Pentax K-1 II vs Pentax K110D

Below is a extended review of the Pentax K-1 II and Pentax K110D, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR and both are offered by Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and K110D (6MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and K110D (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The K-1 II was manufactured 11 years later than the K110D and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Pentax K-1 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Pentax K110D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick overview of how the K-1 II matches up vs the K110D with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Pentax K110D. The entire galleries are viewable at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Pentax K110D Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-1 II provides external 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) whilst the Pentax K110D has measurements of 129mm x 93mm x 70mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.8") with a weight of 585 grams (1.29 lbs).

See the Pentax K-1 II and Pentax K110D in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the K-1 II and the K110D.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K-1 II and K110D is 55 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, its hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by reviewing specs. The photograph here should offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-1 II and K110D.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II featuring a larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax K-1 II will deliver greater detail due to its extra 30 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The newer K-1 II will have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.