Olympus E-5 vs Pentax K-70

Here is a complete review of the Olympus E-5 vs Pentax K-70, one being a Advanced DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a significant difference between the image resolutions of the E-5 (12MP) and K-70 (24MP) and the E-5 (Four Thirds) and K-70 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The E-5 was released 6 years before the K-70 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K-70 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the E-5 scores against the K-70 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus E-5 and Pentax K-70. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus E-5 Gallery and Pentax K-70 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-5 has got outside dimensions of 143mm x 117mm x 75mm (5.6" x 4.6" x 3.0") and a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Pentax K-70 has proportions of 126mm x 93mm x 74mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 688 grams (1.52 lbs).

See the Olympus E-5 vs Pentax K-70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the E-5 and the K-70.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-5 and K-70 is 58 and 62 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The graphic below may offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-5 and K-70.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The E-5 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-70 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older E-5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.