Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony A68

Lets look a bit more in depth at the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro vs Sony A68, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro (12MP) and A68 (24MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro was unveiled 7 years prior to the A68 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple overview of how the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro grades versus the A68 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro & Sony SLT-A68. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro offers exterior dimensions of 114mm x 70mm x 77mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony A68 has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro against the A68.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and A68 is 77 and 64 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor sizing only by going through specifications. The graphic below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro and A68.

Plainly, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony A68 to produce more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The older GXR A12 50mm F2.5 Macro will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.