Olympus E-P5 vs Pentax K-50

Its time to look more closely at the Olympus E-P5 versus Pentax K-50, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Olympus and Pentax. The image resolution of the E-P5 (16MP) and the K-50 (16MP) is fairly similar but the E-P5 (Four Thirds) and K-50 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor sizes.

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The E-P5 was announced at a similar time to the K-50 which means that they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras have different body design with the Olympus E-P5 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-50 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the E-P5 scores vs the K-50 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Olympus PEN E-P5 & Pentax K-50. The whole galleries are available at Olympus E-P5 Gallery & Pentax K-50 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Olympus E-P5 has physical dimensions of 122mm x 69mm x 37mm (4.8" x 2.7" x 1.5") having a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-50 has sizing of 130mm x 97mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the E-P5 and the K-50.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the E-P5 and K-50 is 85 and 63 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The visual underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the E-P5 and K-50.

All in all, both cameras have the same megapixels but not the same sensor sizing. The E-P5 contains the tinier sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow DOF more challenging.