Leica X2 for Carrying Everywhere

Is the Leica X2 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Leica X2 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE

Leica X2 has a score of 59 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Leica X2 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis

Compact Body

Compact body of Leica X2 makes it much easier to carry it with you all day.

Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Leica X2 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.

RAW shooting capability

RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

345g

Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.

Body Thickness 52mm

With a thickness of 52mm,Leica X2 is not a pocketable camera for sure.

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Leica X2 Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Carrying Everywhere

Leica Q Compare X2 vs Q Typ 116	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #44 Rank in Compact Cameras: #3
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q2 Compare X2 vs Q2	47 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 28 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #19 Rank in Compact Cameras: #1
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street 93 Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX1R II Compare X2 vs RX1R II	42 MP \| Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor 35 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #42 Rank in Compact Cameras: #2
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX1R Compare X2 vs RX1R	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 35 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #144 Rank in Compact Cameras: #11
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony RX1 Compare X2 vs RX1	24 MP \| Full frame CMOS Sensor 35 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #141 Rank in Compact Cameras: #10
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Leica Q

Leica Q2

Sony RX1R II

Sony RX1R

Sony RX1