Olympus E-M1 II vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below is a thorough comparison of the Olympus E-M1 II and Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the E-M1 II (20MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the E-M1 II (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The E-M1 II was unveiled 3 years later than the K-5 IIs and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus E-M1 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the E-M1 II grades versus the K-5 IIs in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II & Pentax K-5 IIs. The full galleries are available at Olympus E-M1 II Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Olympus E-M1 II offers physical dimensions of 134mm x 91mm x 67mm (5.3" x 3.6" x 2.6") and a weight of 574 grams (1.27 lbs) and the Pentax K-5 IIs has measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that moment. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the E-M1 II vs the K-5 IIs.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M1 II and K-5 IIs is 68 and 60 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The graphic here may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M1 II and K-5 IIs.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M1 II with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF tougher and the Olympus E-M1 II will resolve more detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The newer E-M1 II is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.