Nikon D810A vs Pentax K-5 II

Its time to look closer at the Nikon D810A vs Pentax K-5 II, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras by rivals Nikon and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the D810A (36MP) and K-5 II (16MP) and the D810A (Full frame) and K-5 II (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The D810A was announced 21 months later than the K-5 II making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before delving through a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the D810A grades vs the K-5 II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Nikon D810A and Pentax K-5 II. The whole galleries are provided at Nikon D810A Gallery and Pentax K-5 II Gallery.

If you are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Nikon D810A provides outer dimensions of 146mm x 123mm x 82mm (5.7" x 4.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 880 grams (1.94 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 II has dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

Contrast the Nikon D810A vs Pentax K-5 II in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the D810A vs the K-5 II.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the D810A and K-5 II is 55 and 60 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through technical specs. The visual here will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the D810A and K-5 II.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The D810A with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon D810A will give you greater detail with its extra 20MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The fresher D810A is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.