Panasonic GF8 vs Pentax K-1 II

Lets take a deeper look at the Panasonic GF8 and Pentax K-1 II, one being a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Panasonic and Pentax. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the GF8 (16MP) and K-1 II (36MP) and the GF8 (Four Thirds) and K-1 II (Full frame) offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The GF8 was announced 24 months earlier than the K-1 II making them a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Panasonic GF8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting into a complete comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the GF8 matches up against the K-1 II when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF8 and Pentax K-1 Mark II. The whole galleries are available at Panasonic GF8 Gallery and Pentax K-1 II Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Panasonic GF8 has external measurements of 107mm x 65mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.6" x 1.3") having a weight of 266 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Pentax K-1 II has dimensions of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") accompanied by a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the GF8 compared to the K-1 II.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the GF8 and K-1 II is 90 and 55 respectively.

Often, it can be tough to see the difference between sensor measurements just by going over specifications. The visual here will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the GF8 and K-1 II.

To sum up, the two cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GF8 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Pentax K-1 II will offer you extra detail with its extra 20 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop images way more aggressively. The older GF8 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.