Leica TL2

Beautiful, tactile design ; Superb touchscreen interface ; Excellent raw image quality ; 32GB memory built-in

No built-in electronic viewfinder ; Uninspiring JPEG output ; No image stabilisation in either the body or lens ; Doesn’t work so well in low light

In use the TL2 is mostly pretty nimble. It turns on in a fraction of a second, and reacts near-instantly to the shutter button being depressed. The touchscreen is generally very responsive, although it can sometimes be oddly reluctant to respond to...

Stunning touchscreen ; Excellent raw image quality ; Premium finish

High price ; Poor battery life ; No IS for still images ; No built-in EVF

The Leica TL2 is certainly not without its charms. It's beautifully made, the large and bright touchscreen is one of the best we've used on a camera, and images from the 24.3MP APS-C sensor are very good (provided you shoot in raw). However, it just...

Incredible build quality ; The best camera touchscreen system around ; Very fast autofocus and menus

Your wallet has gone into hiding ; JPEG colour saturation feels a little muted ; No built-in viewfinder ; Screen doesn't move or tilt

A stunning combination of CSC performance and smartphone controls, but it's one for the heart rather than the head

The price of the Leica TL2 is quite high, as the majority of the competition features a built-in electronic viewfinder. Although you do generally have to pay more for Leica cameras. When the Leica T first came out, in 2014 , it was quite a departure...

Stunning industrial design. Modern 24MP image sensor. 4K video capture. Mechanical and electronic shutter. 7.1 and 20fps burst shooting. Big touch screen and dual control dials. USB-C charging option. 32GB internal memory and SD slot. Wi-Fi.

Omits built-in EVF and flash. Can't manually select shutter mode. Video frame rates locked in. Must buy accessory lugs to use third-party straps. Limited lens selection.

I wasn't a huge fan of the original Leica TL. Like the TL2, its design turned heads, but it lacked the performance to back it up. Its focus speed lagged behind entry-level models and its initial firmware included some head-scratching interface quirks....

The Leica TL2 is a swish looking, slick-operating camera – once you’ve got used to the paucity of physical controls and that finger swipes will get you where you want to be faster than camera buttons or dials. But, given that it bears the Leica...