Leica M8 vs Sony A6600

Lets take a more detailed look at the Leica M8 versus Sony A6600, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Leica and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and A6600 (24MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and A6600 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M8 was released 13 years before the A6600 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the M8 grades vs the A6600 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M8 & Sony Alpha a6600. The complete galleries are available at Leica M8 Gallery & Sony A6600 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Leica M8 offers outside 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 Sony A6600 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 69mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.7") having a weight of 503 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view dimensions comparison of the M8 against the A6600.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M8 and A6600 is 79 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by reviewing specs. The photograph below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the M8 and A6600.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The M8 due to its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony A6600 will offer you more detail as a result of its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older M8 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.