Canon 5DS vs Pentax K-3 III

Below is a detailed review of the Canon 5DS and Pentax K-3 III, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by competitors Canon and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the 5DS (51MP) and K-3 III (26MP) and the 5DS (Full frame) and K-3 III (APS-C) have different sensor dimensions.

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The 5DS was announced 7 years earlier than the K-3 III and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief summation of how the 5DS scores vs the K-3 III when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 5DS & Pentax K-3 Mark III. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon 5DS Gallery & Pentax K-3 III Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and size. The Canon 5DS has outer measurements of 152mm x 116mm x 76mm (6.0" x 4.6" x 3.0") having a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 III has specifications of 135mm x 104mm x 74mm (5.3" x 4.1" x 2.9") having a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the 5DS and the K-3 III.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the 5DS and K-3 III is 55 and 58 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements just by reading technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the 5DS and K-3 III.

As you can tell, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 5DS using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Canon 5DS will offer you more detail with its extra 25MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics more aggressively. The older 5DS is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.