Leica M Typ 262 vs Olympus E-PL1s

Its time to take a deeper look at the Leica M Typ 262 vs Olympus E-PL1s, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Leica and Olympus. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the M Typ 262 (24MP) and E-PL1s (12MP) and the M Typ 262 (Full frame) and E-PL1s (Four Thirds) boast totally different sensor sizes.

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The M Typ 262 was manufactured 5 years later than the E-PL1s and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the M Typ 262 matches up against the E-PL1s when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Leica M Typ 262 & Olympus PEN E-PL1s. The entire galleries are provided at Leica M Typ 262 Gallery & Olympus E-PL1s Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Leica M Typ 262 provides physical measurements of 139mm x 80mm x 42mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.7") and a weight of 600 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Olympus E-PL1s has sizing of 115mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") with a weight of 334 grams (0.74 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is a front view overall size comparison of the M Typ 262 compared to the E-PL1s.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the M Typ 262 and E-PL1s is 77 and 86 respectively.

In many cases, it's difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the M Typ 262 and E-PL1s.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The M Typ 262 featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Leica M Typ 262 will result in greater detail due to its extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more recent M Typ 262 is going to have an edge in sensor tech.