EOS R1vs GFX 100RF
Canon
EOS R1 (2024)
Starting from £5999 new
Best for Professional sports, wildlife & photojournalism
View EOS R1
Fujifilm
GFX 100RF (2025)
Starting from £5199 new
Best for Landscape, travel & street photography at medium format quality
View GFX 100RF
GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Professional Sports, Wildlife & Photojournalism — EOS R1 (2024): Canon's ultimate professional camera — 40fps, a class-leading EVF, and AI AF that simply doesn't miss.
Landscape, Travel & Street Photography At Medium Format Quality — GFX 100RF (2025): The world's first medium format compact — 102MP, 28mm, and all 20 Fujifilm film simulations in a fixed-lens body.
Who should buy what
EOS R1 (2024)
- Professional sports and news photographers who cannot miss a shot
- Wildlife photographers needing the fastest AF and burst available
- Photojournalists requiring reliable pro-grade build and connectivity
- Canon R3 owners or 1D X Mark III users upgrading to mirrorless flagship
GFX 100RF (2025)
- Landscape photographers who want medium format resolution without a system of interchangeable lenses
- Leica Q3 owners who want a step up in resolution to 102MP medium format
- Fujifilm GFX users who want a compact fixed-lens body for travel alongside their system lenses
- Photographers who want the ultimate image quality in a jacket-pocketable form factor
Quick take: The gfx 100rf has the highest resolution at 102mp; the gfx 100rf is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | EOS R1 (2024) | GFX 100RF (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £5,999 | £5,199 |
| Sensor | 24.2MP Full-Frame Stacked CMOS | 102MP medium format BSI CMOS (43.8 × 32.9mm) |
| Resolution | 24.2MP | 102.0MP |
| Video | 6K RAW/60p, 4K/120p, 1080p/240p | 4K/30p (crop), 4K/60p (crop) — F-Log2 |
| Autofocus | Dual Pixel CMOS AF III — 100% coverage, deep learning subject detection | Phase-detect AF with face and eye detection |
| Stabilisation | IBIS — up to 8 stops combined | 8-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | 40fps electronic, 12fps mechanical | 8fps electronic |
| Battery Life | ~530 shots (CIPA) | ~490 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 1470g (with battery) | 735g body only |
| Dimensions | 159.5 × 143.9 × 87.3mm | 159.0 × 90.4 × 59.0mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | EVF, 9.44M dots, 0.90× magnification | EVF 0.86× 5.76M-dot — outstanding GFX viewfinder |
| Screen | 3.2" fully articulating touchscreen | 3.2" tilting touchscreen, 2.36M dots |
| Mount | Canon RF mount | Fixed GF 35mm f/4 (28mm equivalent in 35mm terms) |
| Memory Cards | Dual CFexpress Type B | Single CFexpress Type B / SD UHS-II slot |
| Connectivity | USB-C (10Gbps), Wi-Fi 6GHz, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI | USB-C, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth, 3.5mm mic jack |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | EOS R1 | GFX 100RF |
|---|---|---|
| Sports | ||
| Wildlife | — | |
| Photojournalism | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | ||
| Wedding | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Landscape | — | |
| Travel | — | |
| Street | — |
GearScore™ suitability scores are based on aggregated purchaser reviews weighted by photography genre. See how scores are calculated →
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