Leica M8 vs Samsung NX300M

Its time to look much closer at the Leica M8 vs Samsung NX300M, one being a Pro Mirrorless and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Leica and Samsung. There exists a big gap among the image resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and NX300M (20MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and NX300M (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The M8 was released 6 years earlier than the NX300M and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the M8 matches up vs the NX300M in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica M8 and Samsung NX300M. The complete galleries are viewable at Leica M8 Gallery and Samsung NX300M Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Leica M8 comes with external measurements of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 591 grams (1.30 lbs) while the Samsung NX300M has dimensions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") having a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Check out the Leica M8 vs Samsung NX300M in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the M8 and the NX300M.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M8 and NX300M is 79 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements purely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the M8 and NX300M.

Clearly, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The M8 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Samsung NX300M will render greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos much more aggressively. The older M8 will be behind in sensor technology.