Pentax Efina vs Pentax K-5 IIs

Lets look a bit more closely at the Pentax Efina versus Pentax K-5 IIs, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both are built by Pentax. The sensor resolution of the Efina (14MP) and the K-5 IIs (16MP) is pretty similar but the Efina (1/2.3") and K-5 IIs (APS-C) provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Efina was launched at a similar time to the K-5 IIs so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Pentax Efina being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax K-5 IIs being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the Efina scores vs the K-5 IIs when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax Efina & Pentax K-5 IIs. The complete galleries are available at Pentax Efina Gallery & Pentax K-5 IIs Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Pentax Efina features external dimensions of 87mm x 54mm x 21mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.8") along with a weight of 91 grams (0.20 lbs) while the Pentax K-5 IIs has sizing of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") with a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the Efina compared to the K-5 IIs.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Efina and K-5 IIs is 97 and 60 respectively.

Generally, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by going over specs. The visual here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the Efina and K-5 IIs.

All in all, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Efina due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Pentax K-5 IIs will offer more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs more aggressively.