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EOS-1D X Mark II

How 614 real photos from this camera were shot — and how they were edited in Lightroom.

Aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper · no spec sheets, only observed behavior

#40
most analyzed of 99 cameras
f/3.2
median aperture
ISO 320
median · p95 3,200
1/500s
median shutter
88%
shot in Manual mode

Shooting DNA

How EOS-1D X Mark II photos are shot

614 all-time photos · 242 with Lightroom edits

Aperture

  1. f/1.4 or wider 9%
  2. f/1.8 14%
  3. f/2.8 25%
  4. f/4 24%
  5. f/5.6 15%
  6. f/8+ 12%

ISO

  1. <=200 42%
  2. 400 18%
  3. 800 16%
  4. 1600 16%
  5. 3200 5%
  6. 6400+ 4%

Real-world ISO ceiling: 95% of photos stay at or below ISO 3,200.

Shutter speed

  1. 1/1000s+ 43%
  2. 1/500s 14%
  3. 1/250s 22%
  4. 1/125s 15%
  5. 1/60s 4%
  6. slower 3%

Focal length

Most common focal lengths recorded in EXIF.

  1. 35mm 22%
  2. 50mm 15%
  3. 24mm 12%
  4. 400mm 7%
  5. 70mm 4%
  6. 85mm 4%
  7. 100mm 3%
  8. 135mm 3%
  9. 16mm 3%
  10. 28mm 2%

Exposure mode

  1. Manual 88%
  2. Aperture-priority AE 9%
  3. Shutter speed priority AE 3%

Time of day

When photos are captured, from EXIF timestamps.

Peak hour
15:00 · 11%
Flash fired
9%

Capture year

When the analyzed photos were taken · 2016-2026

  1. 2016 7%
  2. 2017 3%
  3. 2018 21%
  4. 2019 16%
  5. 2020 11%
  6. 2021 9%
  7. 2022 11%
  8. 2023 8%
  9. 2024 8%
  10. 2025 5%
  11. 2026 4%

What's mounted on the EOS-1D X Mark II

Lens pairings from the last 90 days, compared with the all-time share.

  1. 1 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM 17% flat
  2. 2 Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM 11% flat
  3. 3 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM 9% flat
  4. 4 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art 5% flat
  5. 5 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 4% flat
  6. 6 Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM 4% flat
  7. 7 Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM 4% flat
  8. 8 Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM 4% flat
  9. 9 Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III USM 3% flat
  10. 10 Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM 3% flat
  11. 11 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM 3% flat
  12. 12 EF400mm f/2.8L IS III USM 3% flat

Adapted EF lenses still account for 68% of the top recent pairings.

The edit fingerprint

How EOS-1D X Mark II photos are edited

Median Lightroom develop settings across every analyzed edit — data nobody else has.

from 242 Lightroom edits · all time

The typical EOS-1D X Mark II edit

Dot = median · band = Middle 50% of edits. Neutral sliders are hidden.

  • Exposure +0.15
  • Highlights -47
  • Shadows +31
  • Whites -19
  • Blacks +5
  • Saturation -3

Ranges show the middle 50% of edited photos.

The EOS-1D X Mark II tone curve

Median curve across all custom tone curves, with the middle 50% band.

Custom curve
98%
lift blacks
68%
lower whites
69%

Most-touched sliders

Share of edits where each Lightroom slider was moved away from neutral.

  1. Highlights 100%
  2. Shadows 96%
  3. Whites 95%
  4. Blacks 93%
  5. Blue saturation 88%
  6. Exposure 83%
  7. Green saturation 83%
  8. Blue luminance 80%
  9. Yellow saturation 80%
  10. Orange saturation 80%
  11. Blue hue 79%
  12. Red saturation 78%
  13. Red hue 77%
  14. Green hue 76%
  15. Orange luminance 76%
  16. Magenta saturation 76%

White balance & profiles

Custom
72%
As Shot
27%
Auto
0%
Median temperature
5,625K
Median tint
+6
  1. Adobe Standard 80%
  2. Embedded 7%
  3. Agfa Vista 800 - N 3%
  4. Camera Standard 2%
  5. DVLOP X 2%

The EOS-1D X Mark II color profile

Rendered from aggregate color grading and HSL data — never from photos.

Color grading

Median hue and saturation per layer, shown as the color it produces.

No reliable color grading sample yet.

Black & white
0%
Grain
54%
Vignette
10%
Cropped
67%

Color mixer activity

How often each HSL channel gets adjusted, with the hue/sat/lum split.

  • Red hue 77% · sat 78% · lum 73%
  • Orange hue 72% · sat 80% · lum 76%
  • Yellow hue 71% · sat 80% · lum 56%
  • Green hue 76% · sat 83% · lum 63%
  • Aqua hue 66% · sat 66% · lum 57%
  • Blue hue 79% · sat 88% · lum 80%
  • Purple hue 63% · sat 68% · lum 47%
  • Magenta hue 65% · sat 76% · lum 34%

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Methodology

Stats are aggregated from photos analyzed on PixelPeeper, capped per contributor so no single uploader can dominate a page. Shooting values come from EXIF metadata; editing values come from Lightroom XMP develop settings when present. No photos are shown — every chart and swatch is derived from aggregate numbers. generated July 04, 2026.