Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony A99 II

Its time to look a little more closely at the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony A99 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (16MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 (APS-C) and A99 II (Full frame) have totally different sensor size.

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The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 was announced 5 years before the A99 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 scores vs the A99 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 & Sony Alpha A99 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 Gallery & Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 offers outside dimensions of 114mm x 75mm x 93mm (4.5" x 3.0" x 3.7") and a weight of 550 grams (1.21 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Contrast the Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 vs Sony A99 II in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and the A99 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and A99 II is 69 and 57 respectively.

Usually, it is very tough to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 and A99 II.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 II will offer you extra detail with its extra 26 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older GXR A16 24-85mm F3.5-5.5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.