Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5

Its time to examine more closely at the Olympus PEN-F and Pentax K-5, former is a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K-5 (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K-5 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The PEN-F was manufactured 5 years after the K-5 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick summary of how the PEN-F grades vs the K-5 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Olympus PEN-F & Pentax K-5. The entire galleries are available at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Pentax K-5 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera frequently, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F features outer measurements 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-5 has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") along with a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view size comparison of the PEN-F and the K-5.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the PEN-F and K-5 is 84 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking technical specs. The pic underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the PEN-F and K-5.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The PEN-F due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Olympus PEN-F will give extra detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The more recent PEN-F should have an advantage in sensor innovation.