Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets look much closer at the Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-1 II, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Olympus and Pentax. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K-1 II (Full frame) possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was brought out 3 years earlier than the K-1 II which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a concise summary of how the PEN-F matches up vs the K-1 II in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F enjoys exterior dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") having a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") and a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Below is the front view sizing comparison of the PEN-F versus the K-1 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and K-1 II is 84 and 55 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the gap between sensor sizes purely by reading through specs. The picture below will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the PEN-F and K-1 II.

All in all, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The PEN-F featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Pentax K-1 II will give you extra detail having its extra 16MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged PEN-F is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.