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Leica SL2-S vs Nikon Z5

The Leica SL2-S and the Nikon Z5 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Nikon Z5 if you want a lighter body (675 g against 931 g). On these specs the Leica SL2-S has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it. If you already own L-Mount or Nikon Z lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Leica SL2-S and the Nikon Z5

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 SL2-S	Nikon Z5
Maker	Leica	Nikon
Mount	L-Mount	Nikon Z
Sensor	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor	1×	1×
Resolution	24 MP	24.3 MP
Stabilisation	in the body	in the body
Announced	2020	2020
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Weight	931 g	675 glighter
Lenses in this guide	158 for its sensor, 27 more with a crop	153 for its sensor, 80 more with a crop

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Leica SL2-S 1×, Nikon Z5 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

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

Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (L-Mount and Nikon Z): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 64 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Leica SL2-S: 158 L-Mount lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Nikon Z5: 153 Nikon Z lenses in this guide cover its sensor.