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EOS-1D X Mark IIIvs M11 Monochrom

GearFrame · Updated March 2026

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III Canon EOS-1D X Mark III (2020) Starting from £3500 new Best for Professional Sports, Wildlife & Press Photography View EOS-1D X Mark III
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Leica M11 Monochrom Leica M11 Monochrom (2023) Starting from £8300 new Best for Black & White Photography View M11 Monochrom

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.

Black & White Photography — M11 Monochrom (2023): The M11 Monochrom is the finest black-and-white camera in the world. A 60MP sensor with no colour filter array produces sharpness and tonal depth no colour camera can match — combined with extended high-ISO performance. Manual focus, no video, and an extraordinary price make it a specialist instrument, but for dedicated B&W photographers it is unmatched.

↓ Full specifications below

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

M11 Monochrom (2023)

  • Dedicated black-and-white photographers who demand the finest possible monochrome files
  • Fine art and documentary photographers who work exclusively in B&W
  • Leica M system users who want maximum monochrome image quality
  • Astrophotographers — monochrome sensors excel at capturing fine star detail

Quick take: The m11 monochrom has the highest resolution at 60mp; the eos-1d x mark iii 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)M11 Monochrom (2023)
Price £3,500 £8,300
Sensor 20.1MP full-frame CMOS 60.3MP Full-Frame Monochrome BSI CMOS (no colour filter array)
Resolution 20.1MP 60.3MP
Video 5.5K RAW, 4K 60fps (crop), 4K 60fps (full-frame via firmware)
Autofocus 191-point all cross-type OVF AF; 525-point Dual Pixel CMOS AF (Live View) Manual focus rangefinder (no autofocus)
Burst Rate 16fps mechanical, 20fps live view 5fps
Battery Life ~2850 shots (CIPA) ~700 shots (CIPA)
Weight 1250g (body only) 530g (body only)
Dimensions 158 × 167.6 × 82.6mm 138.6 × 80.0 × 38.5mm
Weather Sealed Yes No
Viewfinder OVF 0.76× magnification, 100% coverage Optical rangefinder, 0.73× magnification
Screen 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen, 4.15M dots 2.3" touchscreen LCD, 2.33M dots
Mount Canon EF Leica M-mount
Memory Cards Dual CFexpress Type B slots Single SD UHS-II slot + 64GB internal storage
Connectivity Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 4.2, USB-C 3.1 Gen 2, Ethernet USB-C, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Genre EOS-1D X Mark IIIM11 Monochrom
Sports & Action
10.0
3.0
Wildlife
9.0
Wedding & Events
9.0
Portrait
8.0
9.5
Vlogging & Video
7.0
1.0
Street
7.0
9.5
Landscape
7.0
9.5
Astrophotography
9.0
Travel
8.5
Casual
7.5

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