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Leica SL2 vs Leica SL2-S

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

Which to pick

Pick the Leica SL2 if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (47 against 24 MP). 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.

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

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	Leica SL2-S
Maker	Leica	Leica
Mount	L-Mount	L-Mount
Sensor	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm	Full frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor	1×	1×
Resolution	47 MPmore detail	24 MP
Stabilisation	in the body	in the body
Announced	2019	2020
Type	mirrorless camera	mirrorless camera
Weight	920 g	931 g
Lenses in this guide	158 for its sensor, 27 more with a crop	158 for its sensor, 27 more with a crop

Sensor size

Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Leica SL2 1×, Leica SL2-S 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

Both take L-Mount lenses, so a lens bought for one works on the other: 158 lenses in this guide cover both sensors.

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