Nikon Z6 II vs Pentax K-500

Below is a in-depth review of the Nikon Z6 II and Pentax K-500, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Nikon and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference among the resolutions of the Z6 II (25MP) and K-500 (16MP) and the Z6 II (Full frame) and K-500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The Z6 II was manufactured 6 years later than the K-500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Nikon Z6 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the Z6 II matches up against the K-500 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Nikon Z6 Mark II & Pentax K-500. The entire galleries are viewable at Nikon Z6 II Gallery & Pentax K-500 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and volume. The Nikon Z6 II enjoys outer dimensions of 134mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 705 grams (1.55 lbs) and the Pentax K-500 has sizing of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

Check out the Nikon Z6 II and Pentax K-500 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the Z6 II compared to the K-500.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the Z6 II and K-500 is 61 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements merely by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Z6 II and K-500.

As you can see, both of those cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Z6 II featuring a bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Nikon Z6 II will result in greater detail due to its extra 9MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more modern Z6 II is going to have an advantage in sensor technology.