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Leica Q2 Monochrom Alternatives

The Q2 Monochrom is placed #3 out of 65 in Large Sensor Compact cameras. Here is a brief summary of the Q2 Monochrom.

47MP Full frame 734 grams 28mm (f1.7)
Leica Q2 Monochrom front thumbnailportrait88street69sports80travel66landscape77vlogging32
Portability
60
Imaging
80
Features
66
Overall
74
above average flash sync (1/500 seconds)
delivers RAW files
doesnt have low pass filter
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
lacks phase detect AF
more heavy than others (734g)

What follows are numerous rivals to the Leica Q2 Monochrom sorted by their overall rating. You are able to browse through a detailed review of each camera or a comparison to the Leica Q2 Monochrom by clicking the urls under each camera card. You can press on the image to see a visual comparison or click here to see them all side by side.

#1 Leica Q3
60MP Full frame 743 grams 28mm (f1.7)
Leica Q3 front thumbnailportrait90street74sports86travel70landscape81vlogging32
Portability
60
Imaging
84
Features
77
Overall
81
above average flash sync (1/500 seconds)
delivers RAW files
doesnt have low pass filter
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
more heavy than others (743g)
no headphone port
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#2 Leica Q2
47MP Full frame 718 grams 28mm (f1.7)
Leica Q2 front thumbnailportrait87street69sports78travel70landscape80vlogging32
Portability
61
Imaging
79
Features
70
Overall
75
above average flash sync (1/500 seconds)
delivers RAW files
doesnt have low pass filter
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
lacks phase detect AF
more heavy than others (718g)
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#3 Fujifilm X100V
26MP APS-C 478 grams 35mm (f2.0)
Fujifilm X100V front thumbnailportrait82street74sports74travel76landscape73vlogging35
Portability
79
Imaging
71
Features
75
Overall
72
built-in flash
delivers RAW files
doesnt have low pass filter
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
does not have image stabilization
focal length is fixed (35mm)
more heavy than others (478g)
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#4 Sony RX1R II
42MP Full frame 507 grams 35mm (f2.0)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II front thumbnailportrait85street73sports63travel59landscape68vlogging34
Portability
78
Imaging
76
Features
65
Overall
71
above average flash sync (1/4,000 seconds)
delivers RAW files
doesnt have low pass filter
features face detect focusing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
does not have image stabilization
focal length is fixed (35mm)
max fps low (5.0 frames/s)
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#5 Zeiss ZX1
37MP Full frame 800 grams 35mm (f2-22)
Zeiss ZX1 front thumbnailportrait86street70sports64travel65landscape69vlogging31
Portability
67
Imaging
78
Features
62
Overall
71
delivers RAW files
features face detect focusing
features tracking focus
focusing manually
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
does not have image stabilization
focal length is fixed (35mm)
lacks phase detect AF
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#6 Canon G1 X III
24MP APS-C 399 grams 24-72mm (f2.8-5.6)
Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III front thumbnailportrait80street85sports76travel72landscape72vlogging35
Portability
82
Imaging
67
Features
74
Overall
69
built-in flash
built in lens has zoom (24-72mm 3.0 x zoom)
delivers RAW files
environment sealing
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
no headphone port
no microphone port
not so great battery life (200 shots)
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#7 Leica Q
24MP Full frame 640 grams 28mm (f1.7)
Leica Q front thumbnailportrait82street67sports68travel63landscape74vlogging32
Portability
63
Imaging
71
Features
64
Overall
68
delivers RAW files
features face detect focusing
focusing manually
has HDMI port
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
focal length is fixed (28mm)
lacks phase detect AF
more heavy than others (640g)
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#8 Sony ZV-1 II
20MP 1" 292 grams 18-50mm (f1.8-4.0)
Sony ZV-1 Mark II front thumbnailportrait74street80sports66travel81landscape66vlogging82
Portability
88
Imaging
57
Features
82
Overall
67
built in lens has zoom (18-50mm 2.8 x zoom)
delivers RAW files
fast at the tele end (f4.0)
fast shooting (24.0 frames/s)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
does not have image stabilization
no headphone port
not so great battery life (260 shots)
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#9 Sony ZV-1
20MP 1" 294 grams 24-70mm (f1.8-2.8)
Sony ZV-1 front thumbnailportrait73street85sports71travel81landscape70vlogging86
Portability
88
Imaging
55
Features
86
Overall
67
built in lens has zoom (24-70mm 2.9 x zoom)
delivers RAW files
fast at the tele end (f2.8)
fast shooting (24.0 frames/s)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
no headphone port
not so great battery life (260 shots)
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