EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs Hasselblad X2D 100C
Canon
EOS-1D X Mark III (2020)
Starting from £3500 new
Best for Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography
View EOS-1D X Mark III
Hasselblad
Hasselblad X2D 100C (2022)
Starting from £7999 new
Best for Commercial, studio & fine art professionals
View Hasselblad X2D 100C
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.
Commercial, Studio & Fine Art Professionals — Hasselblad X2D 100C (2022): 100MP, IBIS, and phase-detect AF in the smallest medium-format mirrorless — the X2D 100C sets the benchmark for image quality.
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
Hasselblad X2D 100C (2022)
- Fine art and commercial photographers who want 100MP medium format with IBIS
- X1D II owners upgrading to double the resolution and in-body stabilisation
- Studio and landscape photographers who want the finest detail available
- Professionals for whom image quality is the only consideration
Quick take: The hasselblad x2d 100c has the highest resolution at 100mp; the eos-1d x mark iii is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | EOS-1D X Mark III (2020) | Hasselblad X2D 100C (2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £3,500 | £7,999 |
| Sensor | 20.1MP full-frame CMOS | 100MP medium-format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) |
| Resolution | 20.1MP | 100.0MP |
| Video | 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware) | None |
| Autofocus | 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) | Phase-detect AF with subject/face/eye detection |
| Stabilisation | — | 7-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view | 3.3fps |
| Battery Life | ~2850 shots (CIPA) | 420 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 1250g (body only) | 895g body only |
| Dimensions | 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm | 148.5 × 106.3 × 75.0mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage | 0.87" OLED EVF, 5.76M dots |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots | 3.6" fixed touchscreen |
| Mount | Canon EF | Hasselblad XCD |
| Memory Cards | Dual CFexpress Type B slots | Dual CFexpress Type B + 1TB internal SSD |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet | USB-C 3.2, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | EOS-1D X Mark III | Hasselblad X2D 100C |
|---|---|---|
| Sports & Action | ||
| Wildlife | — | |
| Wedding & Events | ||
| Portrait | ||
| Vlogging & Video | — | |
| Street | — | |
| Landscape | ||
| Architecture | — | |
| Travel | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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