Pentax K-5 II vs Sony A6500

Here is a comprehensive assessment of the Pentax K-5 II and Sony A6500, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Pentax and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the K-5 II (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) but they use the exact same sensor measurements (APS-C).

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The K-5 II was announced 4 years before the A6500 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Pentax K-5 II being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the K-5 II matches up versus the A6500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Pentax K-5 II and Sony Alpha a6500. The whole galleries are viewable at Pentax K-5 II Gallery and Sony A6500 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Pentax K-5 II has exterior dimensions of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 760 grams (1.68 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") and a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Examine the Pentax K-5 II and Sony A6500 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the K-5 II versus the A6500.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the K-5 II and A6500 is 60 and 81 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by looking through specs. The graphic underneath may give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the K-5 II and A6500.

All in all, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should anticipate the Sony A6500 to result in more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older K-5 II will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.