Who should buy the Leica M6 vs Sony A6300?

Sony A6300 is best for Travel, street, wildlife & 4K video.

Leica M6 vs A6300

Name: Leica M6
Brand: Leica
Price: 5200.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Quick take: The A6300 is the most affordable; only the A6300 is weather sealed.

16 specs side by side·14 genres scored·UK prices from Wex Photo Video and Clifton Cameras

How to read this page. Highlighted cells win that row on the spec alone. Genre scores are the engine's base scores (enthusiast, photo and video); Camera Match re-weights them for your level and priorities. Price buttons are affiliate links; the price you pay is the same.

Leica Leica M6

£5200 new today at Clifton Cameras

£5200 at Clifton Cameras → Full specs & prices

Sony A6300 2016 Best for Travel, street, wildlife & 4K video

£449 list price · used from £240 at eBay

Used £240 at eBay → Full specs & prices

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Verdictwhich should you buy?

A6300 — Travel, Street, Wildlife & 4k Video: The camera that proved Sony APS-C was serious — world's fastest AF at launch, uncropped 4K, and 11fps in a compact weather-sealed body.

Who should buy what

A6300 (2016)

is the right camera for you if…

Travel and street photographers who want compact weather-sealed performance
Wildlife photographers who need fast phase-detect AF in a lightweight body
Content creators who want uncropped 4K in a compact E-mount body
Sony E-mount users looking for an affordable used body with excellent image quality

Full specificationsthe better value in each row is highlighted

Specification	Leica M6Leica	A6300Sony · 2016
Price	£5,200	£449Best
Sensor	35mm film (no digital sensor)	24.2MP APS-C Exmor CMOS
Resolution	—	24.2MP
Video	None (film camera)	4K/30p (full pixel readout, no crop), 1080p/120p
Autofocus	Manual focus, coupled rangefinder (0.72x)	425 phase-detect + 169 contrast-detect AF points — world's fastest at launch (0.05s)
Stabilisation	No stabilisation	No stabilisation
Burst Rate	Manual film advance	11fps
Battery Life	Single 3V battery (light meter only — mechanical shutter needs no power)	~400 shots (CIPA)Best
Weight	585g	361g (with battery and card)Best
Dimensions	—	120.0 × 66.9 × 48.8mm
Weather Sealed	Not weather sealed	YesBest
Viewfinder	Optical rangefinder, 0.72x magnification	EVF, OLED 2.36M dots, 0.70× magnification
Screen	None (film camera)	3.0" tilting LCD, 921k dots (no touch)
Mount	Leica M-mount	Sony E-mount
Memory Cards	None (35mm film)	Single SD UHS-I slot
Connectivity	No wireless connectivity	USB, Wi-Fi, NFC

Wins the row — price, resolution, burst, battery, weight and sealing are compared; text specs aren't ranked.

How they score by genreengine base scores out of 10

Genre

Leica M6

A6300

Portrait

—

6.2/10

Street

—

7.0/10

Travel

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6.6/10

Wedding & Events

—

5.1/10

Filmmaking

—

4.8/10

Documentary

—

5.7/10

Sports & Action

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6.6/10

Landscape

—

5.4/10

Wildlife

—

7.2/10

Casual

—

4.1/10

Food

—

5.4/10

Macro

—

4.9/10

Architecture

—

5.2/10

Astrophotography

—

4.6/10

Scores come from the same engine as Camera Match: verified specifications weighted by what each genre needs, with documented adjustments. The product page and this table show the enthusiast base score. See how scores are calculated →

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