Leica M11 Monochrome vs Sony A6700

Its time to look more closely at the Leica M11 Monochrome versus Sony A6700, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Leica and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the M11 Monochrome (60MP) and A6700 (26MP) and the M11 Monochrome (Full frame) and A6700 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The M11 Monochrome was manufactured 2 months before the A6700 so they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras have the same body design (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a concise overview of how the M11 Monochrome matches up versus the A6700 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M11 Monochrome & Sony Alpha a6700. The entire galleries are provided at Leica M11 Monochrome Gallery & Sony A6700 Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Leica M11 Monochrome has external dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") and a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Sony A6700 has dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 75mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 3.0") with a weight of 493 grams (1.09 lbs).

Compare the Leica M11 Monochrome versus Sony A6700 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the M11 Monochrome versus the A6700.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the M11 Monochrome and A6700 is 76 and 75 respectively.

More often than not, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The graphic below will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the M11 Monochrome and A6700.

Clearly, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The M11 Monochrome due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Leica M11 Monochrome will resolve greater detail due to its extra 34MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics more aggressively.