Leica M Edition 60

Leica M Edition 60

Leica M Edition 60
Leica M Edition 60
Announced: 23 Sep 2014
Sensor Resolution: 24Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CMOS
ISO: 100-6400
Weight: 680g
Physical Dimensions: 139 x 80 x 42 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (rangefinder)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
47
Overall Score
66
Image Quality
14
Speed Performance
19
Versatility
68
Comfort
Portrait

56

Portrait
Landscape

57

Landscape
Sport

35

Sport
Street

49

Street
Everyday

45

Everyday
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prospros

  • The Leica M Edition 60 is tropicalized - this means you can use it also in adverse atmospheric and environmental conditions without ruining it
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Leica M Edition 60 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Unfortunately, Leica M Edition 60 does not support wireless connection

Leica M Edition 60 and its rivals

Review compare Leica M Edition 60 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Leica M Edition 60 Leica
M Edition 60
47 56 57 35 49 45

Leica M Edition 60: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Leica M Edition 60 is a mirrorless camera launched on 23/09/2014.

Technically speaking, the Leica M Edition 60 ranks well below the category average, scoring 47 overall. The Leica M Edition 60 weights 680 gr and spans 139 x 80 x 42 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Leica M Edition 60 behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Image Quality - Score 66, ranks in the category best 12%.
  • Comfort - Score 68, ranks in the category best 50%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica M Edition 60 is below the category average in:

  • Speed Performance - Score 14, ranks among the worst 4% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 19, ranks among the worst 5% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Great, score 56, ranks in the best 24% of its category. Leica M Edition 60 is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Landscape - Great, score 57, ranks in the best 24% of its category. Leica M Edition 60 is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
  • Sport - Suboptimal, score 35, ranks 6% in its category. Leica M Edition 60 is not the best choice for Sport photography; if Sport is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 49, ranks 6% in its category. Leica M Edition 60 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 45, ranks 5% in its category. Leica M Edition 60 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Leica M Edition 60 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

Full frame

Sensor Dimensions

36.0 x 24.0 mm

Sensor Area

864.0 mm2

Sensor Resolution

24 Mp

Max Image Resolution

5952 x 3976

Max Native ISO

6400

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Leica M

Number of Lenses

57

Focal Length Multiplier

1

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

920Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (rangefinder)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

0.68

Features

Min Shutter Speed

60s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

3fps

Shutter Priority

no

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

no

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

Front Curtain
Rear Curtain
Slow sync

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

yes

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

no

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

no

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (25 24 fps) 1280 x 720 (25 24 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

yes

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

680g

Physical Dimensions

139 x 80 x 42 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 12 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

yes

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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