Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs Sony RX100 VI

Its time to take a closer look at the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Ricoh and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 (APS-C) and RX100 VI (1") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 was manufactured 8 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise view of how the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 grades against the RX100 VI for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are provided at Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera regularly, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 provides external measurements 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 RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

See the Ricoh GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and Sony RX100 VI in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 vs the RX100 VI.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX100 VI is 88 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking technical specs. The visual here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 and RX100 VI.

As you can tell, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony RX100 VI will give you greater detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older GXR GR Lens A12 28mm F2.5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.