Olympus PEN-F vs Pentax ist DS2

Below, we are reviewing the Olympus PEN-F versus Pentax ist DS2, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the other is a Advanced DSLR by companies Olympus and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the PEN-F (20MP) and ist DS2 (6MP) and the PEN-F (Four Thirds) and ist DS2 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The PEN-F was launched 10 years later than the ist DS2 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Olympus PEN-F being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DS2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a full comparison, below is a quick overview of how the PEN-F scores vs the ist DS2 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Olympus PEN-F & Pentax ist DS2. The complete galleries are provided at Olympus PEN-F Gallery & Pentax ist DS2 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor in its weight and volume. The Olympus PEN-F has outer dimensions of 125mm x 72mm x 37mm (4.9" x 2.8" x 1.5") along with a weight of 427 grams (0.94 lbs) and the Pentax ist DS2 has sizing of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") accompanied by a weight of 605 grams (1.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the PEN-F versus the ist DS2.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the PEN-F and ist DS2 is 84 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by checking specs. The graphic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the PEN-F and ist DS2.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The PEN-F featuring a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Olympus PEN-F will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The younger PEN-F provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.