Canon 1Ds MII vs Sony A6100

Following is a complete assessment of the Canon 1Ds MII versus Sony A6100, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the 1Ds MII (17MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the 1Ds MII (Full frame) and A6100 (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The 1Ds MII was revealed 15 years before the A6100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1Ds MII being a Large SLR camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short view of how the 1Ds MII scores against the A6100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon 1Ds MII comes with outer measurements of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A6100 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") having a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 1Ds MII against the A6100.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the 1Ds MII and A6100 is 50 and 81 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to picture the difference between sensor sizes purely by looking at specs. The picture underneath may offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the 1Ds MII and A6100.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 1Ds MII using its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will give you greater detail because of its extra 7MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged 1Ds MII is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.