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Leica CL vs Leica TL

The Leica CL and the Leica TL side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica CL if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (24 against 16 MP). On these specs the Leica TL has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Leica CL and the Leica TL

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Leica CL	Leica TL
Maker	Leica	Leica
Mount	L-Mount	L-Mount
Sensor	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.6 mm	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.6 mm
Crop factor	1.5×	1.5×
Resolution	24 MPmore detail	16 MP
Stabilisation	none	none
Announced	2017	2016
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Weight	403 g	not listed
Lenses in this guide	185 for its sensor	185 for its sensor

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Leica CL 1.5×, Leica TL 1.5×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 75mm on full frame.

Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Both take L-Mount lenses, so a lens bought for one works on the other: 185 lenses in this guide cover both sensors.

The Leica CL: 185 L-Mount lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Leica TL: 185 L-Mount lenses in this guide cover its sensor.