Leica M8 vs Sony NEX-5T

Let's look much closer at the Leica M8 versus Sony NEX-5T, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Leica and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and NEX-5T (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The M8 was announced 7 years prior to the NEX-5T and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the M8 matches up versus the NEX-5T when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Leica M8 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The whole galleries are viewable at Leica M8 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Leica M8 features outside dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") having a weight of 591 grams (1.30 lbs) and the Sony NEX-5T has dimensions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the M8 against the NEX-5T.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M8 and NEX-5T is 79 and 89 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing purely by looking through specifications. The graphic here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the M8 and NEX-5T.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The M8 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony NEX-5T will render more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older M8 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.