Large Sensor Prime Lens Cameras are sought after by Street and Travel Photographers alike. Pairing a larger APS-C or Full Frame sized sensor with a fixed focal lenght lens, ensures decent image quality and lower ISO noise. The perfect street and travel photographers camera is complete when those two features are built into a compact camera body which offers good ergonomics.
Those who look for those smallest possible interchangeable lenses should check out our Ultimate Pancake Lens Comparison.
To find out which cameras meet this requirements in 2023 we used DPreview´s mighty camera feature search database. we filtered out and listed digital cameras with an integrated, fixed prime lens and sensor equal to or bigger than APS-C.
All technical specifications would be meanness if not put into practical use, for example in form of a laboratory or real life shooting test. Wherever possible we listed review ratings, provided by popular gear review websites and linked them to the respective source pages.
Best of Summary
- The Leicas have the fastest Apertures – f/1.7
- The Sigma dp0 has the widest field of views – 21 mm
- The Sigma dp3 has the longest field of view – 75 mm
- The Ricoh GR is the lightest camera body – 245 g
- The Sigma DP1s has the smallest camera body volume – 202 cm³
Compare yourself!
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| Model | FoV (FF-equiv.) | Aperture | Pixels | Sensor | Weight | Volume | Finder | Screen | Sealed? | Image | Imaging Resource Rating | DPreview Rating | DxO Sensor Score (?) | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeiss ZX1 | 35mm | f/2.0 | 37 MP | Full Frame | 800 g | 607 cm³ | electronic | fixed | no |  | 83 % | not rated | 2018 | |
| Sony RX1R II | 35mm | f/2.0 | 42 MP | Full Frame | 507 g | 514 cm³ | electronic | tilt | no |  | 5 of 5 | 82 % Silver | 97 of 100 | 2015 |
| Sony RX1R | 35mm | f/2.0 | 24 MP | Full Frame | 482 g | 514 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 5 of 5 | not rated | 91 of 100 | 2013 |
| Sony RX1 | 35mm | f/2.0 | 24 MP | Full Frame | 482 g | 514 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 4.5 of 5 | 79 % | 93 of 100 | 2012 |
| Sigma dp3 Quattro | 75mm | f/2.8 | 20 MP | APS-C | 465 g | 1078 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2014 |
| Sigma DP3 Merrill | 75mm | f/2.8 | 44 MP | APS-C | 400 g | 648 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2013 | |
| Sigma dp2 Quattro | 45mm | f/2.8 | 20 MP | APS-C | 395 g | 884 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 4 of 5 | not rated | not rated | 2014 |
| Sigma DP2 Merrill | 45mm | f/2.8 | 44 MP | APS-C | 355 g | 486 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2012 | |
| Sigma DP2 | 41mm | f/2.8 | 14 MP | APS-C | 280 g | 379 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2008 | |
| Sigma DP1x | 28mm | f/4.0 | 14 MP | APS-C | 250 g | 339 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2010 | |
| Sigma DP1s | 28mm | f/4.0 | 14 MP | APS-C | 270 g | 202 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2009 | |
| Sigma dp1 Quattro | 28mm | f/2.8 | 20 MP | APS-C | 425 g | 938 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2014 |
| Sigma DP1 Merrill | 28mm | f/2.8 | 44 MP | APS-C | 330 g | 523 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | no rating | not rated | 2012 | |
| Sigma DP1 | 28mm | f/4.0 | 14 MP | APS-C | 270 g | 339 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | 2006 | |
| Sigma dp0 Quattro | 21mm | f/4.0 | 20 MP | APS-C | 395 g | 884 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2015 |
| Nikon Coolpix A | 28mm | f/2.8 | 16 MP | APS-C | 345 g | 284 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 4.5 of 5 | 75 % | 80 of 100 | 2013 |
| Leica X-U | 35mm | f/1.7 | 16 MP | APS-C | 635g | 973 cm³ | no | fixed | yes |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2016 |
| Leica X (Typ 113) | 35mm | f/1.7 | 16 MP | APS-C | 486 g | 757 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2014 |
| Leica X2 | 36mm | f/2.8 | 16 MP | APS-C | 345 g | 444 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | not rated | not rated | 2012 |
| Leica Q (Typ 116) | 28mm | f/1.7 | 24 MP | Full Frame | 640 g | 967 cm³ | electronic | fixed | no |  | not rated | 80 % Silver | 85 of 100 | 2015 |
| Leica Q2 | 28mm | f/1.7 | 47 MP | Full Frame | 734 g | 956 cm³ | electronic | fixed | yes |  | 84 % Gold | 96 of 100 | 2019 | |
| Fujifilm X F10 | 28mm | f/2.8 | 24 MP | APS-C | 279 g | 297 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | 75 % | not rated | 2018 |
| Fujifilm X 100 V | 35mm | f/2.0 | 26 MP | APS-C | 478 g | 508 cm³ | optical electronic | tilt | yes - needs accessory |  | 87 % Gold | not rated | 2020 | |
| Fujifilm X 100 T | 35mm | f/2.0 | 16 MP | APS-C | 440 g | 507 cm³ | optical electronic | fixed | no |  | 4.5 of 5 | 81 % Silver | not rated | 2014 |
| Fujifilm X 100 S | 35mm | f/2.0 | 16 MP | APS-C | 445 g | 507 cm³ | optical electronic | fixed | no |  | 4 of 5 | 81 % Gold | not rated | 2013 |
| Fujifilm X 100 F | 35mm | f/2.0 | 24 MP | APS-C | 469 g | 495 cm³ | optical electronic | fixed | no |  | not rated | 83 % Gold | not rated | 2017 |
| Fujifilm X 100 | 35mm | f/2.0 | 12 MP | APS-C | 445 g | 510 cm³ | optical electronic | fixed | no | | 75 % | 73 | 2010 | |
| Fujifilm X 70 | 28mm | f/2.8 | 16 MP | APS-C | 340 g | 318 cm³ | no | tilt | no |  | 4 of 5 | 76 % | not rated | 2016 |
| Ricoh GR | 28mm | f/2.8 | 16 MP | APS-C | 245 g | 249 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 4.5 of 5 | 79 % Gold | 78 of 100 | 2013 |
| Ricoh GR III | 28mm (21mm with GW-4 Lens Adapter) | f/2.8 | 24 MP | APS-C | 257 g | 224 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | not rated | 81% | not rated | 2019 |
| Ricoh GR II | 28mm (21mm with GW-3 Lens Adapter) | f/2.8 | 16 MP | APS-C | 251 g | 249 cm³ | no | fixed | no |  | 4.5 of 5 | not rated | 80 of 100 | 2015 |
| Ricoh GR IIIx | 40mm (70mm with GA-2 Lens Adapter) | f/2.8 | 24 MP | APS-C | 262 g | no | fixed | no | | not rated | not rated | 2021 |
I’m not sure Leica Q (Typ 116) is sealed.
Thanks for pointing this out Deniz. I had do double check and you are right. I will correct the entry. Now there are even less environmentaly sealed cameras :(