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MP 0.72vs KF

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Leica MP 0.72 Leica MP 0.72 (2003) Starting from £4850 new Best for Street, Documentary & Reportage Film Photography View MP 0.72
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Pentax KF Pentax KF (2022) Starting from £700 new Best for Landscape & Outdoor View KF

GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?

Street, Documentary & Reportage Film Photography — MP 0.72 (2003): The purist's Leica — a fully mechanical 35mm rangefinder with no electronics bar the meter. Still built by hand in Wetzlar. The most honest camera ever made.

Landscape & Outdoor — KF (2022): The Pentax KF is a rare thing — a weather-sealed DSLR with in-body stabilisation and an articulating screen at an accessible price. Video is modest at 1080p/60p, but for outdoor and landscape photographers who prefer optical viewfinders and want real weather sealing, the KF delivers in a format that is increasingly hard to find.

↓ Full specifications below

MP 0.72 (2003)

  • Serious film photographers who want the finest rangefinder ever made
  • Street and documentary photographers who shoot Kodak Tri-X or HP5
  • Leica M-mount collectors and long-term lens owners
  • Photographers who value mechanical precision over electronic convenience

KF (2022)

  • Outdoor and landscape photographers who want weather sealing at an accessible price
  • DSLR users who want IBIS and an articulating screen without switching systems
  • Pentax K-mount lens collectors who want a modern body for their glass
  • Photographers who prefer the natural feel of an optical viewfinder

Quick take: The kf is the most affordable; only the kf is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.

Full specifications

Specification MP 0.72 (2003)KF (2022)
Price £4,850 £700
Sensor 35mm film 24.2MP APS-C CMOS
Resolution 24.2MP
Video 1080p/60p
Autofocus Manual focus rangefinder — coupled 0.72× viewfinder SAFOX 13 phase-detect AF with 11 points
Stabilisation In-body Shake Reduction (SR II), up to 5.5 stops
Burst Rate ~1fps (manual film advance) 6fps
Battery Life Effectively unlimited — battery powers meter only ~410 shots (CIPA)
Weight 600g (body only) 643g (body only)
Dimensions 138 × 77 × 38mm 131.0 × 101.0 × 76.0mm
Weather Sealed No Yes
Viewfinder Optical rangefinder, 0.72× magnification, 28–135mm framelines Optical pentamirror, 0.95× magnification, ~100% coverage
Screen None 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.04M dots
Mount Leica M-mount Pentax KF-mount
Memory Cards 35mm film (ISO 25–3200 recommended) Single SD UHS-I slot
Connectivity None USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre MP 0.72KF
Street
9.0
6.0
Travel
8.0
8.0
Portrait
8.0
7.5
Landscape
7.0
8.5
Wildlife
7.5
Casual
7.5
Vlogging & Video
4.5
Sports & Action
6.0

GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →

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