Leica M11 Monochrome vs Olympus E-M1 II

The following is a extensive analysis of the Leica M11 Monochrome and Olympus E-M1 II, both Pro Mirrorless cameras by companies Leica and Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the M11 Monochrome (60MP) and E-M1 II (20MP) and the M11 Monochrome (Full frame) and E-M1 II (Four Thirds) provide different sensor size.

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The M11 Monochrome was launched 6 years after the E-M1 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Leica M11 Monochrome being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the M11 Monochrome grades versus the E-M1 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Leica M11 Monochrome and Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II. The complete galleries are viewable at Leica M11 Monochrome Gallery and Olympus E-M1 II Gallery.

In case you're aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Leica M11 Monochrome offers external dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") along with a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Olympus E-M1 II has dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") along with a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs).

Look at the Leica M11 Monochrome and Olympus E-M1 II in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is a front view size comparison of the M11 Monochrome versus the E-M1 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M11 Monochrome and E-M1 II is 76 and 68 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by looking through technical specs. The pic below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the M11 Monochrome and E-M1 II.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The M11 Monochrome because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Leica M11 Monochrome will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 40MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop pictures more aggressively. The fresher M11 Monochrome should have an advantage in sensor tech.