Olympus E-PM1 vs Pentax K-3 II

The following is a detailed assessment of the Olympus E-PM1 vs Pentax K-3 II, former is a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the E-PM1 (12MP) and K-3 II (24MP) and the E-PM1 (Four Thirds) and K-3 II (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The E-PM1 was brought out 4 years before the K-3 II which is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Olympus E-PM1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the E-PM1 scores versus the K-3 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN E-PM1 & Pentax K-3 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Olympus E-PM1 Gallery & Pentax K-3 II Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Olympus E-PM1 comes with outside measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs) and the Pentax K-3 II has proportions of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") along with a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the E-PM1 versus the K-3 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the E-PM1 and K-3 II is 89 and 59 respectively.

Often, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by going through specs. The image underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the E-PM1 and K-3 II.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The E-PM1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Pentax K-3 II will show greater detail having its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged E-PM1 will be behind in sensor technology.