Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Samsung SL102

Below is a extensive assessment of the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Samsung SL102, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Samsung. The image resolution of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and the SL102 (10MP) is fairly well matched but the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (APS-C) and SL102 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was launched 11 months later than the SL102 so they are both of a similar age. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Samsung SL102 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summary of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro scores against the SL102 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Samsung SL102. The complete galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Samsung SL102 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro comes with exterior dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) and the Samsung SL102 has sizing of 90mm x 59mm x 22mm (3.5" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you select at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro compared to the SL102.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and SL102 is 77 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements merely by looking at specs. The photograph below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and SL102.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro will give you more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The fresher GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro should have an advantage in sensor tech.