Olympus E-M10 III vs Pentax ist DL2

Following is a extensive overview of the Olympus E-M10 III versus Pentax ist DL2, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Olympus and Pentax. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the E-M10 III (16MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the E-M10 III (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor measurements.

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The E-M10 III was unveiled 11 years after the ist DL2 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M10 III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the E-M10 III grades vs the ist DL2 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III & Pentax ist DL2. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus E-M10 III Gallery & Pentax ist DL2 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M10 III enjoys outer measurements of 122mm x 84mm x 50mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 2.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) and the Pentax ist DL2 has sizing of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M10 III compared to the ist DL2.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the E-M10 III and ist DL2 is 80 and 69 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizes only by reading specs. The picture underneath may give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the E-M10 III and ist DL2.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The E-M10 III with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Olympus E-M10 III will offer more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The fresher E-M10 III should have an advantage in sensor technology.