Leica X

The Leica X is a compact camera launched on 23/09/2014.

Technically speaking, the Leica X ranks in the best 25% of its category (and in the best 58 of all cameras in our database) scoring 44 overall. The Leica X weights 486 gr and spans 133 x 73 x 78 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, the Leica X behaves better than average in its category for:

• Image Quality - Score 47, ranks in the category best 6%.
• Speed Performance - Score 30, ranks in the category best 22%.

On the contrary, the performance of Leica X is below the category average in:

• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 2% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 38, ranks among the worst 38% 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 41, ranks in the best 8% of its category. Leica X is perfect for Portrait photography, one of the best in its class.
• Landscape - Great, score 42, ranks in the best 6% of its category. Leica X is perfect for Landscape photography, one of the best in its class.
• Sport - Great, score 39, ranks in the best 16% of its category. Leica X is perfect for Sport photography, one of the best in its class.
• Street - Suboptimal, score 48, ranks 18% in its category. Leica X is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
• Everyday - Suboptimal, score 47, ranks 13% in its category. Leica X does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Last but not least, the price. You can find the Leica X sold on Amazon for a price comprised between 3039.41 GBP and 3646.49 GBP, well above the average for this camera type.

Overall, Leica X is not the best value for money. Unless you have specific reasons to go for it, we suggest you to consider available alternatives. Click here to see alternative options.