OM System OM-5 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

Below is a complete overview of the OM System OM-5 and Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro, both Advanced Mirrorless cameras by competitors Olympus and Ricoh. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the OM System OM-5 (20MP) and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and the OM System OM-5 (Four Thirds) and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) possess different sensor sizing.

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The OM System OM-5 was introduced 13 years later than the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the OM System OM-5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the OM System OM-5 matches up against the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for OM System OM-5 & Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro. The whole galleries are viewable at OM System OM-5 Gallery & Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The OM System OM-5 features outer dimensions of 125mm x 85mm x 50mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 2.0") with a weight of 414 grams (0.91 lbs) while the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has measurements of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the OM System OM-5 vs the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the OM System OM-5 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is 80 and 77 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing specifications. The visual below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the OM System OM-5 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

To sum up, both of those cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The OM System OM-5 with its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the OM System OM-5 will render greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The fresher OM System OM-5 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.