Pentax K-3 II vs Ricoh WG-50

Its time to take a closer look at the Pentax K-3 II vs Ricoh WG-50, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Waterproof by brands Pentax and Ricoh. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the K-3 II (24MP) and WG-50 (16MP) and the K-3 II (APS-C) and WG-50 (1/2.3") come with different sensor measurements.

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The K-3 II was introduced 3 years prior to the WG-50 and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-3 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Ricoh WG-50 being a Compact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the K-3 II scores versus the WG-50 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-3 II and Ricoh WG-50. The whole galleries are provided at Pentax K-3 II Gallery and Ricoh WG-50 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and measurements. The Pentax K-3 II comes with outer measurements of 131mm x 100mm x 77mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.0") accompanied by a weight of 800 grams (1.76 lbs) while the Ricoh WG-50 has proportions of 123mm x 62mm x 30mm (4.8" x 2.4" x 1.2") along with a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the K-3 II against the WG-50.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the K-3 II and WG-50 is 59 and 91 respectively.

Generally, its tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The graphic underneath will offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K-3 II and WG-50.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The K-3 II using its larger sensor is going to make achieving bokeh easier and the Pentax K-3 II will resolve greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos much more aggressively. The older K-3 II is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.