Leica M9 vs Sony A6100

Its time to look much closer at the Leica M9 versus Sony A6100, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Leica and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the M9 (18MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the M9 (Full frame) and A6100 (APS-C) have different sensor sizes.

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The M9 was manufactured 11 years earlier than the A6100 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick synopsis of how the M9 grades against the A6100 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M9 & Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are available at Leica M9 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Leica M9 provides outer dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the M9 against the A6100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M9 and A6100 is 79 and 81 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor sizing merely by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M9 and A6100.

As you can see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The M9 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6100 will deliver more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop images more aggressively. The older M9 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.