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

Its time to look more in depth at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony RX10 III, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by brands Ricoh and Sony. There is a big difference among the image resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and RX10 III (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and RX10 III (1") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was revealed 6 years prior to the RX10 III and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX10 III being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting straight to a detailed comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 grades versus the RX10 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III. The full galleries are available at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery and Sony RX10 III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 enjoys outer 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 RX10 III has sizing of 133mm x 94mm x 127mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.0") having a weight of 1051 grams (2.32 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs the RX10 III.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX10 III is 88 and 53 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by checking out specs. The graphic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX10 III.

All in all, both of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 using its larger sensor will make shooting bokeh less difficult and the Sony RX10 III will provide more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The older GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 will be behind in sensor technology.