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Nikon D850 vs Pentax K-1 Mark II

The Nikon D850 and the Pentax K-1 Mark II side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Nikon D850 if you want more resolution, for cropping and big prints (45.7 against 36.4 MP) and more lenses made for it in this guide (115 against 28). Pick the Pentax K-1 Mark II if you want stabilisation in the body, which steadies every lens. If you already own Nikon F or Pentax K lenses, the camera on that mount saves you buying them again.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Nikon D850 and the Pentax K-1 Mark II

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecNikon D850Pentax K-1 Mark II
MakerNikonPentax
MountNikon FPentax K
SensorFull frame, 36 x 24 mmFull frame, 36 x 24 mm
Crop factor1×1×
Resolution45.7 MPmore detail36.4 MP
Stabilisationnonein the bodystabilised
Announced20172018
TypeDSLRDSLR
Weightnot listed1010 g
Lenses in this guide115 for its sensor, 34 more with a cropmore lenses28 for its sensor, 40 more with a crop

Sensor size

Both camerasFull frame36 × 24 mmCrop factor 1×
Both sensors drawn to the same scale.

Crop factors: Nikon D850 1×, Pentax K-1 Mark II 1×.

What a 50mm frames like

Both have the same sensor size, so a 50mm lens frames the same on each: like 50mm on full frame.

50mm on either · 40°
Horizontal angle of view on each.

Lenses

Different mounts (Nikon F and Pentax K): a lens for one does not fit the other without an adapter. 11 lens designs in this guide are made in both mounts, mostly from third-party makers.

The Nikon D850: 115 Nikon F lenses in this guide cover its sensor. The Pentax K-1 Mark II: 28 Pentax K lenses in this guide cover its sensor.

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