I waited a long time for the R5 MkII, bought the R5 instead

As a long-time 5Ds user I was eagerly awaiting the R5 MkII, hoping that (among other possible improvements) it would have a higher resolution sensor.
I'm an advertising and portrait photographer and mostly work in the studio using strobes so I don't need ANY of the improvements that the MkII has brought.
Even the image quality isn't better with the new sensor, so when the MkII finally arrived, I bought the original R5 new at a discounted price of just €2,400 (the MkII sells for €4,500 in my country) so I saved a lot of money. :)

Have any of you done the same?

PS
Yes, I need high resolution! My files are often cropped to death by my clients - they want a portrait crop from a full figure shot, etc.
The R5 MkII at its current price didn't made any sense in my case - the 100MP FUJIFILM GFX 100S II isn't that much more expensive.
I'm even toying with the idea of buying one instead of renting, the only problem is that I have too much Canon glass...
 
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I had, and still have, the R5 and bought the r5m2. I do not see much of a boost in image quality, it may even be a placebo effect to help my mind justify the expense beyond being able to hand my son my R5 for his first camera. If you do not need the features then you did exactly what you should have and saved money. Saving money is hard to do with this hobby/profession. Good job.
 
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