Olympus E-M5 II vs Pentax K-r

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Olympus E-M5 II and Pentax K-r, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and K-r (12MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and K-r (APS-C) provide different sensor sizing.

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The E-M5 II was brought out 3 years later than the K-r and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-r being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-M5 II matches up vs the K-r for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus OM-D E-M5 II & Pentax K-r. The entire galleries are available at Olympus E-M5 II Gallery & Pentax K-r Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you will want to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-M5 II features exterior measurements of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") and a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) and the Pentax K-r has sizing of 125mm x 97mm x 68mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.7") having a weight of 598 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the E-M5 II against the K-r.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and K-r is 80 and 67 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading specifications. The visual here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the E-M5 II and K-r.

To sum up, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The E-M5 II because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus E-M5 II will deliver extra detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more modern E-M5 II provides a benefit in sensor innovation.