Optical Built-in Viewfinder Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor Large sensor in Leica M-D Typ 262 ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.
Medium sized Body Mirrorlessbody of Leica M-D Typ 262 is a good combination of relatively small size and good handling camera, without giving the impression of a professional camera.
No Live-view Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.
No Image Stabilization Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Leica M-D Typ 262 users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Leica M mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Leica M-D Typ 262.