Olympus E-M5 vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Lets take a closer look at the Olympus E-M5 versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The resolution of the E-M5 (16MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is very similar but the E-M5 (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The E-M5 was introduced 13 months prior to the K-5 IIs making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-M5 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the E-M5 grades versus the K-5 IIs for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus OM-D E-M5 & Pentax K-5 IIs. The whole galleries are provided at Olympus E-M5 Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-M5 has external dimensions of 122mm x 89mm x 43mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 1.7") with a weight of 425 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-5 IIs has proportions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") having a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Underneath is the front view scale comparison of the E-M5 against the K-5 IIs.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the E-M5 and K-5 IIs is 81 and 60 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over technical specs. The visual underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the E-M5 and K-5 IIs.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses the exact same MP but different sensor measurements. The E-M5 uses the tinier sensor which is going to make obtaining bokeh more difficult. The older E-M5 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.