LEICA X2

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The Leica X2 is a Leica compact digital camera that is the successor to the Leica X1, and has the following features:

Equipped with a 16.4 million pixel APS-C sensor.
The camera is equipped with an Elmarito 24mm lens, which has a focal length of 36mm in 35mm format.
EVF2 (18753) can be used as an aftermarket viewfinder.
Standard exterior colors are black and silver.
The X-E, which will be released later, will have specs based on the X2, with only a different exterior.
Many other limited editions have been released, including the Yokohama-edition, Kentaro Kobuchi Edition, white, olive, and Paul Smith edition.
With the Leica X2 a la carte, you can choose from three main body colors (black, silver, titanium, and titanium colors are available only a la carte) and leather (10 types).
The X2 is snappier and easier to use than the X1, but the autofocus (AF) speed is not that fast. I didn’t buy the X-Vario, which had a successor zoom lens, and it worked as a handy walking camera until I bought the X-typ113.

Like the X1, the X2 does not have a screw cut in front of the lens, so we had to use double-sided tape to attach the filter. I was using it with a 49mm lens adapter for Leica X2/X1. To install this adapter, remove the cosmetic ring from the entire surface of the X1 and X2 lenses. The front of the adapter has a 49mm 0.5mm pitch thread, allowing you to attach commercially available 49mm threaded filters, close-up lenses, lens hoods, etc.

As mentioned in the X1 review, the design of the X2 included a pedestal for the EVF2 for military executives, so the X1 had a clean design with no protrusions other than the control lever, but the plastic pedestal seems like an afterthought. Because it was placed with the feeling that it was done,

Specification

Item	Value	備考
Effective Pixels	16.2 megapixels
Lens	Leica Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 ASPH.
Sensor	APS-C Size (23.6 x 15.8mm) CMOS Sensor
	Live View With 2.7″ LCD
EVF	EVF2 (1.4 Megapixels)
Battery	BP-DC8
Camera Size	Width x Height x Depth 124 x 59.5 x 32 mm	Excluding protrusions
Weight(g)	316	Body only

Model history

Model name	X1	X2	X-Vario	X	X-E	X-U
Actual focal length	24	24	18-46	23	24	23
35mm equivalent focal length	36	36	28-70	35	36	35
Number of pixels (Megapixcel)	12.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.2
Image Sensor Size	APS-C	APS-C	APS-C	APS-C	APS-C	APS-C
Viewfinder	none	EVF-2	EVF-2	VISOFLEX1	EVF-2	none
Back LCD Panel	2.7	2.7	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Battery-type	BP-DC8	BP-DC8	BP-DC8	BP-DC8	BP-DC8	BP-DC8
Memory card	SDHC	SDXC	SDXC	SDXC	SDXC	SDXC
Release date	2010	2012	2013	2014	2014	2016
Body color	Black Glay	Black Silver White Olive Paul Smith Daimaru Tokyo à la carte	Black Silver Tokyo station Nagoya Galeries Lafayette	Black Silver Maroon White Moncler	Titan	Black x Silver