Here we are comparing D5 and K-70, two DSLR cameras from Nikon and Pentax. Nikon D5 is a Pro DSLR class camera and Pentax K-70 is a Entry-Level DSLR class camera.
Nikon D5 was introduced to the market in January 2016 and Pentax K-70 was launched in June 2016. There is only 5 months difference between D5 and K-70 so we are expecting this to be a fair comparison regarding age and technology level.
This will be an interesting match up as even though these two cameras doesn't have the exact same body type, they are both ranked amongst Top 10 cameras in their classes. Nikon D5 is ranked
#4 out of 36 Pro DSLR cameras with an overall score of 77 whereas Pentax K-70 is ranked
#2 out of 82 Entry-Level DSLR cameras with an overall score of 73.
Here is a brief look at the main features of the Nikon D5 and Pentax K-70 before getting into our more detailed comparison.
Let's read on in the following sections in order to better understand in detail how the Nikon D5 and Pentax K-70 compare and hopefully end up with enough arguments to decide which one is better for you.
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