Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Below is a in depth analysis of the Olympus PEN-F versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and K-5 IIs (16MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and K-5 IIs (APS-C) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The PEN-F was revealed 2 years later than the K-5 IIs and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the PEN-F grades vs the K-5 IIs with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Olympus PEN-F & Pentax K-5 IIs. The full galleries are viewable at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Olympus PEN-F offers external measurements of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") and a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 IIs has dimensions 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 account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the PEN-F vs the K-5 IIs.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and K-5 IIs is 84 and 60 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by going through technical specs. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the PEN-F and K-5 IIs.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F using its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Olympus PEN-F will provide more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The newer PEN-F will have a benefit when it comes to sensor tech.