Nikon D800 vs Pentax K-S2

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Nikon D800 and Pentax K-S2, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Nikon and Pentax. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the D800 (36MP) and K-S2 (20MP) and the D800 (Full frame) and K-S2 (APS-C) boast totally different sensor measurements.

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The D800 was released 3 years prior to the K-S2 which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Nikon D800 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K-S2 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summation of how the D800 matches up vs the K-S2 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D800 & Pentax K-S2. The complete galleries are available at Nikon D800 Gallery & Pentax K-S2 Gallery.

When you are planning to carry around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D800 enjoys external measurements of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 900 grams (1.98 lbs) and the Pentax K-S2 has dimensions of 123mm x 91mm x 73mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 2.9") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the D800 compared to the K-S2.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the D800 and K-S2 is 54 and 64 respectively.

In many cases, its tough to visualise the gap in sensor sizes purely by checking out a spec sheet. The picture below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the D800 and K-S2.

Clearly, the two cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The D800 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Nikon D800 will provide more detail as a result of its extra 16 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged D800 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.