Leica M8 vs Olympus E-PL6

Let's look a little more closely at the Leica M8 versus Olympus E-PL6, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Leica and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the M8 (10MP) and E-PL6 (16MP) and the M8 (APS-H) and E-PL6 (Four Thirds) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M8 was manufactured 8 years before the E-PL6 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the M8 grades versus the E-PL6 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica M8 & Olympus PEN E-PL6. The entire galleries are provided at Leica M8 Gallery & Olympus E-PL6 Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Leica M8 has outer measurements of 139mm x 80mm x 37mm (5.5" x 3.1" x 1.5") with a weight of 591 grams (1.30 lbs) while the Olympus E-PL6 has sizing of 111mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs).

Take a look at the Leica M8 versus Olympus E-PL6 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is the front view proportions comparison of the M8 vs the E-PL6.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the M8 and E-PL6 is 79 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the M8 and E-PL6.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The M8 due to its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus E-PL6 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older M8 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.