Leica X2 listed by MPB £719 is a discontinued Leica designed and manufactured (not Panasonic) pocketable (ish) 16mp APS-C compact with a Peter Karbe design team's Leica lens. The fixed (non-zoom) 23mm lens on APS-C 1.5x crop = 35mm full frame equivalent.
Ideally requires matching supplementary EVF (electronic viewfinder) but camera can be used solely with its live view monitor. Epson made the supplementary Leica EVF which is exactly the same as the Olympus VF-2 finder which available s/h for much less than the Leica branded OEM finder.
https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/leica-x2
MPB also list a s/h Leica X1 – same lens as X2 but does not have provision for a supplementary EVF
X2 and X1 both capable of superb results. Cameras no longer supported by Leica Camera AG but David Slater offers servicing and repairs https://camera-focus.co.uk
X2 has good residual PX / sale value.
If buying a s/h X2 (or X1), confirm with seller that the camera's 'internal' battery is OK – it controls the time/date function and if not taking a charge (because it's old), the time / date will require resetting each time the main battery is replaced after charging. The internal battery is not user replaceable but can be replaced by David Slater
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