Nikon D70s vs Pentax K-3 III

Its time to look a little more closely at the Nikon D70s vs Pentax K-3 III, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by companies Nikon and Pentax. There is a substantial difference between the resolutions of the D70s (6MP) and K-3 III (26MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizing (APS-C).

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The D70s was launched 17 years before the K-3 III and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the D70s matches up against the K-3 III when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D70s & Pentax K-3 Mark III. The complete galleries are provided at Nikon D70s Gallery & Pentax K-3 III Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Nikon D70s features external dimensions of 140mm x 111mm x 78mm (5.5" x 4.4" x 3.1") having a weight of 679 grams (1.50 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-3 III has proportions of 135mm x 104mm x 74mm (5.3" x 4.1" x 2.9") and a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are using at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the D70s compared to the K-3 III.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the D70s and K-3 III is 61 and 58 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by reviewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the D70s and K-3 III.

As you can see, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Pentax K-3 III to deliver greater detail utilizing its extra 20 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop images way more aggressively. The older D70s is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.