Canon 5D MIV vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Lets examine more in depth at the Canon 5D MIV and Pentax K-5 IIs, both Advanced DSLR cameras by rivals Canon and Pentax. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the 5D MIV (30MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the 5D MIV (Full frame) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The 5D MIV was brought out 3 years after the K-5 IIs which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the 5D MIV matches up against the K-5 IIs in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS 5D Mark IV & Pentax K-5 IIs. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon 5D MIV Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon 5D MIV provides outer measurements of 151mm x 116mm x 76mm (5.9" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 890 grams (1.96 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view scale comparison of the 5D MIV against the K-5 IIs.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the 5D MIV and K-5 IIs is 55 and 60 respectively.

Usually, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizes only by going through technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 5D MIV and K-5 IIs.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 5D MIV featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon 5D MIV will produce greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The younger 5D MIV should have an edge in sensor tech.