RiceHigh's Pentax Blog: "D600 Weights 90g More Than K-5II"

Thursday, September 13, 2012

"D600 Weights 90g More Than K-5II"

Nikon D600 is 8% (10 mm) wider and 16% (16 mm) taller than Pentax K-5 II.
Nikon D600 is 13% (9.5 mm) thicker than Pentax K-5 II.
Nikon D600 [850 g] weights 12% (90 grams) more than Pentax K-5 II [760 g] (*inc. batteries and memory card).
Nikon D600 dimensions: 141x113x82 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)
Pentax K-5 II dimensions: 131x97x72.5 mm (camera body only, excluding protrusion)

Source Link: Camera Size.com

The weight advantage of the Pentax APS-C DSLR has been diminished! For 90g more, we can carry a FF DSLR instead! :-o

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OGL · 652 weeks ago

Pentax FF will be smaller

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Banana · 652 weeks ago

Shutter speed goes only to 1/4000.

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Spotmatic · 652 weeks ago

The Nikon is more plasticky. 1/4000s is a deal breaker for me as a wide open shooter and I don't want to use ND filters.
It's a nice camera though...

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pentax2007 · 652 weeks ago

how can I use 31/1.8, 55/1.4, 77/1.8 during sunny day with 1/4000

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Ian · 652 weeks ago

Small & Light. How un-Nikon!

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seawolf · 652 weeks ago

weight is almost the same but from this side: http://camerasize.com/compare/#378,372 the difference is significant to me

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OGL · 652 weeks ago

Lighter - means more plastic

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Jonas · 652 weeks ago

Pentax improved on the auto focus for the K-5 II. That was considered their biggest weakness by many. I think that a K-5-sized FF would be great, and still significantly smaller enough compared to the Nikon. A digital FF with similar size as the ME Super and all the modern systems and a nice grip would be even better, although harder to achieve.

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anonimity is great · 652 weeks ago

It is not diminished. 12% heavier is is not very significant, but it is not fair to call it diminished. But hey, it's your blog.

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Andrew Munster · 652 weeks ago

it has a slower top shutter speed, smaller iso range which could mean a smaller dynamic compare to the original k5 and the newer k5 II . It Looks like the ff 24mp sensor in the D600 basically sucks. it basically does not compete with the smaller aps c . this one of the reason the nikon only use a 16mp FF Sensor in the D4. Also Pk5 II 7fps Nikon 5.5 FPS
Pentax k5 II $1199
Nikon D600 $2000

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Andrew Munster · 652 weeks ago

I think the penal k5 II is a better deal.

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Andrew Munster · 652 weeks ago

I think the pentax k5 II is a better deal. Typo

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Andrew Munster · 652 weeks ago

The 16mp ff sensor in the Nikon D4 is the best sensor for dynamic range.

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Chris · 652 weeks ago

Well - wait and see. I would buy a K-3 FF if there was one. But would I use it as often as my K-5? The FF would certainly be bulkier and heavier.
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Andrew Munster · 652 weeks ago

MP race again please Thought it was over.....

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Jaz Johal · 652 weeks ago

Jump ship !!!! Jump Ship!!!!!! Clearly PR is going Bankrupt as the there is a 90g difference, how dare they!!! So incompetent..... LAME!

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Jaz Johal · 652 weeks ago

"I don't think the AF of the K-5II is really much better than the original K-5."
WOW you had a preview in your hands already??????!!!
And by the way most cameras AF wide open FYI, Focusing to -3 EV is a good thing to most everyone.....

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marcus · 652 weeks ago

Lighter than both - Sony A99 at 730g. When the Zeiss 50/1.4 comes out next spring, this will be the FF combo I'll go for.

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bmfromparis · 652 weeks ago

gosh,i want a FF iphone lol.
Guys, come on, you're more consumers here than photographers around here.
Go take pictures and stop comparing sensor sizes and dslr weights.
I do sell well enough 65x50 prints taken with a K20D as much as the ones taken on film on old pentax 645, so you can do it too, or do better.
5 minutes here complaining about pentax is 5 minutes lost in taking photos having fun with your lenses :)
Peace

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drj · 652 weeks ago

To my modest opinion, a 24x36 DSLR by 2013 and whatever its size would be too little too late. Just look at where the market is reading. I had been away for 18 months and was astonished by last week-end when I went to a big camera store near my flat : about half of the space for interchangeable lens cameras is now devoted to mirrorless solutions. Such solutions will be available by next year for 24x36 and with a professional quality (by Sony but also potentially by Fuji, etc.) in compact bodies. Just look at the just presented Sony RX1 : had it been commercialised somwehere between 1800 and 2000 euros, it would have eaten 1/3 of the FF market. By 5 years from now and but to some professionals with specific needs, the big FF DSLR will be outdated!

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Z Polski · 652 weeks ago

I dont care 4000 or 8000. would be nice if sync time could be shorter ;)

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J Dan · 652 weeks ago

Easy decision for me.
I'm selling my K-5 kit to buy a D600.

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zosX · 652 weeks ago

ugly....just ugly....look at the beauty of the k5 next to the blob...why do all new canikon cameras have to look like a ford taurus?

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jacoK-x · 652 weeks ago

on the DPreview you can compare the Nicon to theOly OM-D ...do you stil REALLY need such a big full frame?

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jacoK-x · 651 weeks ago

your eyes can see more than 80M resolution, the dynamic range your eyes can catch up is on a level your dream D600 machine can only..dream. And size of your eyes (or just one) is rather small...you agree? It is clear direction: go small-not bulky. As long as ergonomy is not compromised manufacturers shall produce little cameras (Q10 is out of that range). The mirrorless machines are quite there for enthusiasts...not for pixel p...
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