Nikon Z5 vs Pentax K-5

Its time to look closer at the Nikon Z5 vs Pentax K-5, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Nikon and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the Z5 (24MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the Z5 (Full frame) and K-5 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Z5 was revealed 9 years later than the K-5 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Nikon Z5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short highlight of how the Z5 grades vs the K-5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z5 & Pentax K-5. The full galleries are provided at Nikon Z5 Gallery & Pentax K-5 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and proportions. The Nikon Z5 comes with external measurements of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 675 grams (1.49 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the Z5 and the K-5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the Z5 and K-5 is 62 and 60 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by looking through technical specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Z5 and K-5.

As you can tell, both the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Z5 with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Nikon Z5 will render greater detail because of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The fresher Z5 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.