean peripheral illumination reduction at the edges and corners of the frame (often called vignetting, though that is a bit of a misnomer for what we are describing), then yes, there will be a slight reduction in IQ.
Whether that is acceptable to you or not all depends upon your definition of "acceptable.
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In normal use, adapted EF lenses on the EOS R or RP should not suffer any major image-quality penalty just because of the sensor microlens design. Modern mirrorless lenses are generally designed to be fairly image-space telecentric, and a sensor that works well with them should also cope well with the more parallel ray paths from many EF lenses.
If there is any difference, it’s most likely to show up as a slight change in peripheral illumination toward the edges/corners rather than a broad loss of sharpness or overall quality. Whether that matters depends on your standards and the specific lens.
The greater risk, if any, would be with older or less telecentric lens designs rather than typical Canon EF lenses. So for a collection of EF lenses adapted to EOS R/RP, the practical answer is: generally no meaningful downside, with at most slight corner illumination differences in some cases.
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