Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony A9 II

The following is a in-depth overview of the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and Sony A9 II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Ricoh and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and A9 II (Full frame) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was announced 8 years earlier than the A9 II which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise summation of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 matches up against the A9 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The whole galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 features external measurements of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") with a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony A9 II has proportions of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Here is a front view proportions comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs the A9 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and A9 II is 69 and 62 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by going over technical specs. The image here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and A9 II.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A9 II will offer more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images more aggressively. The more aged GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.