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Is the Leica X2 good for Landscape Photography?

Leica X2
$1,579.95

Leica X2 Landscape Photography Score

POOR
Leica X2 has a score of 36 for Landscape Photography which makes it a POOR candidate for this type of photography. If Landscape Photography is important for you, we strongly recommend you to consider the Alternative cameras listed at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Leica X2 Review

Leica X2 Landscape Photography Detailed Analysis
Manual Exposure Mode
A correct exposure of a landscape shot is very important. Even though modern digital cameras features advanced algorithms to calculate the right exposure, they still may fail some difficult conditions. Manual exposure mode in these conditions helps a lot in order to achieve correct exposure.
Manual Focus Mode
With the manual focus mode, you can make fine adjustments to have the perfect focus.
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.
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 sensors, and it also provides higher pixel quality compared to smaller sensors.
Average Resolution Sensor: 16.0MP
Leica X2's 16.0MP resolution is not ideal for landscape photography but you can still achieve large prints with good framing and technique.
36 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage
Even though there are very good examples of landscapes photos taken with tele lenses, most of the landscape photos are taken with wide angle lenses. Unfortunately, with the widest focal length of 36mm, Leica X2 doesn't provide a real wide angle coverage.
No Environmental Sealings
Landscape photographs are taken outdoors and you should be prepared for all kind of weather conditions.

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Leica X2 Alternatives in Large sensor compact cameras for Landscape Photography

Leica Q2

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47 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #36
Rank in Compact Cameras: #1

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Imaging
Features
Value for Money
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Overall Score
Portrait
Street 90
Sports
Daily 90
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Sony RX1R II

Compare X2 vs RX1R II

42 MP | Full frame BSI-CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #64
Rank in Compact Cameras: #2

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II
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Zeiss ZX1

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37 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #72
Rank in Compact Cameras: #4

Zeiss ZX1
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
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Daily
Landscape

Leica Q

Compare X2 vs Q Typ 116

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
28 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #69
Rank in Compact Cameras: #3

Leica Q
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street 90
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Sony RX1R

Compare X2 vs RX1R

24 MP | Full frame CMOS Sensor
35 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #178
Rank in Compact Cameras: #11

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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