Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Ricoh WG-6

The following is a detailed analysis of the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus Ricoh WG-6, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Waterproof and they are both designed by Ricoh. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and WG-6 (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and WG-6 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was brought out 8 years earlier than the WG-6 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Ricoh WG-6 being a Compact camera.

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 grades against the WG-6 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Ricoh WG-6. The entire galleries are available at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Ricoh WG-6 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 offers external dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Ricoh WG-6 has dimensions of 118mm x 66mm x 33mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 246 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs the WG-6.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and WG-6 is 88 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor dimensions simply by viewing specs. The pic below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and WG-6.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 featuring a larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Ricoh WG-6 will result in more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.