Leica Q-P vs Ricoh GR II

Its time to take a closer look at the Leica Q-P and Ricoh GR II, both Large Sensor Compact cameras by companies Leica and Ricoh. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the Q-P (24MP) and GR II (16MP) and the Q-P (Full frame) and GR II (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The Q-P was announced 3 years later than the GR II and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Large Sensor Compact).

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the Q-P matches up against the GR II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Leica Q-P and Ricoh GR II. The whole galleries are available at Leica Q-P Gallery and Ricoh GR II Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Leica Q-P comes with outer measurements of 130mm x 80mm x 93mm (5.1" x 3.1" x 3.7") and a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) whilst the Ricoh GR II has proportions of 117mm x 63mm x 35mm (4.6" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

See the Leica Q-P and Ricoh GR II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the Q-P compared to the GR II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Q-P and GR II is 63 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph below will help provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the Q-P and GR II.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Q-P with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field easier and the Leica Q-P will produce extra detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more recent Q-P is going to have a benefit in sensor technology.