Olympus E-M5 II vs Pentax ist DL2

The following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-M5 II versus Pentax ist DL2, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the E-M5 II (16MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the E-M5 II (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-M5 II was released 9 years after the ist DL2 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Olympus E-M5 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the E-M5 II matches up against the ist DL2 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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In case you're looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Olympus E-M5 II enjoys outer dimensions of 124mm x 85mm x 45mm (4.9" x 3.3" x 1.8") with a weight of 469 grams (1.03 lbs) whilst the Pentax ist DL2 has specifications of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") having a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the E-M5 II versus the ist DL2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the E-M5 II and ist DL2 is 80 and 69 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to imagine the gap in sensor dimensions simply by looking through specifications. The picture here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the E-M5 II and ist DL2.

To sum up, each of the cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-M5 II featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Olympus E-M5 II will provide you with more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop images far more aggressively. The younger E-M5 II provides a benefit with regard to sensor tech.