Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony RX10 II

Lets take a deeper look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony RX10 II, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and RX10 II (1") come with different sensor size.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was manufactured 5 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 matches up vs the RX10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 offers outside measurements of 113mm x 70mm x 56mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 2.2") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has dimensions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") along with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and the RX10 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX10 II is 88 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to imagine the difference between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The graphic below will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX10 II.

All in all, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony RX10 II will resolve extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots much more aggressively. The older GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.