Pentax K-01 vs Sony A7S II

Following is a in depth assessment of the Pentax K-01 vs Sony A7S II, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by rivals Pentax and Sony. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the K-01 (16MP) and A7S II (12MP) and the K-01 (APS-C) and A7S II (Full frame) offer totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-01 was brought out 4 years prior to the A7S II which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have the same body design (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the K-01 grades against the A7S II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-01 and Sony Alpha A7S II. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-01 Gallery and Sony A7S II Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-01 comes with outside dimensions of 122mm x 79mm x 58mm (4.8" x 3.1" x 2.3") with a weight of 561 grams (1.24 lbs) while the Sony A7S II has measurements of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

Check out the Pentax K-01 vs Sony A7S II in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the K-01 compared to the A7S II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the K-01 and A7S II is 76 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes simply by going through specs. The image below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the K-01 and A7S II.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The K-01 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Pentax K-01 will show greater detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged K-01 will be behind in sensor tech.