Leica Digilux 3 vs Pentax K-5 II

Its time to take a closer look at the Leica Digilux 3 and Pentax K-5 II, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by brands Leica and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the Digilux 3 (7MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the Digilux 3 (Four Thirds) and K-5 II (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The Digilux 3 was manufactured 7 years prior to the K-5 II and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a brief view of how the Digilux 3 matches up vs the K-5 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica Digilux 3 & Pentax K-5 II. The entire galleries are provided at Leica Digilux 3 Gallery & Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Leica Digilux 3 has outer dimensions of 146mm x 87mm x 77mm (5.7" x 3.4" x 3.0") along with a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 II has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Check the Leica Digilux 3 and Pentax K-5 II in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the Digilux 3 compared to the K-5 II.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the Digilux 3 and K-5 II is 65 and 60 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual below will offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Digilux 3 and K-5 II.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Digilux 3 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax K-5 II will resolve more detail due to its extra 9MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older Digilux 3 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.