EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs X100F
Canon
EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)
Starting from £3500 new
Best for Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography
View EOS-1D X Mark III
Fujifilm
X100F (2017)
Starting from £649 new
Best for Street, travel & everyday photography
View X100F
GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography — EOS-1D X Mark III (2020): Canon's DSLR masterpiece — 20fps live view, 5.5K RAW, 191 cross-type AF points, and dual CFexpress. Almost certainly the finest optical viewfinder camera ever made.
Street, Travel & Everyday Photography — X100F (2017): The X100F is the camera that made the X100 series legendary — 24MP X-Trans III, a hybrid viewfinder, and the best fixed 35mm compact lens available.
Who should buy what
EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)
- Sports and wildlife photographers with a Canon EF lens collection
- Professionals who prefer the optical viewfinder experience
- Press photographers who need 20fps, weather sealing, and Ethernet
- Canon historians who want to mark the end of the EOS-1D DSLR era
X100F (2017)
- Street photographers who want a discreet, tactile camera with a fixed 35mm lens
- Travel photographers who prefer one lens and minimal kit
- Fujifilm fans who want the X100 experience at a lower cost than the X100V or VI
- Photographers who value the hybrid OVF/EVF for a rangefinder-like shooting style
Quick take: The x100f has the highest resolution at 24mp; the x100f is the most affordable; only the eos-1d x mark iii is weather sealed. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | EOS-1D X Mark III (2020) | X100F (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,500 | £649 |
| Sensor | 20.1MP full-frame CMOS | 24.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS III |
| Resolution | 20.1MP | 24.3MP |
| Video | 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware) | 1080p/60p |
| Autofocus | 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) | Intelligent Hybrid AF (phase-detect + contrast-detect), face detection |
| Stabilisation | — | None |
| Burst Rate | 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view | 8fps |
| Battery Life | ~2850 shots (CIPA) | ~390 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 1250g (body only) | 469g (with battery and card) |
| Dimensions | 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm | 126.5 × 74.8 × 52.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | No |
| Viewfinder | OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage | Hybrid OVF/EVF — 0.5" EVF (2.36M dots) or OVF (0.5× magnification) |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots | 3.0" fixed LCD, 1.04M dots (no tilt, no touch) |
| Mount | Canon EF | Fixed Fujinon 23mm f/2 (35mm equiv) |
| Memory Cards | Dual CFexpress Type B slots | Single SD UHS-I slot |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | EOS-1D X Mark III | X100F |
|---|---|---|
| Sports & Action | — | |
| Wildlife | ||
| Wedding & Events | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Street | ||
| Landscape | ||
| Travel | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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