Canon 1Ds MII vs Sony A6500

Lets look more closely at the Canon 1Ds MII and Sony A6500, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the 1Ds MII (17MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the 1Ds MII (Full frame) and A6500 (APS-C) provide different sensor size.

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The 1Ds MII was unveiled 12 years prior to the A6500 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 1Ds MII being a Large SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise synopsis of how the 1Ds MII scores vs the A6500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II & Sony Alpha a6500. The full galleries are available at Canon 1Ds MII Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and volume. The Canon 1Ds MII provides outside dimensions of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") having a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) whilst the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") having a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the 1Ds MII against the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1Ds MII and A6500 is 50 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes only by going over specifications. The pic here may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the 1Ds MII and A6500.

Plainly, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The 1Ds MII with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Sony A6500 will offer extra detail having an extra 7 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures more aggressively. The more aged 1Ds MII is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.