Leica M11 vs Olympus E-PL2

Below, we are matching up the Leica M11 and Olympus E-PL2, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Leica and Olympus. There is a substantial difference among the image resolutions of the M11 (60MP) and E-PL2 (12MP) and the M11 (Full frame) and E-PL2 (Four Thirds) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The M11 was manufactured 11 years later than the E-PL2 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the M11 matches up vs the E-PL2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Leica M11 & Olympus PEN E-PL2. The entire galleries are viewable at Leica M11 Gallery & Olympus E-PL2 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Leica M11 offers exterior dimensions of 139mm x 80mm x 39mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 640 grams (1.41 lbs) and the Olympus E-PL2 has measurements of 114mm x 72mm x 42mm (4.5" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 362 grams (0.80 lbs).

Contrast the Leica M11 and Olympus E-PL2 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the M11 and the E-PL2.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the M11 and E-PL2 is 76 and 85 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing specs. The visual below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the M11 and E-PL2.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The M11 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Leica M11 will render more detail due to its extra 48 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher M11 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.