Leica M Edition 60 vs Olympus E-PL6

Let's look much closer at the Leica M Edition 60 vs Olympus E-PL6, former is a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Leica and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the M Edition 60 (24MP) and E-PL6 (16MP) and the M Edition 60 (Full frame) and E-PL6 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor sizes.

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The M Edition 60 was manufactured 2 months after the E-PL6 so they are of a similar age. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a concise view of how the M Edition 60 scores vs the E-PL6 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M Edition 60 & Olympus PEN E-PL6. The entire galleries are available at Leica M Edition 60 Gallery & Olympus E-PL6 Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Leica M Edition 60 has external dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 42mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 680 grams (1.50 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL6 has dimensions of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the M Edition 60 versus the E-PL6.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M Edition 60 and E-PL6 is 74 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The image here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the M Edition 60 and E-PL6.

As you can see, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The M Edition 60 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Leica M Edition 60 will give greater detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively.