Leica M8 vs Panasonic GX9

Following is a extended overview of the Leica M8 vs Panasonic GX9, one is a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Leica and Panasonic. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and GX9 (20MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and GX9 (Four Thirds) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M8 was brought out 11 years before the GX9 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the M8 matches up versus the GX9 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica M8 and Panasonic Lumix DC-GX9. The entire galleries are viewable at Leica M8 Gallery and Panasonic GX9 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Leica M8 comes with outside dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 591 grams (1.30 lbs) whilst the Panasonic GX9 has dimensions of 124mm x 72mm x 47mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.9") along with a weight of 407 grams (0.90 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the M8 versus the GX9.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the M8 and GX9 is 79 and 82 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by going through a spec sheet. The picture below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M8 and GX9.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The M8 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Panasonic GX9 will show more detail having its extra 10MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The more aged M8 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.