Pentax K-5 vs Sony A9 II

Below is a thorough comparison of the Pentax K-5 and Sony A9 II, former being a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Pentax and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the K-5 (16MP) and A9 II (24MP) and the K-5 (APS-C) and A9 II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The K-5 was brought out 9 years earlier than the A9 II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Pentax K-5 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony A9 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a brief overview of how the K-5 matches up versus the A9 II for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Pentax K-5 & Sony Alpha A9 Mark II. The entire galleries are available at Pentax K-5 Gallery & Sony A9 II Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Pentax K-5 offers outer measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 73mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 2.9") and a weight of 740 grams (1.63 lbs) while the Sony A9 II has sizing of 129mm x 96mm x 76mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.0") along with a weight of 678 grams (1.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the K-5 and the A9 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the K-5 and A9 II is 60 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements merely by researching specifications. The graphic underneath may provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the K-5 and A9 II.

Plainly, the 2 cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The K-5 because of its smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A9 II will render more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older K-5 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.