Panasonic LX100 II vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5

Let's take a closer look at the Panasonic LX100 II vs Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Panasonic and Ricoh. There is a noticeable difference among the sensor resolutions of the LX100 II (17MP) and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and the LX100 II (Four Thirds) and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) have different sensor size.

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The LX100 II was brought out 8 years after the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic LX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a detailed comparison, here is a short view of how the LX100 II scores vs the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DC-LX100 II & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5. The entire galleries are viewable at Panasonic LX100 II Gallery & Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Panasonic LX100 II has got external measurements of 115mm x 66mm x 64mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 2.5") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 has measurements of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the LX100 II versus the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the LX100 II and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is 81 and 88 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions just by checking out technical specs. The pic below will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the LX100 II and GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5.

As you can tell, the two cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The LX100 II because of its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Panasonic LX100 II will show greater detail having its extra 5MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer LX100 II should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.