Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony A99 II

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus Sony A99 II, one is a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Ricoh and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and A99 II (42MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and A99 II (Full frame) have different sensor sizing.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was revealed 7 years prior to the A99 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony A99 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 grades against the A99 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony Alpha A99 II. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery and Sony A99 II Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 comes with exterior dimensions of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") having a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Sony A99 II has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 76mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.0") with a weight of 849 grams (1.87 lbs).

Take a look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus Sony A99 II in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 versus the A99 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and A99 II is 88 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions only by viewing specs. The picture below may give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and A99 II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A99 II will provide you with more detail because of its extra 30MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.