Leica SL2 vs Sony A7 III

Lets look closer at the Leica SL2 and Sony A7 III, both Pro Mirrorless cameras by competitors Leica and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SL2 (47MP) and A7 III (24MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (Full frame).

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The SL2 was manufactured 21 months later than the A7 III which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the SL2 scores vs the A7 III with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Leica SL2 & Sony Alpha A7 III. The entire galleries are provided at Leica SL2 Gallery & Sony A7 III Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Leica SL2 provides physical dimensions of 146mm x 107mm x 83mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.3") and a weight of 835 grams (1.84 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 III has sizing of 127mm x 96mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the SL2 and the A7 III.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SL2 and A7 III is 57 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to see the difference in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SL2 and A7 III.

As you can see, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Leica SL2 to result in more detail due to its extra 23MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher SL2 will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.