Leica M EV1 vs Leica M11
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Oct 2025 on the M EV1, against Jan 2022 on the M11.
- Battery (CIPA shots): 700 on the M11, against 244 on the M EV1.
M EV1 or M11: which should you buy?
On published specs the M EV1 leads the M11 nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
Choose the M11 for its battery (CIPA shots).
On paper the M11 wins more rows (1 to 0); if the M EV1's strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | $9,290 new $7,775 used | $8,995 new $6,495 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Rangefinder | Rangefinder |
| Announced | Oct 2025 (best) | Jan 2022 |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $8,995 | $8,995 |
| Lens | Interchangeable | Interchangeable |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | Full frame | Full frame |
| Sensor type | BSI CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Resolution | 60.3 MP | 60.3 MP |
| Native ISO | 64–50,000 | 64–50,000 |
| In-body stabilisation | No | No |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | 4.5 fps | 4.5 fps |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | 1/4,000s | 1/4,000s |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | 1/16,000s | 1/16,000s |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | — | — |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | — | — |
| 4K frame rate | — | — |
| 10-bit internal | — | — |
| Internal raw video | — | — |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | Electronic, 5.76M dots | Optical |
| Rear screen | 2.95", 2.33M dots | 2.95", 2.33M dots |
| Screen articulation | Fixed | Fixed |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | — | 530 g |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | — | 139 × 80 × 38.5 mm |
| Weather sealed | — | Yes |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | 244 | 700 (best) |
| Card slots | 1 · SD UHS-II + 64GB internal | 1 · SD UHS-II + 64GB internal |
| USB-C | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
M EV1
3.8 µm pixels
60.3 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 50,000
M11
3.8 µm pixels
60.3 MP on a full frame sensor, ISO up to 50,000
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
We don't have the maker's dimensions for the Leica M EV1, so there's nothing to draw to scale.