Pentax K-1 II vs Pentax K20D

Its time to look more closely at the Pentax K-1 II and Pentax K20D, both Advanced DSLR digital cameras and they are both offered by Pentax. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the K-1 II (36MP) and K20D (15MP) and the K-1 II (Full frame) and K20D (APS-C) feature different sensor dimensions.

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The K-1 II was manufactured 9 years later than the K20D and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Mid-size SLR).

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summary of how the K-1 II grades against the K20D in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Pentax K-1 Mark II & Pentax K20D. The entire galleries are provided at Pentax K-1 II Gallery & Pentax K20D Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Pentax K-1 II has got external measurements of 137mm x 110mm x 86mm (5.4" x 4.3" x 3.4") along with a weight of 1010 grams (2.23 lbs) whilst the Pentax K20D has measurements of 142mm x 101mm x 70mm (5.6" x 4.0" x 2.8") having a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs).

Look at the Pentax K-1 II and Pentax K20D in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the K-1 II compared to the K20D.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the K-1 II and K20D is 55 and 59 respectively.

Sometimes, it is tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by reviewing specifications. The photograph below should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the K-1 II and K20D.

Plainly, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The K-1 II due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Pentax K-1 II will deliver more detail due to its extra 21MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more recent K-1 II should have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.