Olympus E-PL1 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-PL1 vs Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Olympus and Ricoh. The sensor resolution of the E-PL1 (12MP) and the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) is pretty comparable but the E-PL1 (Four Thirds) and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The E-PL1 was manufactured 7 months later than the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro so they are both of a similar age. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the E-PL1 scores against the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN E-PL1 & Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-PL1 Gallery & Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PL1 enjoys outside measurements of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro has proportions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the E-PL1 versus the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-PL1 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro is 86 and 77 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by seeing specs. The photograph underneath might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PL1 and GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same megapixels albeit different sensor measurements. The E-PL1 features the smaller sensor which is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult. The younger E-PL1 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.