Leica M8 vs Sony A37

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Leica M8 vs Sony A37, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Leica and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and A37 (16MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and A37 (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M8 was released 5 years prior to the A37 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Leica M8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the M8 matches up against the A37 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Leica M8 & Sony SLT-A37. The complete galleries are viewable at Leica M8 Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Leica M8 enjoys external measurements 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 Sony A37 has sizing of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the M8 and the A37.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M8 and A37 is 79 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing technical specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the M8 and A37.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The M8 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony A37 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The older M8 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.