Panasonic Lumix GH series Cameras (2021) vs Leica Q Cameras (2015)

The Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (2021) has managed to impress reviewers from some of the most highly trusted sources on the internet, including Rtings and Digital Camera World. It performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups - it was awarded the "BEST 4K CAMERA FOR YOUTUBE" title by shotkit.com and "The best beginner mirrorless camera for novice vloggers" by Techradar in their respective Mirrorless Camera roundups. That's high praise, especially when coming from such high-quality sources.

Moving on to the Leica Q (Type 116) (2015): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like The Phoblographer, Techradar, ePHOTOzine, PCmag, Photography Blog, TrustedReviews, CNET, Digital Photography Review, and Gear Patrol, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Mirrorless Cameras, Photography Blog and Digital Photography Review preferred the Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (2021), whereas reviewers at PCmag liked the Leica Q (Type 116) (2015) better. ePHOTOzine and TrustedReviews gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (2021) rating came from Photography Blog, whereas the Leica Q (Type 116) (2015) most impressed reviewers at The Phoblographer; they earned scores of 10 and 10, respectively.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Mirrorless Cameras on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Mirrorless Cameras being 7.9 out of 10, whereas the Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (2021) and Leica Q (Type 116) (2015) managed averages of 8.8 and 9.1 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Panasonic Lumix GH5 II (2021) vs. Leica Q (Type 116) (2015) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.