LEICA X2

Review and Photo example of the Leica X2 digital camera.

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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

ItemValue備考
Effective Pixels16.2 megapixels
LensLeica Elmarit 24mm f/2.8 ASPH.
SensorAPS-C Size (23.6 x 15.8mm) CMOS Sensor
Live View With 2.7″ LCD
EVFEVF2 (1.4 Megapixels)
BatteryBP-DC8
Camera SizeWidth x Height x Depth 124 x 59.5 x 32 mmExcluding protrusions
Weight(g)316Body only

Model history

Model nameX1X2X-VarioXX-EX-U
Actual focal length242418-46232423
35mm equivalent focal length363628-70353635
Number of pixels (Megapixcel)12.216.216.216.216.216.2
Image Sensor SizeAPS-CAPS-CAPS-CAPS-CAPS-CAPS-C
ViewfindernoneEVF-2EVF-2VISOFLEX1EVF-2none
Back LCD Panel2.72.73.03.03.03.0
Battery-typeBP-DC8BP-DC8BP-DC8BP-DC8BP-DC8BP-DC8
Memory cardSDHCSDXCSDXCSDXCSDXCSDXC
Release date201020122013201420142016
Body colorBlack
Glay
Black
Silver
White
Olive
Paul Smith
Daimaru Tokyo
à la carte
Black
Silver
Tokyo station
Nagoya
Galeries Lafayette
Black
Silver
Maroon
White
Moncler
TitanBlack x Silver

Options

  • Hand grip for LEICA X1/X2
  • JJC Automatic Lens Cap for LEICA X1/X2

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Update history

  • 2024.03.06
  • 2022.05.02

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