Canon 5D Mark II vs Leica SL (Typ 601)

Leica SL (Typ 601) advantages over Canon 5D Mark II

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Shoot 4K video
  4K (DCI) vs 1080p
  Make sure you have a fast computer
• Touchscreen
  Touch vs No touch
  Interact with your camera just like your smartphone
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  SL (Typ 601) test data on DxO Mark 5D Mark II test data on DxO Mark
  13.4 vs 11.9 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Thinner
  39 mm vs 75 mm
  Thinner
• Newer
  9 years vs 16 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.80x vs 0.71x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Lacks anti-aliasing filter
  No Filter vs Filter
  Enjoy sharper photos
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.6 fps vs 3.9 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  Unlimited vs 75 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  10.5 fps vs 3.9 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  33 vs 11 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Faster shutter
  1/16000 vs 1/8000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  50000 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility