Panasonic GX8 vs Pentax ist DL2

Below is a extensive overview of the Panasonic GX8 and Pentax ist DL2, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Advanced DSLR by rivals Panasonic and Pentax. There exists a big gap among the resolutions of the GX8 (20MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the GX8 (Four Thirds) and ist DL2 (APS-C) use different sensor sizes.

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The GX8 was brought out 9 years later than the ist DL2 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Panasonic GX8 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the GX8 matches up against the ist DL2 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Panasonic GX8 comes with outside dimensions of 133mm x 78mm x 63mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 2.5") with a weight of 487 grams (1.07 lbs) and the Pentax ist DL2 has proportions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") along with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the GX8 compared to the ist DL2.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the GX8 and ist DL2 is 74 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching specifications. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the GX8 and ist DL2.

To sum up, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The GX8 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Panasonic GX8 will render greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The newer GX8 should have an advantage in sensor innovation.