Leica M8 vs Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5

Below is a in depth comparison of the Leica M8 versus Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Leica and Ricoh. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The M8 was brought out 5 years earlier than the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a short introduction of how the M8 matches up vs the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M8 & Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5. The entire galleries are viewable at Leica M8 Gallery & Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Leica M8 comes with external dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") along with a weight of 591 grams (1.30 lbs) while the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 has sizing of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") along with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the M8 against the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M8 and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is 79 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M8 and GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5.

As you have seen, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The M8 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 will give greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older M8 is going to be behind in sensor technology.