Leica T Type 701 vs Pentax 645D

Let's examine more in depth at the Leica T Type 701 and Pentax 645D, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the other is a Pro DSLR by companies Leica and Pentax. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the T Type 701 (16MP) and 645D (40MP) and the T Type 701 (APS-C) and 645D (Medium format) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The T Type 701 was revealed 4 years later than the 645D and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Leica T Type 701 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax 645D being a Large SLR camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the T Type 701 grades vs the 645D with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Leica T Typ 701 and Pentax 645D. The full galleries are available at Leica T Type 701 Gallery and Pentax 645D Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Leica T Type 701 provides outer measurements of 134mm x 69mm x 33mm (5.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") and a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Pentax 645D has dimensions of 156mm x 117mm x 119mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 4.7") along with a weight of 1480 grams (3.26 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the T Type 701 versus the 645D.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the T Type 701 and 645D is 85 and 50 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The visual here will provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the T Type 701 and 645D.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The T Type 701 with its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Pentax 645D will render extra detail because of its extra 24MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics much more aggressively. The more recent T Type 701 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.